Note: Printing is NOT accessible via the eduroam wireless network. To print from a wireless device you will need to connect to Physics_S

How to add Public Printers from the Self Service application

To the public printers to your Mac, open Self Service from the Applications directory and click on the printers category:

From here it will list the set of public printers within each building. Click install and the printers will download and install.

 

Manually adding public printers in macOS

1. Install the correct printer drivers for the printer you wish to install (A list of public printers in Physics can be found here. Drivers can be found on Sharp Download Centre

2. Go to System Setting > Printers & Scanners
3. Click on the ‘Add Printer, Scanner or Fax’ button to add a printer
4. Click on the globe icon on the ‘Add printer’ window

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From this window enter the following information: 

• • Address: pcounter2.physics.ox.ac.uk
  • Protocol : Line Printer Daemon - LPD
  • Queue: Name of the printer labelled on the printer e.g. DWBSharp406
  • Name: also the name of the printer labelled on the printer e.g. DWBSharp406
  • Location: where the printer is located
  • Use: Select Software and select the driver that was installed in step 1 and click ‘OK’.
  • Click Add

You will be prompted with setting up the printer click on ‘OK’

Manually Adding SharpHold to macOS

1. Install the correct printer drivers for the printer you wish to install (A list of public printers in Physics can be found here. Drivers can be found on Sharp Download Centre

2. Go to System Setting > Printers & Scanners
3. Click on the ‘Add Printer, Scanner or Fax’ button to add a printer
4. Right click(control + click) the toolbar and select "Customise Toolbar..."

Click and drag the Advanced icon to your toolbar and click 'Done' 

Click on the Advanced tab you have just added and select:

• • Type: "Windows printer via spoolss"
  • Device: Another Device
  • URL: smb://pcounter2.physics.ox.ac.uk/SharpHold
  • Name: SharpHold
  • Location: Printer to SharpHold
  • Use: select the driver for the Sharp printer you will use most for the hold queue.