Installing a printer queue to a personal laptop (Mac)

Before you can print, you will need the following:

• Valid Student ID# and network password
• UOIT Campus ID Card
• Printer Queue you would like to print to

Important notes:

• Submitted print jobs will timeout after one hour if not released (swipe campus ID card at printer).
• If you are printing a PDF document from a browser it is recommended to download the PDF first. 

The (2) printer queues are:

• UOIT_North – All UOIT student printers at the North Campus location
• UOIT_Downtown – All UOIT student printers at Downtown Campus locations

 Follow the steps below (you will be required to set this up once per campus):

Step 1:     Select the Apple Menu icon  and select System Preferences. 

Step 2:     Select Printer & Scanners. 

Step 3:     Select the + sign and select Add printer or Scanner …

Step 4:     Hover over the toolbar in the Add prompt, hold the control key and left-click to open a menu.

Step 5:     Right Click anywhere in the top menu bar, and select Customize Toolbar.  

Step 6:     Drag the Advanced icon   to the Add prompt toolbar and select Done. 

Step 7:     Select Advanced on the toolbar. 

Step 8:     Select the blue arrows on the right of the Type field. 

Step 9:     Select Windows printer via spoolss. 

Step 10:     Enter the desired printer queue in the URL field from the list below:

North Location:

• If you are at the North campus, enter: smb://itdcprt01.oncampus.local/UOIT_North

Downtown Locations:

• If you are at the downtown campus, enter: smb://itdcprt01.oncampus.local/UOIT_Downtown

Under the Name and Location field, type in the appropriate print queue information (see example below).  Under the Use field, select driver to open a menu and select Generic PostScript Printer. Select Add. 

Step 11:     Select Ok.

Step 12:     The printer queue has been successfully added to your device. 

You are now ready to print your document. Follow the printing instructions. If you experience issues, contact the IT Service Desk.