How to add an ID printer on macOS¶

Install driver¶

Download and install the required drivers, depending on the printer model, as explained on the ID printing page:

connect the smb://nas12.ethz.ch/id_bd_printing_drivers/MacOS/hp/ share with your ETH account (d\username). This requires VPN when not on campus.
download and install both printer packages
- hp-printer-essentials-UniPS-6_1_0_1.pkg package for most HP models
- hp-printer-essentials-SE-5_19_0_1.pkg package for the HP X580 model

Install print queue¶

Open System Preferences -> Printers & Scanners and click on the button to add a new printer.
Select the Advanced tab (see below if this icon is missing)
Choose Type -> Internet Printing Protocol (ipps).
Enter the URL of the print queue.
- pull-printing: ipps://pia01.d.ethz.ch:9164/printers/card-ethz
- pull-printing HP models: ipps://pia01.d.ethz.ch:9164/printers/card-hp
- specific printer on Hoengg: ipps://pia02.d.ethz.ch:9164/printers/p-building-hp0xx
Provide a name and location.
Click Use -> Select Software and choose
- HP Color MFP E87640-50-60 for card-hp or card-ethz
- the appropriate driver for any specific printer model
- Generic PostScript Printer (universal) if the others are unavailable

Once the printer is added, you may optionally configure additional trays by clicking the Options & Supplies button and opening the Options tab. Then select Option Tray: Tray 2 if your printer has a second paper tray.
Further settings (Color or Black&White, Paper Tray, etc) can be made when printing.

Comment about SMB printing¶

In the past, we documented to use the smb:// protocol for printing. This is unfortunately broken with macOS Sonoma with no fix in sight from ID or Apple. We therefore suggest to use the ipps:// protocol instead.

Authenticate¶

On submitting your first print job, you will be required to authenticate with your ETH username and password. It's recommended to prepend your username with d\.