Installing Toshiba Copier (with private print and Department Code) on a Mac.....

1.)First, goto Toshiba's Website and grab the pertinent driver: http://copiers.toshiba.com/support/index.jsp
2.)Run the installer package just as you would any standard mac DMG
3.) Go to "System Preferences"
4.) Go to "Printers" and then "Add Printer"
5.) Go to "IP" then enter the IP address for the copier in the "Address:" location
a.) enter a name for the Copier
b.) Select "Select Printer Software...." from the "Print Using" drop down
c.) Select the driver "Toshiba TEC Corp. Toshiba GL-####" where #### is the Controller number that can be obtained from the copier's web administration page
d.) Select the "Installable Options" ***Auto detection does not seem to work
e.) Choose "Continue" and the printer will be added to the list
6.) This is the important "Gotcha" step. The Private Print selection and Department code cannot (as of this writing) be entered into a menu anywhere. You MUST follow these steps:
a.) Launch Safari (last time I tried Firefox would not render the following page properly to get to all the options)
b.) enter the following URL: http://localhost:631 (this is the CUPS printing system that OSX uses behind the scenes)
c.) Click on "Printers" tab at the top-right of the screen
d.) Select the printer in question
e.) under the drop down box currently showing "Administration" select the "Set Default Options" selection
f.) Select "Printing Modes"
g.) Under "Print Mode:" select "Private - Document ID (DIN)"
h.) Choose the "Enable" radial button next to Department Code
i.) Go to "DIN" along the top next to "Printing Modes" and enter your 5 digit release code
j.) Go to "DC" next to "DIN" and enter your department code
k.) Make sure to press "Set Default Options" to save these settings

Your users should now be able to print to the copier and then go release their job with the (DIN) entered above.

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