How to Print from a Mac in a Keller Williams Office

by Yonko on December 23, 2009

Hello again to all,

Here’s a quick way for all my fellow Keller Williams agents/techies who, just like me, have converted to Mac. Now, I am not saying it will work for ALL printers, but if your office is using Brother, Epson, Gestetner, HP, Infotec, Kyocera, Lanier, NRG, Ricoh, Samsung, Savin and others chances are these steps WILL allow you to print in your KW office. Here’s a list with all supported printers at this time. A word of caution. THESE SETTINGS ARE CONFIRMED TO BE WORKING IN AN OFFICE ENVIRONMENT THAT UTILIZES PRINT CODE ENFORCEMENT. NOT ALL PRINTERS ARE SUPPORTED.
So, here’s what you need:
1. Download PXLMono-1.9 and install it. This is a Disk Image so it will automatically get mounted and open a window. Double-click on the package and follow the installation instructions. From that window install the PXLMono.
2. Download Foomatic-rip-4.0.6.230 and install it the same way as step one.
3. Download GhostScript-8.71 and install it the same way as step one.
4. Download Change User Codes archive onto your mac. It has a readme file into it and a Command Script (Huge thanks to Matt Broughton for writing this script).

Step 4 is needed to change your print code (the defaults for this installation are 1001, 1002, 1003) to what your print code is in the respective KW office, IF you are using print code enforcement.

So, once you have installed the files from steps 1, 2 and 3 and then downloaded the file from step 4 it’s time to add the printers to your mac.

Here are the steps to add the printers:
1. When logged to your office (wireless) network, click on System Preferences on your dock (the icon with the gears)
2. Click on Print & Fax.
3. Click on the + sign in the bottom left corner.
4. Click on IP in the top left corner, between Fax and Windows.
5. For Protocol select HP Jetdirect – Socket.
6. In the Address field enter the IP address of the printer you are trying to add (ask you IT guy for that). For the offices that I service send me an email and I will reply with the additional settings.
7. in the Name field change the IP address with something that you will remember – ex. Color printer or BW printer.
8. MOST IMPORTANT: under Print Using make sure the driver that is selected ends with PXL. If it is something else, use the drop-down menu and change it. If there is no other driver then you won’t be able to install that printer.
9. When you click Add the next step will ask you what additional features the particular printer has, e.g. Finishers, additional trays, etc. Again, your IT guy should be able to tell you. If he can’t, he should be able to check for you, if he does not know how… well, don’t want to bad-mouth him/her then :)
10. Once the printer is added, find where you downloaded the file from Step 4 at the very beginning of this post and double-click it. You should simply follow the prompts but here’s a reduced version of it – it will ask you to enter your Administrator password, enter it. (if there is no Administrator password simply hit Enter) It will then ask you which added printer you would like to change the codes to. Select the corresponding number. Then select which code you would like to change, it should be 1001. Now enter your office print code and hit Enter. Confirm once or twice the Y/N prompts and you should be good to go. Test printing.

Repeat the steps to add more printers and change their print codes the same way. Again, some printers will not be available. These instructions are generally for use with Ricoh, Savin, Gestetner and Lanier BW and Color MFPs. Ask your IT guy for the IP addresses of these machines and for the additional Accessories that they have, e.g. Finishers, Additional Trays, Puncher, etc.

Hope this helps all you guys.

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