Printer Utility Settings
You can use the Office Printer Utility or CUPS PS Printer Utility to set the authentication function and initial settings to use when printing, etc. You can also check the information of the device you are using.
Common Items
This section describes the common items displayed in each dialog.
[Printer Name]
Displays the name of the target printer.
If the utility was started from [Printers & Scanners], the printer name of the selected device is displayed.
If the utility was started from "Finder", a list of the printer names of the devices registered in macOS is displayed.
[Kind]
Displays the type of driver that is set.
If the utility was started from [Printers & Scanners], the driver name of the selected device is displayed.
If the utility was started from "Finder", a list of the driver names of the devices registered in macOS is displayed.
[Printer Information]
Displays a list of information for the options installed in the device.
[Printer Information] Dialog
[Configuration]
Displays the settings of the options installed in the device.
When duplex communication is used and device information can be retrieved, the option settings are displayed.
When simplex communication is used or information cannot be retrieved from the device, the option settings manually specified in advanced are displayed.
[Paper Source]
When duplex communication is used and device information can be retrieved, information regarding the paper size and paper type set in the paper sources of the device is displayed.
[Remote UI]
Displays the Remote UI page of the selected device.
[Save Settings]
Saves the changed settings.
[Department ID Management] Pane
Specifies settings regarding printing using the Department ID Management function.
[Use Department ID Management]
Set this to perform Department ID Management.
Enter the numbers set on the device in [Department ID] and [PIN]. If you select [Verify], you can check whether the values you entered match the device settings.
[Confirm Department ID/PIN When Printing]
Displays a dialog for checking the authentication information each time printing is performed.
[Do Not Use Department ID Management When B&W Printing]
If [Allow Black & White Printer Jobs] has been enabled on the device side, black-and-white printing is performed regardless of Department ID Management.
[Authentication Function] Pane
Specifies settings regarding printing using the user management function.
[User Management]
Set this when using [Department ID Management] or [User Authentication].
Enter the values set on the device in [Department ID] and [PIN] or [User Name] and [Password]. If you select [Verify], you can check whether the values you entered match the device settings.
[Confirm Department ID/PIN When Printing]
Displays a dialog for checking the authentication information each time printing is performed.
[Do Not Use Department ID Management When B&W Printing]
If [Allow Black & White Printer Jobs] has been enabled on the device side, black-and-white printing is performed regardless of Department ID Management.
[User Information] Pane
Sets the user name to use for the print data and secure printing.
[Name to Set for User Name]
Sets the name to use as the user name. If you selected [Enter Name], enter an arbitrary name. The user name you set is displayed on the control panel of the device and used for printing.
[PIN for Secured Print]
Enter the PIN to use for secure printing.
[Store Destination] Pane
Sets the device box for saving the print data.
[Mail Boxes]/[Box]
Specify the box number for saving the print data. You can also change the box number when saving the data.
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