Xerox WorkCentre 6505 printer setup instuctions

These instructions are for configuring a Mac or Windows computer to use the Xerox WorkCentre 6505 multifunction printer in the BCS 3rd floor office area. The name of this printer is "bcs3rdfloor.bcs.rochester.edu".

Step 1: Enabling LPR/LPD support in Windows

If you are running Windows, you need to make sure that LPD/LPR printing is enabled on your computer..it's disabled by default. The instructions for enabling it are here: EnableLpdPrinting

Step 2: Download the driver software

Download and run the correct printer driver installation program. You'll find what you need here:

http://www.cvs.rochester.edu/cvspriv/downloads/WorkCentre6505

For Macs, this installer only adds the printer driver to your computer. You'll need to continue to Step 3 to actually add the printer to your computer.

Step 3: Add the printer to your computer

Mac OSX

1. Select 'System Preferences' from the Apple menu at the top left corner of the desktop.

2. Click on the 'Print & Fax' preference pane. Once open, click on the'+' button in the bottom left corner of the preference pane. Select the 'IP' icon in the resulting window. Printing protocol should be "LPD".

3. Enter the name of the printer, 'bcs3rdfloor.bcs.rochester.edu'. Do not be stunned if you are running OSX 10.7 or 10.8 and the Mac considers the address invalid...it actually is. Don't ask me why it does this.

4. If OSX doesn't automatically detect what kind of printer it is, click on the 'Print Using' pull-down menu and select 'Select a driver to use'. Find your printer in the list, and select it.

5. Click the "Add" button to add the printer. That's it!

Windows XP

1. Click on Start -> Settings -> Printers. Select the "Add Printer" option.

2. Select the option "Local printer attached to this computer", but UNcheck "Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer". Click "Next".

3. Click on "Create a new port" and specify the type of port as "LPR Port". Click "Next", then "Next" again in the resulting window.

4. On the "Add Port" page, enter the address of the printer in both fields (bcs3rdfloor.bcs.rochester.edu). Click "Next".

5. Click "Finish" in the next window.

6. In the next window, select the manufacturer of your printer from the left column, then the model from the right column, and click "Next". If the printer model doesn't appear, but you have downloaded and "installed" the correct driver, then click on "Have Disk". Navigate to the directory where the driver was installed (if you are not placed there automatically), and select the file you find inside.

7. For the Printer name, enter something descriptive. Click "Next".

8. In the next window, click on "Do not share this printer". Click "Next".

9. In the next window, do not printer a test page. Click "Next".

10. In the next (and last) window, click on "Finish". The computer will do what it needs to do, and the printer will be ready to go once the computer is done.

Windows 7

1. Click on Start -> Devices and Printers. Select the "Add a Printer" option.

2. Select the option "Add a local printer".

3. Click on "Create a new port" and specify the type of port as "LPR Port". Click "Next".

4. On the "Add Printer" page, enter the address of the printer in both fields (bcs3rdfloor.bcs.rochester.edu). Click "Next".

5. In the next window, select the manufacturer of your printer from the left column, then the model from the right column, and click "Next". If the printer model doesn't appear, but you have downloaded and "installed" the correct driver, then click on "Have Disk". Navigate to the directory where the driver was installed (if you are not placed there automatically), and select the file you find inside.

6. For the Printer name, enter something descriptive. Click "Next".

7. In the next window, click on "Do not share this printer". Click "Next".

8. In the next window, do not printer a test page. Click "Next".

10. In the next (and last) window, click on "Finish". The computer will do what it needs to do, and the printer will be ready to go once the computer is done.