Iowa State University IT

Using Central Printers from a Macintosh

Handout MAG 304 - January 2007

Macintosh computers in the Durham Center labs and other ITS-managed public labs can print to the central laser printers through a utility called NetPrint. The output from these printers is delivered to the bins in 139 Durham Center approximately 15-20 minutes after it is printed. NetPrint can also be used to print to the self-serve printers in 139 Durham Center.


To use the central printers:

  1. Log in to the Macintosh as normal.
  2. Open the application you want to print from, and select Print from the File menu.



  3. Select the printer that you wish to print from and set any other options relevant to your print job.
  4. Click Print. The NetPrint window will pop up.



  5. Set any options relevant to your print job.
  6. Click continue to print.
The grant listed on the NetPrint window will be ubill_username (where "username" is your Net-ID). No print charges will go to your UBill until your print subsidy (currently $5) has been exhausted for the semester.

More information is available from the lab monitor in 139 Durham Center or through the Solution Center, 195 Durham Center, 515-294-4000, solution@iastate.edu.