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Summary

Here are the Departmental printers available for you to use, along with their locations and models:

Location	Printer Name	Type	Model	Hostname (network address)
Pupin 207	locust	b&w	HP LaserJet Enterprise M607	locust.astro.columbia.edu
Pupin 1027	cricket	color	HP Color LaserJet CP4025dn	cricket.astro.columbia.edu
Pupin 1027	firefly	b&w	Ricoh MP 4054 (copier/scanner/printer)	firefly.astro.columbia.edu
Pupin 1210	monarch	b&w	HP LaserJet Enterprise M608	monarch.astro.columbia.edu
Pupin 1328	bee	color	Brother HL-L9430CDN	bee.astro.columbia.edu
Pupin 1328	dragonfly	b&w	Brother HL-L6415DW	dragonfly.astro.columbia.edu
Pupin 1409	moth	b&w	HP LaserJet Enterprise M608	moth.astro.columbia.edu
Nevis Cyclotron first floor	cicada	color printer/scanner	Brother MFC-L9630CDN	cicada.astro.columbia.edu

Below are specific instructions for setting up printing depending on the OS from which you will be printing. Substitute the appropriate printer name and location for the printer you want to set up. For example, if you want to set up printing to cricket, substitute 'cricket' in for '[printername]' and 'Pupin 1027' in for '[printerlocation]' in the directions below.

MacOS

In the following directions, substitute the appropriate printer name and location from the table above for the printer you want to set up. For example, if you want to set up printing to cricket, substitute 'cricket' in for '[printername]' and 'Pupin 1027' in for '[printerlocation]' in the directions below.

Download the driver (firefly only)

Go to https://www.ricoh-usa.com/en
Click on Support & Downloads
Mouse over Support and click on Drivers & Software in the submenu that pops up
In the "Select to find downloads for your equipment" box, enter "MP 4054", and click on the magnifying glass
Click on "MP 4054 >" under Drivers
Expand the "Mac OS X" section, expand the version of MacOS that you are running, and click on "Download"
Double-click on the downloaded .dmg file
In the folder that opens, double-click on the .pkg file
Click on "Install"
Click on "Continue" through the license agreement and click on "Install"

Add printer (for all)

For Ventura (version 13) and later: Open "System Settings", click on "Printers & Scanners", and click on "Add Printer, Scanner, or Fax..."
For earlier versions of MacOS: Open "System Preferences", click on "Printers & Scanners", and click on the '+' at the bottom of the list of printers to add a new printer
Click on the IP (globe) icon
Enter the following information:
```
Address: [printername].astro.columbia.edu
```
for cricket:
```
Protocol: Internet Printing Protocol - IPP
```
for locust, monarch, bee, dragonfly, moth, and cicada:
```
Protocol: AirPrint
```
for firefly:
```
Protocol: Line Printer Daemon - LPD
```
for all:
```
Queue: (leave blank)
Name: [printername]
Location: [printerlocation]
```
for cricket:
```
Use: Generic PostScript Printer (should appear automatically)
```
for locust, monarch, bee, dragonfly, moth, and cicada:
```
Use: [Printer Model] (should appear automatically)
```
for firefly, click on the up and down arrows to the right of "Use:", click "Select software...", in the box that pops up, scroll down to and select "RICOH MP 4054 PS", and click OK:
```
Use: RICOH MP 4054 PS
```

For cricket, click the "Add" button and check the box for "Duplex Printing Unit":
```
Duplex Printing Unit: (checked)
```
For firefly, in the "Printers & Scanners" window in "System Settings", click on "firefly", click on "Options & Supplies...", click on the "Options" tab, and make the following selections, leaving everything else as "Not Installed":
```
Option Tray: Lower Paper Trays
Finisher: Finisher SR3140
```

Linux

Note: In the following directions, substitute the appropriate printer name and location from the table at the top of this page for the printer you want to set up. For example, if you want to set up printing to cricket, substitute 'cricket' in for '[printername]' and 'Pupin 1027' in for '[printerlocation]' in the directions below. The following commands should also all be run as root. Either add a 'sudo ' in front of them, or run 'sudo -s' to get a root shell before running them.

For HP printers (locust, cricket, monarch, and moth)

Make sure that the package, hplip, is installed. To install it, run, for Debian/Ubuntu:
```
apt-get install hplip
```
or for RedHat/Rocky/SuSE:
```
dnf install hplip
```

Start the interactive HP setup utility:

hp-setup -i [printername].astro.columbia.edu

and enter the following information as you are prompted:

Please enter a name for this print queue: [printername]
Does this PPD file appear to be the correct one? y
Enter a location description for this printer: [printerlocation]

Run the appropriate command (for the printer you are setting up) among the following to supply the correct options:

for cricket:

lpadmin -p [printername] -o HPOption_Duplexer=True -o HPCollateSupported=True288 -o Duplex=DuplexNoTumble -o print-color-mode-default=color -o printer-is-shared=false
lpadmin -p [printername] -o print-color-mode-default=color
lpoptions -p [printername] -o ColorModel=CMYK

for locust, monarch, and moth:

lpadmin -p [printername] -o Duplex=DuplexNoTumble -o printer-is-shared=false

For Brother printers (bee, dragonfly, and cicada)

Go to the Downloads page:
For bee: go to https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadtop.aspx?c=us&lang=en&prod=hll9430cdn_all
For dragonfly: go to https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadtop.aspx?c=us&lang=en&prod=hll6415dw_us_as
For cicada: go to https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadtop.aspx?c=us&lang=en&prod=mfcl9630cdn_us_eu_as
Select "Linux" for the "OS Family"
If you are using Debian or Ubuntu, select "linux (deb)", or if you are using RedHat, Rocky, or Suse, select "linux (rpm)", for the "OS Version" and click "OK"
Under "Printer Drivers", click on the link, "Linux printer driver (deb/rpm package)"
Agree to the EULA and Download
Save the *-x.y.z-w.i386.deb or *-x.y.z-w.i386.rpm file in a folder that you can remember
Make sure that the directory, /var/spool/lpd, exists:
```
mkdir -p /var/spool/lpd
```
Open a terminal, cd to the folder with the the *-x.y.z-w.i386.deb or *-x.y.z-w.i386.rpm file
- For Debian/Ubuntu: install the .deb package with (using bee as an example, replacing the "x.y.z-w" part with the version numbers in the file you just downloaded):
```
dpkg -i hll9430cdnpdrv-x.y.z-w.i386.deb
```
  if you get an error that says, "package architecture (i386) does not match system (amd64)", add in a "--force-architecture" switch, as in:
```
dpkg -i --force-architecture hll9430cdnpdrv-x.y.z-w.i386.deb
```
- For RedHat, Rocky, or SuSE: install the .rpm package with (using bee as an example, replacing the "x.y.z-w" part with the version numbers in the file you just downloaded):
```
rpm -i hll9430cdnpdrv-x.y.z-w.i386.rpm
```
Annoyingly, that automatically sets up a printer of that model connected through USB, so uninstall that with:
for bee:
```
lpadmin -x HLL9430CDN
```
for dragonfly:
```
lpadmin -x HLL6415DW
```
for cicada:
```
lpadmin -x MFCL9630CDN
```

Finally, set up the printer:
for bee:

lpadmin -p bee -v lpd://bee.astro.columbia.edu -P /usr/share/ppd/Brother/brother_hll9430cdn_printer_en.ppd -D 'Brother HL-L9430CDN' -L 'Pupin 1328' -E -o Duplex=DuplexNoTumble -o printer-is-shared=false

for dragonfly:

lpadmin -p dragonfly -v lpd://dragonfly.astro.columbia.edu -P /usr/share/ppd/brother/brother-HLL6415DW-cups-en.ppd -D 'Brother HL-L6415DW' -L 'Pupin 1328' -E -o Duplex=DuplexNoTumble -o printer-is-shared=false

for cicada:

lpadmin -p cicada -v lpd://cicada.astro.columbia.edu -P /usr/share/ppd/Brother/brother_mfcl9630cdn_printer_en.ppd -D 'Brother MFC-L9630CDN' -L 'Nevis Cyclotron first floor' -E -o Duplex=DuplexNoTumble -o printer-is-shared=false

For firefly

Download its ppd file from openprinting.org:

wget https://www.openprinting.org/download/PPD/Ricoh/PDF/Ricoh-MP_4054_PDF.ppd

and set up printing to firefly with that ppd file (assuming that the Ricoh-MP_4054_PDF.ppd file is in your current directory):

lpadmin -p firefly -vsocket://firefly.astro.columbia.edu -P Ricoh-MP_4054_PDF.ppd  -D 'Ricoh MP 4054' -L 'Pupin 1027' -E -o OptionTray=2Cassette -o Finisher=FinAMUR -o Duplex=DuplexNoTumble -o printer-is-shared=false

Windows

In the following directions, substitute the appropriate printer name from the table above for the printer you want to set up. For example, if you want to set up printing to cricket, substitute 'cricket' in for '[printername]' in the directions below. There are slight differences in the prompts for Window 10 and Windows 11; those are noted with "win10:" and "win11:".

Download the appropriate drivers

For HP printers (locust, cricket, monarch, and moth):

Go to https://www.hp.com/
Click on the menu (three horizontal lines) icon in the upper right corner
In the drop down menu, choose Support->Software & drivers
Click on Printer
For product name, type the following and then choose the full name for the printer model that should pop up:
- for cricket: cp4025
- for locust, monarch, or moth: m608
Expand the section, "Basic Drivers"
Click "Download" to the right of the PCL6 driver for the printer
Open the file (either in the Downloads dropdown in the browser or by opening the latest file to be added to your Downloads folder
Click on "Yes" or "Unzip" when it asks to extract the file, noting the directory where it extracts it (see the table below)

For Brother printers (bee, dragonfly, and cicada):

For bee: go to https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadtop.aspx?c=us&lang=en&prod=hll9430cdn_all
For dragonfly: go to https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadtop.aspx?c=us&lang=en&prod=hll6415dw_us_as
For cicada: go to https://support.brother.com/g/b/downloadtop.aspx?c=us&lang=en&prod=mfcl9630cdn_us_eu_as
Select "Windows" for the "OS Family"
Select the appropriate "OS Version" (which you can see if you go to Settings->System->About) and click "OK"
Under "Drivers", click on the link, "Printer Driver"
Agree to the EULA and Download
Save the Y21D_C1-hostm-190.EXE file (as of this writing) in a folder that you can remember, like Downloads
Open the File Explorer to that folder and double-click on the Y21D_C1-hostm-190.EXE file which will cause it to self-extract a subfolder named, gdi, in the same folder

For firefly:

Go to https://www.ricoh-usa.com/en
Click on "Support & Downloads" and then choose Support->Drivers & Software
In the box labeled "Select to find downloads for your equipment", enter "mp 4054" and click on the search (magnifying glass) icon
Click on "MP 4054" under Drivers
Click on "I Agree"
Download the PCL 6 Driver
Click on "Unzip", noting the directory where it extracts it (see the table below)

Probable locations of extracted printer driver files for Windows:

Printer	Driver file location
cricket	C:\HP_Color_Laserjet-CP4520_Series
bee, dragonfly, cicada	Downloads\gdi
locust, monarch, moth	C:\HP_LJM607-M608-M609
firefly	c:\temp\z94640L16

Add printer

Open Settings, win10: click on Devices (or Home first if you don't see Devices), win11: click on "Bluetooth & devices", and click on Printers & scanners
Click on win10: "Add a printer or scanner", win11: "Add device"
After waiting for it to search for printers, click on win10: "The printer I want isn't listed", win11: "Add a new device manually"
Select "Add a local printer or network printer with manual settings" and click "Next"
If [printername] (e.g., "cricket") appears under the list of existing ports, select that and click "Next", otherwise:
- Select "Create a new port"
- For "Type of port", choose "Standard TCP/IP Port"
- Click "Next" and enter the following:
```
Hostname or IP address: [printername].astro.columbia.edu
Port name: [printername]
Query the printer and automatically select the driver to use: unchecked
```
- click "Next"
In the "Install the printer driver" window, click on the "Have Disk..." button
Click on "Browse", navigate to the folder with the appropriate driver using the table above as a guide
If there are *.inf files in that folder, select one of them and click "Open", and click "OK" (the exact filename in the box is not important)
If there aren't any *.inf files in the folder, navigate to one of its subfolders that has *.inf files (for firefly, open subfolder, "disk1"), select one of them and click "Open", and click "OK"
Select the printer driver to use:
- for cricket: HP Color LaserJet CP4020 Series PCL
- for bee: Brother HL-L9430CDN series
- for dragonfly: Brother HL-L6415DW series
- for cicada: Brother MFC-L9630CDN series
- for locust, monarch, or moth: HP LaserJet M607 M608 M609 PCL-6
- for firefly: on the left, for Manufacturer, select Ricoh, and on the right, select "RICOH MP 4054 PCL 6"
Enter the printer name: [printername], and click "Next"
Select "Do not share this printer" and click "Next"

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