The pictures are based on Mac OS X 10.4.9

This is a resonably secure way you can print via our CECS Windows print server to Maseeh College network printers.

Security Warning:
There is a slight security concern: this setup will save your CECS Windows password in plain text on your Mac in the file /etc/cups/printers.conf. This file is mode 0600 so only administrators (or sudoers) can read it, but if your Mac is ever lost, stolen, or compromised, you should change your CECS Windows password immediately. Hopefully Apple will implement the ability for CUPS to use the OS X keychain some day.

Other Prerequisites:
You have to have a Windows account to authenticate to the CECS Windows print server. Also, you need a driver file installed on your Mac for each type of printer you want to print to. Maseeh College uses fairly common printers so your Mac probably has drivers already installed.

Issues!
The latest CUPS update (as of July 2007) has broken samba-based printing. The fix is to download and install CUPS directly from their website. It's easy to do. Download the image file here.  

Also, if your password has a '#' or '?' or anything else that's a special character in a URI, CUPS will break. Apple just bought CUPS, so maybe this software will get better soon... 

If you are using PSU/Maseeh College wireless or a PUBLIC laptop jack (usually with a yellow network cable in a public lounge) you'll need to connect to the CECS VPN first.

• Step 01: Open System Preference




• Step 02: Select the Print & Fax Preference Pane




• Step 03: Click the Set Up Printers button




• Step 04:
  • for OS X 10.3/Panther: Hold the Option key and press the Add button
  • for OS X 10.4/Tiger: Hold the Option key and press the + (circled above) button




• Step 05: Select the Advanced Option from the Dropdown Box




• Step 06: Enter Your Maseeh College Information

Variable	Description	Example
$N	Name of Your Choice for the Printer	linux lab printer
$U	Your Maseeh College Windows Username	alice
$P	Your Maseeh College Windows Password	hipp0p0t4mu5
$Q	The Maseeh College Printer Queue Name	fab145bw1





• Step 07: Quit Print Utility




• Step 08: Quit System Preferences

How to Configure Single-Sided Printing

This assumes you're connected to our VPN and printing via SAMBA.

• Step 01:  Choose the Print command from the application you want to print from.
• Step 02:  In the print window, choose the printer you want to use.
• Step 03:  Choose Layout from the third menu, under Copies & Pages.

•  Step 04:  Under the section labeled "Two-Sided:" click the button labeled "Off."

•  Step 05:  Click the Print button to print your document.