How to Add Printer on Mac Using Host Name

This article is to help users add network shared printer on Macintosh Operating Systems (MacOS)

 Instructions

On your Mac computer

1. Click on

   1. Finder icon located on the lower right of the desktop (default location)

   2. Select Applications

   3. Select System Settings

Open

2. In the Settings windows

   1. Search for printers

   2. Click on Printers & Scanners

   3. Click on  Add Printer, Scanner, or Fax... (located at the lower right side of the window)

Open

3. In the Add Printer Window

   1. Click on IP (represented by a globe icon)

   2. Click in the Address field, enter the fully qualified printer domain name - Example (cs-prnt006.prt.uwaterloo.ca)

   3. Click Add (located at the lower bottom of the Add Printer Window)

4. In the Setting up window

   1. Enable Duplex Printing Unit (toggle the button to the right)

   2. Click OK

5. Verify that the printer has been installed

   • navigate back to the Printers & Scanners windows (you can follow the instructions noted in Step 1 above)

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