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Adding a printer from the BC network
Macintosh OS 9.x
Summary:  Learn how to add a printer from the BC network on your Macintosh OS 9.x computer.

To add a printer from the BC network using Macintosh OS 9.x:

  1. From the File menu, select Find.
    Sherlock opens.
  2. Search for the following: desktop printer utility
  3. Once you find the Desktop Printer Utility, double-click the name to open it.
    The Desktop Printer Utility opens (refer to Figure 1).
    Figure 1: Desktop Printer Utility.
    Figure 1: Desktop Printer Utility.
  4. Do the following:
    • From the With drop-down list, select LaserWriter 8.
    • From the Create Desktop choices, select Printer (LPR).
    • Click OK.
    The following window appears (refer to Figure 2).
    Figure 2: Setting up an OS 9 printer.
    Figure 2: Setting up an OS 9 printer.
  5. Under the PostScript Printer Description (PPD) File section, click Change.
    The following window appears (refer to Figure 3).
    Figure 3: Select a PostScript Printer File Description File.
    Figure 3: Select a PostScript Printer File Description File.
  6. Scroll through the list of printers and click on your printer model, then click Select.
  7. Under the LPR Printer Selection section, click Change.
    The Internet Printer window appears (refer to Figure 4).
  8. In the Printer Address box, enter the printer name followed by ".bc.edu" (refer to Figure 4). A label indicating the printer name should be located on the front of the printer. It should follow a standard naming convention for your department. If this label is not on the printer, please contact your Technology Consultant (TC) [New Window  www.bc.edu/tc] for this information.
    Figure 4: Internet Printer window.
    Figure 4: Internet Printer window.
  9. On the Internet Printer window, click OK.
  10. Click Create.
    You are prompted to save the desktop printer as (refer to Figure 5).
    Figure 5: Save desktop printer as prompt.
    Figure 5: Save desktop printer as prompt.
  11. In the Save desktop printer as box, enter a name for the desktop printer and click Save.
    A printer icon appears on your desktop (refer to Figure 6).
    Figure 6: Example of a printer icon on your desktop.
    Figure 6: Example of a printer icon on your desktop.
  12. Quit the Desktop Printer Utility.

 

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