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Installing Public Printer drivers for Mac OS X

Part 1: Download the PPD

The PPD for the Canon printers is available from:

Part 2: Extract the driver

  1. Double click the downloaded .dmg file

  2. Open the us_eng folder (it should be the only one)

  3. Navigate to the iR-ADV 6055_6065 folder

6055 folder

  1. Double click the .gz file and it will extract the driver for our printers

Part 3: Add the printer

  1. Open System Preferences and select Printers & Scanners
    printwindow

  2. Click the “+” (highlighted above) and select “Add Printer or Scanner” to add a new printer

  3. Make sure the IP tab is selected

  4. Make sure the Protocol option is set to Internet Printing Protocol - IPP

  5. Enter the information below to print to ps3. Replace ps3 with ps4 for our fourth floor printers
    addprinter

  6. Click the “Use” dropbox and select Other…

  7. Navigate to the .PPD (driver) file you extracted in Part 2. Select the file and click Open

  8. Click Add and you are done.