Setting up the VPP printers for a Macintosh client

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Setting up the VPP printers for a Macintosh client

Setting up the VPP printers for an ISG.EE-Managed Mac Client

$/!\$ This method works only on Macs which are connected at D-ITET to the ETH network.

For your convenience, all Printers are automatically available on your Mac. Just hit "Print" in any Application you wish to print from. When the Device you wish to print to doesn't appear in the Dropdown, just select Add Printer... (see Image below for an example).

You may then select the device you need from the List in the new window, and press "Add". That's it.

Setting up a printer for an unmanaged Mac Client (private laptops etc.)

There are two methods to setup the printer we provide with our services:

First Method: Install some printers with the provided PPD file (recommended for most users)

First of all, download the PPD that fits the printer you wish to use:

Printer name	Driver file
all VPP printers	vppa3_06.ppd

After that, install the printer by following the instructions below:

No.	Step	Picture
1	Open "Print & Fax" Preference Pane.
2	Press the small '+'-Button in lower left area of the preference pane.
3	Press IP at the top of the new window.
4	Change the Protocol dropdown to Line Printer Daemon - LPD.
5	Set Address to ipp2vpp.ee.ethz.ch. The name of the Queue always begins with "printers/", the second part is constructed from the printer's location and name separated by a dash, all lowercase. Valid locations and printer names can be looked up here: VPP Destination List. You can choose Name and Location freely, but it's a real good idea to enter something meaningful, so you recognize the Printer later on.
6	Choose Other... for the dropdown under Print Using.
7	In the File Dialog, choose the PPD you downloaded earlier.	(none)
8	If you've done everything correctly, the new printer is now listed in the preference pane. Make sure to leave "Share this printer on the network" unchecked.

Second Method: Install all printers using cupsd.conf modifications (for advanced users)

This method allows you to print to D-ITET printers on your private Mac as if it were a managed client (see above).

$/!\$ To use this method, your computer must be connected to the D-ITET ETH network (e.g. public LAN socket, VPN Connection).

Edit /etc/cups/cupsd.conf as user root . Add/modify the following lines:

    Browsing On
    BrowseProtocols cups
    BrowseAllow ipp2vpp.ee.ethz.ch
    BrowsePoll ipp2vpp.ee.ethz.ch
    BrowsePort 631

Save the cupsd.conf file and restart the cups service:

OSX Tiger: /System/Library/StartupItems/PrintingServices/PrintingServices restart
OSX Leopard: launchctl stop org.cups.cupsd ; launchctl start org.cups.cupsd

If you want to start printing now, go on reading the article Printing/VPPPrinting/Mac.

Printing on LION

Unfortunately our infrastructure does not support using the printers under LION via the ipp2vpp interface Therefore we recommend using the vpp page.

Instructions to print via LPR/LPD on Macs can be found here: https://www1.ethz.ch/id/services/list/vpp/software

To find out your VPP DESTINATION please consult: http://www.vppspy.ethz.ch/tools/vpplist.php

Alternatively you can print through following websites:

Send PDF VPP Job Send VPP Job

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