Before going further, please read the information about DesignPRINT.

There are nearly 30 public printers in the College of Design Information Technology Labs and Clusters. These printers use the DesignPRINT system. This page describes how to add printers to a personal (non-lab) Mac OS X 10.5 or 10.6 computer.

If you are using a Windows computer, STOP HERE and go to DesignPRINT-Adding Printers for Windows.

If you are using Mac OS 10.4, STOP HERE and go to these instructions for Mac OS 10.4. DesignPRINT does not work with Mac OS 10.4 computers. Mac OS 10.6 upgrade disks are available for purchase at the NCSU Bookstores at a discounted price.

IMPORTANT: Mac OS users will be required to log in a special way each time they print to a DesignPRINT printer. They must log in with "WOLFTECH/" before their Unity ID. Further instructions are below.

You do not need to install any special DesignPRINTsoftware on Mac OS 10.5 or 10.6 to set up the printers you want to use. Follow the steps below to add a printer.

These instructions look very similar to the instructions for adding the University's WolfPrint printers, but they are different. Please follow each step carefully.

Before you proceed, you will need to know some information. You will need:
• The name of the printer you want to add (building name abbreviation-room number-printer number, for example: bs-203-1).
• The name of the print server for DesignPRINT printer you want to add. IMPORTANT: There are four DesignPRINT servers. Printers are spread across these servers. In order to install the printer correctly, you must have the right server for the printer you are installing. Use the chart below to find the correct server.
• The installable options available for the printer from the chart below.

Every printer in the College of Design has a sign on it with the name, server, cost, type of printer, and installable options available on the printer. The signs look like this:

This chart also provides detailed information for each DesignPRINT printer in the College of Design. Use the information on this chart to set up DesignPRINT printers on your computer. Detailed instructions on where this information is used are below.

DesignPRINT printers can be set up using MacOS 10.5 or 10.6 System Preferences. To set up a printer:
Select System Preferences... from the Apple Menu and click on Print & Fax.

In the Print & Fax panel, do the following as shown below:
1] Make sure the lock icon in the lower right side is indicating unlocked. If not, click on it and enter the computer's administrator name and password to allow changes to be made.

2] Click the + (plus sign) to add a printer.




When the printer setup dialog appears, right-click (or hold down the Control key and click) on the toolbar at the top of the window and then choose Customize Toolbar.

Drag the Advanced icon (1) to the toolbar and click Done (2).

Click on Advanced and wait for advanced options to load. This may take 15-20 seconds.

From the Type: dropdown menu, choose Windows from the list.

In the URL: field (1) type: smb://servername/printername, replacing servername with the correct server from the chart above and printername with the name of the printer you want to add from the chart above.

In the example shown below, you would type: smb://des-print.sod.ncsu.edu/bs-105-1. The "smb://" and the "/" between the server name and printer name are important. Also, remember there are four different server names, des-print.sod.ncsu.edu, des-print2.sod.ncsu.edu, des-print3.sod.ncsu.edu, and des-print4.sod.ncsu.edu. Check the chart above and be careful as you type these names to make sure you match the correct server to the printer you are adding.

In the Name: field (2) type the name of the printer you are installing from the chart above. You can type some description in the Location: field if you'd like. This is optional.

From the Print Using: pop-up menu (3), choose Select a driver to use...

In the search field (4), type the printer model from the chart above. As you type, the results will appear in the box below. (NOTE: Do not use the Gutenprint drivers if they appear.)
In the example, you could type 8150 and select HP LaserJet 8150 Series.

Now click the Add button (6).

Next, each printer will have different installable options available depending on the printer model. Again, use the chart above to determine the installable options for each particular printer. In this example, printer bs-105-1 has Tray 4, and the maximum amount of memory available.

Click Continue after selecting the installable options.

This will return you to the Print and Fax system preference panel.

Congratulations! You have added a printer. Repeat the steps above to add each WolfPrint printer you want, using the specific printer name each time.

The first time you print to each printer, you will need to perform another step. Because the DesignPRINT servers are set to require a login and password, the print system in Mac OS 10.5 or 10.6 will actually stop the print job (but not the print queue or printer) and mark that job with the status On Hold (Authentication Required) as shown in item 1 below. (You may need to drag the column divider over to see all the words in the Status column.)

Click on the Resume button (2) to continue.

Clicking the resume button will bring up a login window.

IMPORTANT: On Macintosh computers you will need add WOLFTECH/ before your Unity ID to log in. See the example below. Enter your Unity password as well. If you don't add WOLFTECH/ before your Unity ID, you will get an error when the job tries to print.

Your job will then print as usual.

You may purchase DesignPRINT quota at http://des-print.sod.ncsu.edu:9191/ using a credit card. (NOTE: the ":9191" at the end of that URL is required to access the system.) Log in there using your Unity ID and password. Click on Add Credit on the left column and fill in the forms provided.

You can also see details about your usage on the DesignPRINT system at http://des-print.sod.ncsu.edu:9191/.

You may request a quota transfer between the College of Design's DesignPRINT system and the University's WolfPrint system by clicking here. Quota transfer requests do not happen immediately. They must be received and processed manually. Please plan ahead.

If you have trouble, please contact the College of Design IT staff in Brooks 202-204 for help. If you have a laptop you need help with, bring it with you. You can also send an email to design_help@ncsu.edu with specific information about your problem.

Happy Printing!