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Kyocera Printers

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Bigelow has 10 Kyocera printers for shared use. One large unit is located in the mailroom and in the Cafe. One small unit is located on each floor of each wing as well as the Alfond room. Note: you need to be on the Staff wifi, or connected to the network via ethernet.

Are you a student, intern, or visitor? Instructions for installing a printer are here.

Install (macOS)

Install (WIndows)

Printer Terminal

Install (macOS)

Click on the link Kyocera TASKalfa 3252ci drivers and download the MacOS driver at the bottom of the page.

  1. Unzip the file (Mac50_...)
  2. Open the .dmg file that was extracted
  3. Open the .pkg
  4. Click through the installer (continue, continue..), installing the software
  5. Click on the  in the top left corner of the screen. Click on System Preferences
  6. Click on Printers & Scanners
  7. Click the + button at the bottom of the list to the left of the window
  8. Click on the IP tab
  9. Address (lowercase): 10.1.6.10
  10. Protocol: Line Printer Daemon - LPD
  11. Queue: follow_me
  12. Name: Kyocera
  13. Use: Kyocera TASKalfa 3252ci (KPDL)
    1. Click on the dropdown next to Use
    2. Click on Select Software...
    3. Search for 3252 and click on the TASKalfa 3252ci (KPDL) option
  14. Click Add
  15. Paper feeders: Cassettes 3, 4
  16. Document finisher: 1000-sheet finisher
  17. Click OK
  18. (Delete all other Kyocera printers by clicking on the printer name in the list and the minus (-) button)
  19. If you are using your personal computer please send your local account name to IT at help.bigelow.org. Instructions for finding the correct account name are listed below.
    1. System Preferences
    2. Users and Groups
    3. Click the lock to make changes
    4. Enter Password
    5. Right click on Advanced Options...
    6. Account name (Send this value to IT at help.bigelow.org)
    7. Click OK and Click the lock to prevent further changes 

Install (Windows)

The printer should automatically install after you restart your computer. If it doesn't, or your computer is not bound to the domain, follow these instructions to add it manually:

  1. Click on the search bar in the bottom left corner of the screen
  2. Type: \\myq.bigelow.org
  3. Click Enter
  4. Open the "Install Kyocera" folder
  5. Double click on the "Bigelow MyQ Printer Installer"
  6. If prompted with a security warning, click "Run"
  7. If prompted whether you want the app to make change to your computer, click "Yes"
  8. If prompted whether you want the app to make change to your computer, click "Yes"
  9. In the Driver Distributer app, click "Run"
  10. When it finishes installing, click Close
  11. The printer will be called "Kyocera"
If your computer username is not the same as the first part of your email address (before the @bigelow.org), please submit a helpdesk request with your computer username.

Printer Terminal

  1. On any printer, tap your card above the red light to the left of the screen or sign in using your domain credentials (same as for computer).
Functions

Once logged in, you will see a screen with a colorful grid. See details below on each button.

  1. Print All prints all documents in your queue
  2. My Print Jobs select which job(s) you want to print
  3. Print from USB Print files on a USB drive using the USB port on the printer
  4. Scan to Email Scan to your email address
  5. Scan to Storage Scan to your folder in //storage/scans
  6. Scan to... Scan to someone else's email (normal scan screen)
  7. One Copy (duplex) Quick copy: one copy, two sided, B&W
  8. Panel Copy Shows all copy settings
  9. Fax (mailroom only) Send a fax


Still need help? Submit a ticket.

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