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Installing u:print on macOS

For:   students   employees

This user guide will help you install u:print on macOS.

Requirements

Your device is connected to the Uni data network or access is via VPN.

Note

If you change your u:account password after installing u:print, you must also update it in the Keychain Access programme for the server uprint.univie.ac.at.

If you originally entered your u:account UserID incorrectly, you must remove the entire entry for uprint.univie.ac.at from Keychain Access and re-enter it. Then restart your device. When using the printer, you will need to re-enter your details. When entering your user name, please note the correct spelling with a preceding u\.

Installing u:print

  1. Click on the Apple logo, System Settings... or the gear icon on the desktop – Printers & Scanners – Add Printer, Scanner or Fax... – Right-click on the empty white area in the toolbar – Customise toolbar... – Drag the gear icon Advanced into the toolbar – Done – Click on the gear icon – Type: Windows printer via spoolss, URL: smb://uprint.univie.ac.at/FollowMe?encryption=no (for students) or smb://uprint.univie.ac.at/staff?encryption=no (for employees)
  2. PPD Canon printer driver – Open the file by double-clicking on it
  3. In the drop-down menu Use: select the entry Other... – in the left sidebar in the section Locations, select the file mac-ppd-v465-DE-18.dmg – select the folder iR-ADV C5535_5540 – select the file CNADVC5535X1. PPD.gz – Open – Add – OK
  4. Select the u:print entry in the printer list – Open Print Queue... – Click on Printer in the menu bar – Print Test Page – Name: u\u:account UserID, Password: u:account password – (Optional: activate the checkbox Remember this password in my keychain) – OK

Detailed user guide

1. Adding printer

  1. Open system settings by
    • clicking on the Apple logo in the top left corner of the menu bar and selecting System Settings...
    • or by clicking on the gear icon ⚙ at the bottom of your desktop.
  2. Click on the Printers & Scanners entry.
  3. Click on the Add Printer, Scanner or Fax... button to add a new printer.
  1. Then allow changes to be made to the system settings by entering your password or using Touch ID (if enabled).
  2. Right-click (ALT + mouse button or 2-finger click on the touchpad) on the empty white area in the toolbar at the top.
  3. Click on the Customise Toolbar... entry.
  1. Drag the gear icon Advanced into the toolbar.
  2. Click Done.
  1. Open the added Advanced tab by clicking on the gear icon.
  2. Select the following options and enter the following data:
    • Type: Windows printer via spoolss
    • URL:
      • Employees: smb://uprint.univie.ac.at/staff?encryption=no
      • Students: smb://uprint.univie.ac.at/FollowMe?encryption=no

2. Downloading printer driver

  1. Download the PPD Canon printer driver. If necessary, scroll down on the Canon website until the PPD driver is listed.
  2. After downloading, open the downloaded file in the Finder by double-clicking on the file.

3. Selecting printer driver

  1. Switch back to the Advanced tab.
  2. In the Use: drop-down menu, select Other...

Navigate to the folder where the previously downloaded printer driver is located:

  1. In the left sidebar, in the Locations section, select the previously opened file mac-ppd-v465-DE-18.dmg.
  2. Open the folder iR-ADV C5535_5540.
  3. Select the file CNADVC5535X1.PPD.gz.
  4. Click Open.
  1. The printer driver is now selected. Click Add.
  2. The window Configure "uprint.univie.ac.at" ... opens. Click OK.

4. Print test page

u:print should now appear in the printer list. Select the u:print entry and click on the button on the right Open Print Queue...

  1. Click on the Printer entry in the menu bar at the top left on your desktop.
  2. Click on the entry Print Test Page.
  1. You will be asked for the name and password for the printer. Enter your u:account access data:
    • Name: The UserID of your u:account in the form u\u:account UserID (example: u\doejamie99)
    • Password: Your u:account password
  2. As needed, activate the checkbox Remember this password in my keychain so that your login details are automatically entered the next time you use the printer.
  3. Confirm with OK.
  1. The test page should now have disappeared from the local printer queue and appear in the list of print jobs on the u:print device.
  2. Do not print the test page if you want to avoid credit being deducted from your u:card for the test page.

Note

By default, all print jobs – even if they are only black and white – are sent to the u:print device as colour prints. Therefore, when printing black-and-white documents, please refer to the following section of the instructions: Creating default settings for colour and black-and-white printing.

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Creating default settings for colour and black-and-white printing

  1. Open a programme that uses the standard macOS print dialogue (such as Safari) – click on File in the menu bar, select Print, or press the cmd + P keys simultaneously.
  2. Select uprint.univie.ac.at from the Printer drop-down menu – click on Printer Options in the Options section – select Farbe from the Feature Sets: drop-down menu – select Schwarzweiß or Farbe from the Farbmodus: drop-down menu
  3. In the Preferences drop-down menu, select Save Current Settings as Preset... to save the setting – name the default setting u:print black and white or u:print colour – OK

Detailed user guide

1. Opening the print menu

  1. Open a programme that uses the standard macOS print dialogue (such as Safari).
  2. Click on File in the menu bar and select Print, or press the cmd + P keys simultaneously to open the print menu.

2. Configuring settings

  1. Select uprint.univie.ac.at from the Printer drop-down menu.
  2. In the Options section, click on Printer Options.

In the Feature Sets: drop-down menu, select Farbe (colour, in German).

In the Farbmodus: (colour mode, in German) drop-down menu, select Schwarzweiß (Black and White, in German).
If you want to create a preset for colour printing, select Farbe (colour, in German) in this step.

3. Save and name the preset

Save this setting by selecting Save Current Settings as Preset... from the Presets drop-down menu.

  1. Name the preset u:print black and white.
    If you want to create a preset for color printing, name it u:print colour in this step.
  2. Click OK.

You can now choose between colour and black-and-white printing in the Presets drop-down menu.

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