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Printer Setup for Mac OS X v10.5 (Leopard)

Initial Printer Setup

(The initial printer setup needs to be done once.)

In order to print on OS X v10.5 the following steps should be taken:

  1. Open the Directory Utility in the Utilities folder under Applications.
    • From the menu bar choose GO then select UTILITIES and open the DIRECTORY UTILITY.

  2. Click on Services in the Directory Utility window.
    • If LDAPv3 is not checked, then click on that row to activate it.
    • Click the Apply button. Note: you may be required to enter the Administrator password to change this setting.

  3. Click on Directory Servers in the Directory Utility window.
    • Click on the + (the plus button) to add a Directory Server.
    • Enter osx.srv.cs.cmu.edu as the server name.
    • Click the OK button. Note:You may be required to enter the Administrator password to change this setting.

Installing Printers

In order to install a printer the following steps should be taken:

  1. Open SYSTEM PREFERENCES from the desktop
  2. Click on PRINT & FAX.
  3. Click on + (the plus button) to add a new printer.
  4. Select the name of the desired printer from the list of Open Directory printers in the list that appears.