Adding the School of Nursing Printer to MacOS

Modified on Fri, Aug 22 at 11:31 AM

Please ensure your phone extension has been added to the printer by contacting qhsit@queensu.ca or 613-533-6909. The department ID is added so that not everyone can print colour due to the high costs associated with it.


Adding Printer


  1. You will need to download and install the Canon printer software to your Mac: https://en.canon-cna.com/support/business/products/office-printers/imagerunner/advance-dx/imagerunner-advance-dx-c5850i.html
  2. The driver you need to download is the UFRII software driver
  3. Once installed open your Mac system settings and use the search bar to find 'Printers & Scanners' or scroll down in settings to find that section
  4. Click the Add Printer button 
  5. Choose to add by IP
  6. Enter address: 10.98.52.10 (you will need to be on-campus or connected to the campus VPN to connect)
  7. Protocol should be Line Printer Daemon and Queue leave empty
  8. Change Name to something you will recognise (eg. QHS-SON-1F or SON Printer)
  9. For the 'Use:' section click the drop-down and click 'select software'
  10. in filter type 'canon ir-adv c5850' and select the corresponding choice
  11. Click OK


Setting up Department ID


  1. Click on the printer name you just added (eg. QHS-SON-1F)
  2. Click the 'options and supplies' button
  3. Click the Options section at the top
  4. Click the Printer Information button at the top (this will collect information from the printer)
  5. Turn on Department ID Management toggle and click OK
  6. Click the 'options and supplies' button again and select the Utility tab at the top
  7. Click the Open Printer Utility button
  8. Switch User Management from Off to Department ID Management
  9. Enter your phone extension into the Department ID field (leave the PIN field empty)
  10. You can click verify to test if your extension is correct and matched what is saved in the printer
  11. Click Save Settings at the bottom
  12. RESTART YOUR COMPUTER

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