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Connect to a Graphic Design inkjet printer from a Mac

You can follow these steps to connect to a Graphic Design inkjet printer from a Mac.

  Note: If your device doesn't have up-to-date software for the Graphic Design inkjet printers, it might not work, or might have limited functionality. Before connecting to a printer, download the Canon PIXMA PRO‐100 printer driver for your operating system and follow their installation instructions.

Before you begin, make sure you connect to Drexel's DragonFly3 wireless network.

Connect from a Mac

  1. Select Apple  > System Preferences > Printers & Scanners.
    2. Screenshot of System Preferences on a Mac.
  2. Select the plus (+) sign.
    3. Screenshot of Printers & Scanners in System Preferences on a Mac.
  3. In the Add dialog box, select the IP tab.
    4. Screenshot of Add printer in System Preferences on a Mac.
  4. Enter the host name of the Graphic Design printer as the address, and then choose Line Printer Daemon ‐ LPD from the Protocol list.
    5. Screenshot of Add printer in System Preferences on a Mac.

      Note: inkjet01.westphal.drexel.edu is an example host name. You will enter the host name that is labeled on the front of the Graphic Design inkjet printer that you want to connect to from your Mac.

  5. Choose Select Software from the Use list.
    6. Screenshot of Add printer in System Preferences on a Mac.
  6. In the Printer Software dialog box, choose Canon PRO‐100 series, and then select OK.
    7. Screenshot of Printer Software on a Mac.
  7. Select Add. The printer is connected to your Mac.
    8. Screenshot of Printers & Scanners in System Preferences on a Mac.

    Important: Every Graphic Design inkjet printer has a different host name. You will need to repeat these steps for each printer that you want to connect to from your Mac.