Purpose

How to configure a Mac to be able to Print to a Windows Shared Printer on Campus...

Requirements

Windows Computer configured to provide LPD Printer support
Mac having the appropriate Printer Drivers for the Printer.

Optional

Suggested - Windows Firewall set with following:
- Inbound Rules
  - File and Printer Sharing Rules (Multiple)
    - Scope on all enabled rules
      - Remote IP Address should only have IPs or IP Ranges that you want to allow printing for.

Example:

Campus restriction:

128.111.0.0/16

Campus Wireless:

169.231.0.0/16

Windows

LPD Print Service

This needs to be enabled on the Windows computer.

To set this, do the following:

Click on Start
Type Windows Features and hit Enter
Find Print and Document Services
Expand and check LPD Print Service
Click OK
Restart computer when prompted.

Get IP or Hostname of Machine

This is needed so we can add the printer on the Mac via IP.

Printer

Printer that should be shared needs to be set... To do this...

Click on Start
Type Printer and select Printers and Devices or Printers & scanners
Select the printer in question
Pull up the printer properties
Select the Sharing tab
Check Share this printer
Set share name of printer. NOTE: The Share name is the Queue name that you will use for the Mac side.
Click OK to save.

Mac

Driver

It is important to download the driver for the printer on the Mac if you wish to use special features of the printer, such as Duplexing (Back to back) printing.

Otherwise, you may want to pick Generic PCL Driver for most printer coverage.

Printer

To add the printer:

Pull up System Preferences
Select Printers & Scanners
Select IP
Type in address of computer sharing the printer in Address
Leave Protocol on Line Printer Daemon - LPD
Set Queue to the Printer Share name set on the PC.
Set Name to something easier to remember the printer for.
Set Use to Select Software... and choose the printer it is. Otherwise, set it to Generic PCL Printer if you don't want to use the special features of the printer.
Click Add to add the printer.

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