Adding Printers
Requirements
If you are in an off-campus location, you will first need to connect to the BU VPN. Once you are connected to the VPN, you should follow the instructions below to begin printing.
If you are printing from an on-campus location, or if you are already connected to the BU VPN, refer to the instructions below. The following steps will need to be performed on each computer that you plan to print from; below are a list of printers available to students.
Windows Instructions (Students)
1
Connect to Print Server
- Go to the Start Menu and select Run.
- If you do not see the Run Program (e.g. Windows 7 users) go to “Search Programs and Files” and type “Run” (no quotes). You will then be able to see it and hit Enter to launch it.
- Within the Run window, type \\qstprintquota.ad.bu.edu and click OK.
2
Authenticate
- When the authentication dialog appears, enter the following information.
- NOTE: If an authentication request does not appear but you can see printers listed, you are already authenticated.
- If authentication fails send email to questromhelp@bu.edu
- Type your BU Login name in AD\login format. (Make sure you don’t skip the AD\ so, just to repeat, that’s AD\login.)
- Type your Kerberos password
- Check the Save Password box (As mentioned above, Windows Home does not have an option to save the password.)
- Click OK
3
Install Printers
- A window will appear that displays all available printers.
- Double click the printer you want installed on your system. (You will need to install them one at a time.)
- The driver will automatically be downloaded and installed on your system. If prompted, indicate that you “Trust the source” and “Install” the printer.
- Below is a list of Questrom Printers
Mac Instructions (Students)
1
Open Printing Preference
- Go to the Apple menu and open System Preferences
- Click on Print & Fax. (If you do not see Print & Fax, click the Show All button.)
- Within the Printing section, click on the + icon to add a new printer.
2
Advanced Options
- On the toolbar at the top part of the window, look for an Advanced (gear) icon.
- If you do not see it: Hold down the Control key while clicking anywhere on the toolbar of that window (for example, on the More Printers icon), then choose Customize Toolbar from the menu that appears. Drag the Advanced (gear) icon to the toolbar and click Done.)
- Click the Advanced (gear) icon.
3
Add Printers
- From the Type menu, choose Windows. It could take a minute.
- Enter the Queue (or URL) as smb://qstprintquota.ad.bu.edu/QST-Quota-Printers
4
Confirmation
- In the Name field, type a nickname that you would like to use for this printer (e.g. the printer next door).
- Select Generic Postscript Printer as the Print Using driver.
- Click Add.
- Select the Duplex Printing Unit option
- Click Continue.
- Once you have added all of the printers you want to add, you can close the Print & Fax window.
Pay Printer Instructions (Students)
Connect to Print Server
Follow the above instructions substituting \\qstpayquota.ad.bu.edu (for Windows) and \\qstpayquota.ad.bu.edu\qstpaycolor (for Mac) where appropriate