VLAN8 - Printing from OSX

Via /wiki/spaces/IOD/pages/10095273 clients can print to the printer server (which has a leg in this network). Note that direct printing is not permitted and restricted by Access Control Lists.

You will need a Queen's College username and password to complete this guide, this is different from your Single Sign On (Nexus) or Remote Access (eduroam/VPN) accounts, if you do not have a Queen's College account please get in touch with the IT Office via email it-support@queens.ox.ac.uk or phone 79205.



Step-by-step guide

Launch System Preferences and select Printers & Scanners

Click the + (add) button.

If this is your first time adding a Queen's College printer right click (or Ctrl + Click if you have not configured a right mouse click on your Mac) in the toolbar (to the right of 'Windows') and from the menu that appears click Customize Toolbar...

From the window that appears click and drag the 'Advanced' icon into the toolbar as shown in the screenshot. Then click Done.

  • Advanced tab selected - select Type from drop down menu to 'Internet Printing Protocol (ipps)'
  • In the URL enter the address of the printer that you want to connect to (common addresses in the table below)
  • In the Name box enter a descriptive name for the printer
  • In the Use field select from the drop down 'Select Software'



MFD - College Office


ipps://QC-vPaperCut01.queens.ox.ac.uk:9164/printers/MFD-College_Office

Epson AM-C5000 Series

Additional settings

  • Optional Output Tray = Staple Finisher-P1
  • Saddle Unit = Saddle Unit (A4 tri-fold)
  • Optional Paper Sources =  Paper Cassette Unit-P1

MFD - Old Members Office


MFD - OMO
ipps://QC-vPaperCut01.queens.ox.ac.uk:9164/printers/MFD-Old_Members_Office

MFD - FQ1A

MFD - FQ1A
ipps://QC-vPaperCut01.queens.ox.ac.uk:9164/printers/MFD-FQ1A

Epson WF-C879R Series

Additional settings

  • Lower Cassette = Cassette 4


From the window that appears select the driver which corresponds to the printer you are using (referring to the table above). Click OK.



With the printer now configured click Add.


Depending on the printer that you are connecting to you maybe prompted for additional options, refer to the table in the steps above and tick/select the appropriate options


See Additional Settings for specific MFDs above.

(Example screenshot on the right is for the College Office MFD)

and then click OK.

Your printer is now configured for use.

The first time you print to the device you will be prompted for your Queen's College username (prefixed by queens\) and password, once you have entered these details make sure you tick the box to save the password to your keychain for later use.

Important to remember to prefix your username with:

queens\

So it looks like this:

queens\unit1234