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  1. Confirm with the manager of your print queue that you a member of the group that has permission to use the printer

  2. Go to System Preferences
    Screenshot of the Apple menu highlighting System Preferences...

  3. Click on Printers & Scanners


  4. Click on the + symbol to add a printer


  5. Right click or hold the Control button on your keyboard and click on the grey area next to Windows, then select Customize Tool Bar.
    Screenshot showing the right-click action and menu and highlighting Customize Toolbar...

  6. Drag the Advanced icon up next to the Windows Icon.
    Screenshot showing the Customize Toolbar screen to drag the Advanced icon

  7. Click on Advanced and enter the settings below:

    1. Type: Windows printer via spoolss

    2. URL: smb://print-prt-p101/PRINTER_NAME (replacing PRINTER_NAME .univ.albany.edu/Print_Queue_Name (replacing Print_Queue_Name with the name of the printer queue)

    3. Click on “Choose a Driver” and “Select Software” look for the corresponding driver. If it is not there download it from the manufacturers website or you can try and use the Generic PCL driver.
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  8. Click Add and that completes the printer setup

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