Setup and Printing to Shared Student Printers (Mac & MacBook)

Summary

This article will show you how to install the Sharp shared printers on their Apple MacBook/Mac machines and then print to them

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1. Register Your Student ID

  1. Confirm you have your student ID.
  2. Tap your ID on any shared printer below the screen where it says “Tap ID Here.”
  3. Enter your DSU credentials on the screen:
    • Use your FULL DSU e-mail address
    • Enter the same password you use for MyDSU
  4. Your ID is now registered in the system.
  5. Add the following print queues to your printer choices:
    • PawPrintBW (Black & White)
    • PawPrintColor (Color — Trexler Library only)

2. Connect Your MacBook to DSU Wi-Fi


3. Add Printer Queues

  1. Click the Apple iconSystem PreferencesPrinters & Scanners
  2. Click + → select PawPrintBW → Add
  3. Repeat to add PawPrintColor
  4. If the queues don’t appear:
    • System Preferences → Wi-Fi/Network → Three dots next to DeSalesNetwork Settings
    • Toggle off “Limit IP Address Tracking”
    • Press OK, then turn Wi-Fi off and on
    • The print queues should now appear

4. Printing

  • Print as usual: File → Print → Choose Printer
  • PawPrintBW: Black & white at any student printer
  • PawPrintColor: Color only at Trexler Library

If you see “Hold For Authentication”:

  • Click the refresh button → enter MyDSU e-mail & password → check “save to your keychain.”

5. Releasing Print Jobs

  1. Go to any shared printer (Color printing only at Trexler Library)
  2. Tap your ID → Select Print Release
  3. Choose the job → Click Print
  4. After printing → Select Logout (top right)

6. Student-Accessible Printer Locations

  • Gambet Center – 1st Floor SW & NE Hallways, 2nd Floor Hallway
  • Dooling Hall – Room 14 (PC Lab)
  • Chapuis Hall – Back/Side Entrance
  • Dorothy Day Student Union – Centaur Lounge
  • Hurd Science Center – 2nd Floor Hallway
  • Labuda Center – Green Room
  • Trexler Library – 1st Floor Lobby & 2nd Floor Main Library
  • Wills Hall – Room 120

 

 

 

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Article ID: 7807
Created
Mon 9/18/23 11:19 AM
Modified
Fri 3/27/26 3:09 PM