Connecting your personal computer (Mac OS X) to GoPrint
- Click on the apple in the upper-left corner of your desktop, choose System Preferences
- Click on Print & Fax
- Below the list of printers on the left, Click on the + sign to add a new printer
- Make sure that the IP printer tab is selected at the top
- In the protocol field, choose Line Printer Daemon - LPD from the drop down menu
- In the address field, type goprint.ndsu.nodak.edu
- In the queue field, type the queue name for the printer you want to use (see table below)
- In the name field, type in a name that will allow you to recognize the GoPrint station you are printing to
- In the location field, type in the location of the GoPrint station
- In the print using field, choose the printer type/driver as listed in the table below. If your printer model is not listed, go to hp.com and download a PCL driver for that model.
- Click the add button
- You should now be ready to print
Finding your computer name
In order to efficiently locate your print job on a GoPrint station, you should first identify the name of your personal computer. Your computer name will be the DNS name your computer was assigned when you connectd to the campus network (e.g., dyn57-125.res-hall.ndsu.nodak.edu). This name may change each time you connect to the campus network or as you move around campus.
- Open a Finder window
- Open the Applications folder, choose Utilities and then choose Terminal
- In Terminal, type hostname
- Your computer name will appear on the next line
- Make note of your computer name and quit Terminal
Printer Locations and Queue Names
Location | Queue Name | Printer Type/Driver |
|---|---|---|
FLC 120 IACC 150 Library 118 (Reference Desk) Memorial Union 52 (Food Court) Memorial Union Bison Connection Memorial Union 188F (Behind Coffee Shop) Memorial Union 288S (Outside The Gallery) Minard Annex 288G (Above Coffee Shop) West Dining Center 4 | NDSU | HP Laserjet 4015N |
Barry Hall 22, 188, 288A & 366 | Barry | HP Laserjet P4015N |
Barry Hall 260 - Color | BARRY-260-c | HP Color Laserjet 4700TN |
Burgum 132 | BURGUM-132-b | HP Laserjet 4015DN |
Churchill 17 | CHURCHILL-17-b | HP Laserjet 4015DN |
Dinan 140 | DINAN-140-b | HP Laserjet 4015DN |
IACC 150 - Color | IACC-150-c | HP Color Laserjet 4700TN |
EML 378 (VC laptop room) | EML-378-b | HP Laserjet 4015N |
Library Reference Desk - Color | LIBRARY-118-c | HP Color Laserjet 4700TN |
LLC East 200 | LLC-200-b | HP Laserjet 4015N |
LLC West 200 | LLCW-200-b | HP Laserjet 4015N |
Reed 142 | REED-142-b | HP Laserjet 4015DN |
Renaissance 420 - B&W | DOWNTOWN-420-b | HP Laserjet 4015N |
Renaissance 420 - Color | DOWNTOWN-420-c | HP Color Laserjet 4700TN |
Stockbridge 142A | STOCKBRIDGE-142A-b | HP Laserjet 4015DN |
Weible 133 | WEIBLE-133-b | HP Laserjet 4015DN |
West Dining Center 4 (High Rises) | WDC-3-b | HP Laserjet 4015DN |