How to setup printer access 

1. Download and install the appropriate driver for ‘Xerox AltaLink C8155’ from https://www.support.xerox.com/en-us/product/altalink-c8100-series/downloads?language=en

2. Make sure the device is wired into the network, not on Wi-Fi

3. Click the Apple icon and open ‘System Preferences’ 

4. Select ‘Printers & Scanners’ 

5. If any old Algoma University printers were installed on the machine do the following:

a. In the ‘Printers & Scanners’ window, under the printer list, select each old printer and then press  the ‘–‘(minus) button to remove it 

b. Click the desktop then at the top click ‘Go’ and from the drop down click ‘Utilities’ 

c. Open ‘Keychain Access’ and scroll through the list of items, delete any items with the same name  as each printer you removed (Ex: “AUPrinter1”) 

6. In the ‘Printers & Scanners’ window click the ‘+’ (plus) button below the list of printers

7. If the new window does not have a button at the top labeled ‘Advanced’ do the following: 

a. Press and hold the control key on the keyboard and click on the top of the window 


b. In the menu that appears click on ‘Customize Toolbar…’ 

c. Click and drag the ‘Advanced’ button and drop it at the top of the ‘add’ window 

d. Click ‘Done’ 


8. Click on the ‘Advanced’ button 

9. Click the ‘Type’ dropdown and select ‘Windows printer via spools’ 

10. In the ‘URL’ text field type “smb://AU-P-PRN-03\Print_SSM” or “smb://BR-P-PRN-01\Print_BR”

11. In the ‘Name’ text field type “Print_SSM” or “Print_BR”

12. In the ‘Use software’ dropdown click ‘Select Software…


13. In the search bar type “8155” and select the driver “AltaLink C8155” and click OK 


14. In the ‘Printers & Scanners’ window select the new printer and click ‘Options & Supplies’

15. Click the ‘Options’ tab and set the following settings and press ‘OK’ when completed:

a. Paper Trays: 5 Trays 

b. Finisher: Office Finisher 

c. Hole Punch Module: 2 and 3 Hole Punch Unit 


16. Open any document and print it, making sure that the printer just added  is set as the printer to print to 

17. A window will open asking for the username and password for the printer, enter your Algoma username and password, then check off the ‘Remember this password in my keychain’ box and click ‘Ok’ 8. Document should show up and then disappear from the computer's print queue. Once the document  disappears the print job can be released at any printer.



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