ADDING DIRECT PRINT QUEUES TO AALTO MAC

This is how to add a single direct printing printer to your Aalto Mac. To add several printers repeat the process.

Step 1

Open System Preferences from the Apple menu that is in the top left corner of your Aalto Mac.

Open the Printers & Scanners menu.

NB! It is recommended that you are in Aalto wired or wireless network not Aalto Open when doing these settings.


Step 2

Press the little + button under the printer list box.


Step 3

Write T21000 in the search field. This will show you all the direct printing printers in DF (T21000-ps6 does not work with direct printing as it is not connected to the network).

Select the printer you want to add.

You can see a list, specs, location and names of the DF printers here


Step 4

Select the driver with the Use menu.

For the following printers:

  • T21000-ps1 (White PC Room – Basement Floor)
  • T21000-ps2 (Company Plaza 2nd Floor)
  • T21000-ps3 (Research Plaza 2nd Floor)
  • T21000-ps4 (Staff Wing 2nd Floor)
  • T21000-ps5 (The Barn – Entrance Floor)

Select Generic PostScript Printer

For the following printers:

  • T21000-psc4 (CopyRoom – Entrance Floor)

Go to next step.


Step 5 (only for t21000-psc4)

Select Other… from the drop down.

Navigate to the following path:

AaltoHD/Library/Printers/Aalto

Select CNADVC5250X1.PPD.gz

Press Open



Step 6

After selecting the driver press the Add button to add the printer.


Step 7

If you have added any of the following printers:

  • T21000-ps1 (White PC Room – Basement Floor)
  • T21000-ps2 (Company Plaza 2nd Floor)
  • T21000-ps3 (Research Plaza 2nd Floor)
  • T21000-ps4 (Staff Wing 2nd Floor)
  • T21000-ps5 (The Barn – Entrance Floor)

You still need to enable duplex printing (printing on both sides of the paper). To do that:

Select the printer

Click Options & Supplies…

Select the Options tab

Tick the Duplex Printing Unit

Click OK



Done

Tap yourself on the back. Bravo, have a party.

To add several printers repeat the process.

CONTACT

In case there are issues with these instructions please contact the person bellow

George Atanassov Production, AV, IT, Spaces and Tech

george.atanassov@aalto.fi
+358 41 465 1391

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