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 <note warning> <note warning>
-Apple have changed the appearance of the Printer Setup Utility slightly in each version of Mac OS X, so these instructions may not exactly match what you see. +Apple have changed the way printing is configured in each release of Mac OS X, so these instructions may not exactly match what you see. Unfortunately we are not able to track Apple's changes and maintain instructions for each version, so you must simply follow this as a general guide.
 </note> </note>
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-To add a Physics network printer to Mac OS X, 
- 
-    * open Printer Setup Utility, from the Utilities folder 
-    * click **Add**. 
-    * In the window that appears, select **IP Printing** from the pull-down menu, and for Printer Type, choose **HP jetdirect**. 
-    * For **Printer Address**, enter the hostname of the printer, which is usually ''ljxxx.spa.umn.edu'', where xxx is the room number (eg, ''lj342.spa.umn.edu''). Most printers should also have a label with this information. 
-    * Select the appropriate printer model under **Printer Model**. 
-      * //Most of the time, the correct printer model should be detected automatically. In some cases, eg with the Xerox Phaser printers, you may need to install a PPD file for all features to work//. 
-      * Xerox PPD files can be downloaded from http://www.office.xerox.com/ 
-    * Click **Add**. 
  
 <note> <note>
 Please refer to separate instructions for [[:computing:department:print:xerox:home|printing to Xerox copiers]] or [[:computing:department:print:toshiba:home|printing to Toshiba copiers]] Please refer to separate instructions for [[:computing:department:print:xerox:home|printing to Xerox copiers]] or [[:computing:department:print:toshiba:home|printing to Toshiba copiers]]
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 +<note tip>Occasionally OS X computers seem to be unable to connect to any given printer, even after doing so successfully for an extended period of time. The easiest "quick fix" for this is to remove and re-add the printer, as described in the instructions below.</note>
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 +To add a Physics network printer to Mac OS X,
 +      
 +STEP 1: Go to **System Preferences** under the Apple icon.
 +      
 +{{:computing:department:print:screen_shot_2014-10-28_at_11.53.51_am.png?300|}}
 +
 +STEP 2: Click on **Printers & Scanners** in System Preferences. 
 +
 +{{:computing:department:print:screen_shot_2014-10-28_at_11.53.33_am.png?500|}}
 +
 +STEP 3: Click on the **"+"** button in the Printers & Scanners menu.
 +
 +{{:computing:department:print:screen_shot_2014-10-28_at_11.55.45_am.png?500|}}
 +
 +STEP 4: Click on the **IP** button at the top of the Add menu.
 +
 +{{:computing:department:print:screen_shot_2014-10-28_at_11.56.40_am.png?500|}}
 +
 +STEP 5: Under **Protocol** select **HP Jetdirect - Socket**
 +
 +{{:computing:department:print:screen_shot_2014-10-28_at_11.57.36_am.png?500|}}
 +
 +STEP 6: **Printer Address**, enter the hostname of the printer - consult the [[https://www.physics.umn.edu/resources/myphys/print/printers.html|list of printers]] in MyPhys for this information (many printers should also have a label).
 +
 +{{:computing:department:print:screen_shot_2014-10-28_at_12.00.52_pm.png?500|}}
 +
 +STEP 7: Click **Add** and the printer should show up in a window like this:
  
 +{{:computing:department:print:screen_shot_2014-10-28_at_11.59.58_am.png?500|}}
  
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