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Set up a Print Queue using macOS

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GoPrint is not accessible outside of campus or residential dorms.

Begin by downloading and installing the universal driver install package for macOS.

1. Open System Preferences by clicking on the Apple icon on the menu bar.

2. In System Preferences click Print & Scan.

3. Click the + icon to add a new printer.

4. Click the IP button at the top of the window.

5. In Protocol make sure Line Printer Daemon - LPD is selected.

6. In the Address bar type tcgoprint.tc.columbia.edu and in the Queue & Name box choose from the chart the printer you would like to add and write the name with no spaces.

7. Click the down arrow next to Use: and click Select Software.

8. In the pop-out refer to the chart for the queue name and associated driver. Type the name of the driver in the search box and click OK.

9. Click Add.

10. In the Printer Set-up select the tray based on the room you are attempting to print from and click OK.

Printer Queue (Name) Printer Model Location Tray Bin Information
242HM605X01 HP LaserJet Enterprise M605 242 Horace Mann Tray 2 (500 Pages)
Tray 3 (500 Pages)
242HM605X02 HP LaserJet Enterprise M605 242 Horace Mann Tray 2 (500 Pages)
Tray 3 (500 Pages)
242HM605X03 HP LaserJet Enterprise M605 242 Horace Mann Tray 2 (500 Pages)
Tray 3 (500 Pages)
242HM605X04 HP LaserJet Enterprise M605 242 Horace Mann Tray 2 (500 Pages)
Tray 3 (500 Pages)
242HMColor HP Color LaserJet M652
*MacOS - Use M651
242 Horace Mann Tray 2 (550 Pages)
345MY605X HP LaserJet Enterprise M605 345 Macy Hall Tray 2 (500 Pages)
201RH605X HP LaserJet Enterprise M605 Russell Hall Tray 2 (500 Pages)
301RHColor HP Color LaserJet M652
*MacOS - Use M651
Russell Hall Tray 2 (550 Pages)
ZBGLounge HP LaserJet Enterprise M602 Zankel Ground Floor Tray 2 (500 Pages)
Tray 3 (500 Pages)
Tray 4 (1500 Pages)
Whittier10FL HP LaserJet Enterprise M602 Whittier Dorms, 10th Floor Tray 2 (500 Pages)
Tray 3 (500 Pages)
Tray 4 (500 Pages)
Tray 5 (1500 Pages)
NewResLab HP LaserJet Enterprise M602 NewRes Dorms, 1st Floor Tray 2 (500 Pages)
Tray 3 (500 Pages)
Tray 4 (1500 Pages)

11. The printer will show up in your printers list.

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