Adding Network Printers on Mac OS X


Colorado College makes its lab printers available on the network for anyone’s use. You can even print to a lab printer from a dorm room. Please be aware of where you are printing, however. The College wastes thousands of pages of paper every Block, and it is up to each of us to conserve our resources.

  1. Open the Apple Menu, and select “System Preferences”:

  2. Choose “Print & Fax” from the System Preferences menu:

  3. When Print & Fax opens, choose the + sign, in the middle left of the window, to add a printer:

  4. Choose the IP Printer button, and select “Line Printer Daemon – LPD” for the Protocol. Type “printserver.coloradocollege.edu” for the Address box, and the printer name in the Queue box (NOTE: If you are printing to a departmental printer you may need to type prtsrv1.coloradocollege.edu). Change the Name box contents to the printer name as well. Some common printer names are listed in the box below. The printer driver needs to be changed, so select “Print Using” and select the printer driver that matches the printer model number (you may have to visit the printer to find this out – it will say the model on the front of the printer) and finally, click Add.

    NOTE: If the printer driver is not listed (most non-college owned computers), it will have to be downloaded and installed from www.hp.com.

    Printer Names
    slocumlab
    loomislab
    mathiaslab
    barneslab8150
    tuttfirstfloor
    tuttbasement
    wornerlab
  5. A new window will open presenting printer installable options. If the printer has a large capacity tray and 2-side print capabilities, choose the 500-sheet Tray 3 and the Duplex Unit. If you are not sure which options the printer has, then don’t change anything at this screen. Click continue and your printer is now installed.

Last revised on 09/25/07

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