Printing (PhD)

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.

** IMPORTANT**

There is a printing quota of 2200 pages for all PhD students.

If you need more pages, please got o Room 328 to add more to the quote.

You can pay cash or with convenience points.

Please First Select Your Platform

I am a Windows User

I am a Mac User

Windows Instructions (PhD)

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 username in AD\username format. (Make sure you don’t skip the AD. So, just to repeat, that’s AD\username.)
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

PrinterName	Location
QSTPRTPHD531	Room 531
QSTPRTPHD624	Room 624
QST-Quota-Printers	Room 328 or Room 427

Mac Instructions (PhD)

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/printername – substituting “printername” for the print queue from the table below.

PrinterName	Location
QSTPRTPHD531	Room 531
QSTPRTPHD624	Room 624
QST-Quota-Printers	Room 328 or Room 427

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.