Printing for iMac
Learn how to connect your device to the network of campus printers.
Printing
Instructions to connect to self-service printing
To set up printing from your computer, you will need to be connected to the Univerity's wireless network, eduroam. Please visit the Wi-Fi section, or if off-campus you can connect to the printers via the VPN service.
To connect to the VPN you will be required to use Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). For details on how to enrol your mobile device with Duo Mobile app, please visit lboro.ac.uk/mfa.
Quick install
macOS
Printing is supported from OS 10.15 and newer.
To find out which macOS your Mac is using, please visit: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201260 .
1. Go to Learn.lboro.ac.uk and log in using your Loughborough credentials:
- Search PC Clinic in the module search bar and click go
- Click IT Services - Supporting your Digital Learning, you may need to enrol
- Click on self-service printing
- Click on the macOS button
2. Click to download the correct zip file for the version of macOS
- Quick install MacOS 10.15.zip
- Quick install MacOS Big Sur and Monterey.zip
3. Once downloaded, click on the file to open.
4. Once downloaded, click on RicohPrinterDriver.dmg to open it.
5. Double click on RicohPrinterDrivers.pkg that opened in a separate window.
6. 'Welcome to the Ricoh Printer Software Install' click Continue, Continue again and agree to the licence agreement.
7. Click install and enter your mac username and password and allow it to install.
8. Run Step 2 and click ‘OK’ on the message that appears below.
9. Open System Preferences and go to ‘Security and Privacy’.
10. Click ‘Open Anyway’ to allow the printer installer to run.
11. Click ‘Open’ to start the installer.
12. Welcome to install Student mono-Colour Printer install window, select continue.Go through the install until finished.
13. Check that the printer has configured by trying to print and checking if the printer is available in the list.
14. Do a Test Print and enter your Loughborough University username and password.
1
Download Ricoh drivers and install
Download the latest Ricoh drivers for the Mac OS and install them.
2
Select Run and System Preferences
- Run the RicohPrinterDrivers.pkg
- Navigate to System Preferences and click on Print and Scan.
3
Click+
Click the + symbol to add a new printer.
4
Ensure Advanced option is in Add Printer window
If you don't have the Advanced option in your Add Printer window, Ctrl-click on the tool bar area and select Customize Toolbar from the pop-up menu. Drag Advanced to the toolbar.
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Click Advanced
Click Advanced on the toolbar.
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Complete URL field
Next to the Type field, select the drop-down menu and select Windows printer via spools.
The URL field should be filled in in the form of….
smb://staff-print.lboro.ac.uk/staff-mono
smb://staff-print.lboro.ac.uk/staff-colour
smb://staff-print.lboro.ac.uk/staff-Invoice
smb://student-print.lboro.ac.uk/student-mono– See Cups
smb://student-print.lboro.ac.uk/student-colour
The Name field will auto-populate. In the name field put in the short name for the queue (e.g. staff-mono)
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Select Ricoh Aficio MP C5000 PS
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Complete URL field
All fields are now completed
Click on Add
9
Select Option Tray
Select the drop down menu next to the Option Tray field and select Lower Paper Trays.
Click on OK
10
Open up the Safari Web browser
Type http://localhost:631
You will see the displayed message.
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Launch Terminal
Launch Terminal
Type cupsctl WebInterface=yes
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Refresh the Browser
Refresh the browser
Click on the Administration Tab
Select the Manage Printers button
Select the relevant Printer under Queue name
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Set Default Options
Click on the 2nd drop-down list (which will currently be displaying Administration).
Select Set Default Options from the list that appears.
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Click on the Policies option.
Click on the drop down menu next to the Error Policy field and select retry-current-job.
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Select General Option
For mono printers select the drop down menu next to the Colour Mode field and select Black and White. For colour printers select the drop down menu next to the Colour Mode field and select Colour.
Navigate to the bottom of the page and select Set Default Options
Optional: By default CUPS assigns all prints to single sided, to change this, change the duplex option from off to long Edge. Note this option should be changed if you wish to print to duplex(double sided) by default, if you only occasionally wish to print via duplex, then this can be done via the print window in the application you wish to print from.
Enter Admin credentials.
Repeat for other printers if required.
Once all printers have been configured, we recommend disabling the CUPS web interface for security purposes. To do this, launch Terminal, and type cupsctl WebInterface=no and press Enter.
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When Printing
If you are not bound to the domain when printing you will be prompted for your username and password.
Ensure that Registered User is selected, enter Name in the format username and Password completed with your University password.
If you are the sole user of your system you may choose to Remember this password in my keychain which means you will no longer be prompted for your username and password as the job will be sent to the printer automatically, and you will be charged accordingly when you print.
Printing for Windows 10 PC
Learn how to connect your device to the network of campus printers.
1
Start Button
Go to the Start menu by pressing the Windows key on your keyboard or hover your mouse in the bottom left of the screen and click on the Start icon when it appears.
2
Run an Application
For students \\student-print.lboro.ac.uk then click OK
For Staff \\staff-print.lboro.ac.uk then click OK
3
Enter yours Credentials
Enter in your username and password in the following format lunet\username and your Loughborough University IT Account password in the password field.
4
Select Printer
Following your login you will be presented with a list of University printers, scroll down the list until you find the student-mono printer, double click this and let your computer install the necessary files to connect to this printer.
5
Installing Colour Printer
To install the student colour printer onto your Window 10 PC follow the instructions given in step 4, this time find the student-colour printer.
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Installation Completed
Once the installation is complete, you will be able to use these printers from an application of your choice.