Install a Network Printer on a PSU-Owned Device

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Last updated: Apr 21, 2023 by Kelly Thomas
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Many departmental printers and copiers are installed automatically on PSU-owned computers by a feature known as Group Policy. To see the print queues that are already installed on your computer, look in Devices (in Settings on Windows) or Printers & Scanners (in System Preferences on macOS).

If the print queue you’re searching for is not already installed, follow the steps below to add it to your computer.

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Prerequisites

  • Ensure that your computer is connected to the PSU network via a network cable. Connecting printers via Wi-Fi is not supported.

  • Either the name of the queue you wish to add, or information you can use to identify it. Print queues typically follow the naming convention "College-Department-Building-Room."

Find and Install a Print Queue

To find and install a print queue, follow the steps for your operating system below.

Windows

  1. Select the Start button.

  2. Select Settings.

  3. Select Devices.

  4. Select Printers & scanners.

  5. Select Add a printer or scanner.

  6. Select The printer that I want isn't listed.

  7. Select Find a printer in the directory, based on location or feature, then select Next.

  8. In the Find Printers window, choose one of the following ways to locate the print queue you wish to add:

    • In the Location field, enter your building and room number (for example, type SMSU 209 to show the print queues in that room) then select Find Now, or

    • In the Name field, search for part of the queue’s name, then select Find Now. For best results, surround your query with asterisks (for example, type *oit* to find all print queues with “oit” in their names).

  9. Double-click the printer you want to add.

  10. If a dialog window appears that asks "Do you trust this printer?", select Install Driver.

macOS

  1. Select the Apple icon in the upper-left corner of the screen.

  2. Select System Preferences.

  3. Select Printers & Scanners.

  4. Select the + symbol at the bottom of the printer list.

  5. Select the IP tab in the Add window.

  6. In the Address field, enter oitps1.psu.ds.pdx.edu.

  7. Open the Protocol dropdown and select Line Printer Daemon - LPD.

  8. In the Queue field, enter the name of the print queue you wish to add.

  9. In the Name field, enter the name of the queue as entered in the Queue field.

  10. Open the Use dropdown and select the appropriate driver for the queue.

Further Resources

If the printer does not work after being installed, try restarting your computer. If that fails and other people are also unable to print to the printer, make sure the printer's network cable is firmly connected. You can also try restarting the printer.

If you are printing to a copier that utilizes user codes, you will need to add your user code before you can print successfully.

If you need to create or change your print queue, complete the Print queue request form.