Introduction
The following instructions below are for use by faculty/staff who need assistance with connecting their computers to a departmental printer located on the UCM Print Server (also known as: \\ucm1200-ps003). The UCM Print Server contains a list of most departmental networked printers. The instructions will show you how to connect to one of those printers, using Windows or Mac.
Installation
Windows
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Go to Start -> Run (On Windows Vista you can click Start and type the next step in the search box.)
- In the run box enter \\ucm1200-ps003.ucmerced.edu
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Click OK
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The list of printers will appear. Double click on the printer you need to connect to. The printer's
name should contain the printer model number as well as the location.
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A dialog box will appear. Click Yes
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You will see this box while it is connecting to the printer. You should be able to see your new printer
in the list of printers.
Mac OSX Tiger
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Click Go, Utilities.
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Open Printer Setup Utility
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Click Add Printer or just Add
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Hold down the Alt/Option key and click More Printers.
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In the first drop down menu, choose Advanced.
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Under device, choose Windows Printer via SAMBA.
- Enter the Printer Name as the Device Name.
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In the Device URL enter smb://UCMID:password@ucmerced/ucm1200-ps003/printers_mapped_name
Substitute UCMNetID and password with your UCMNetID and password. Then type @ucmerced.edu/ and substitute printers_mapped_name with the printer name. Example: smb://jsmith:j$mith18@ucmerced/ucm1200-ps003/hp4250-2222
- The Printer Model is Generic.
- Click Add.
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A window should appear with the newly printers in the printer list.
Mac OSX Leopard
- Click on the Apple icon and select System Preferences...
- Select Print and fax
- Click on the + sign to add a new printer
- Next find and select the Windows menu
- This will bring up a list of domans on the left pane. Next click
on the ucmerced domain. On the pane to the right you will see a list of print servers, scroll down until you see ucm1200-ps003 then select it.
- You will be prompted to enter in your UCMNetID password.Enter it in and make sure you select “Remember this password in my keychain” then click on Connect.
- Once authenticated to the print server (ucm1200-ps003) you should see the entire print share on the far right pane
- To connect to a printer, scroll down until you see your printer, in this example we are going to connect to the HP Color LaserJet 4650. Then select the printer.
- The next thing to do is to install the print drivers. Locate Print Using: option and click on the up and drop down arrows then click on select a driver to use...
- Scroll down until you find your print driver and then click Add.
- On the next screen just click on Continue to proceed.
- Congratulations you have just connected to UCM1200-PS003 and added a print queue on your Mac.

