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Adding Printers to your Computer

Windows

  1. Open the printers dialog by clicking the Start button -> Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Printers.
  2. Click “Add a Printer”
  3. Click “The printer that I want isn’t listed”

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  1. Select “Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname”

  1. Enter the hostname or IP address of the printer you would like to access. A list of them can be found here.

  1. You can give the printer a name to identify the location, or leave it as is.
  2. If you get an option to share the printer, select do not share this printer.

 

MacOS

  1. Click the apple menu at the top left of the screen -> System Preferences -> Printers & Scanners
  2. Click the plus sign on the left side of the window to add a printer
  3. Click “IP” at the top of the window
  4. Enter the hostname or IP address of the printer you would like to access. A list of them can be found here.

  1. The bottom of the form should auto-fill and select an appropriate driver to use.
  2. Click Add
  3. Compare the options provided with the ones on the printer page here, and enter as many as possible. The following is an example of what this might look like: