This section provides detailed instructions for configuring your personal computer with cron and Institute printers. For detailed instructions on how to print/plot, visit Print : Plot : Scan
Macintosh
To print to cron printers from your personal Macintosh, you must register your Account Name either when first registering for cronq (cronq.mit.edu) or by contacting cron with your Account Name. To learn of your Macintosh Account Name, please visit this page.
Installation
- Macintosh: https://cron.mit.edu/printing-mac
Troubleshooting
- Operation
- Submitted job never appears in cronq.mit.edu:
- Make sure your computer Account Name has been registered with cron (see above)
- Make sure you are connected to MIT SECURE wireless network
- If the file is very large it may take a long time for the file to spool
- Submitted job never appears in cronq.mit.edu:
Windows
To print to cron printers from your personal Windows computer, you must register your Account Name either when first registering for cronq (cronq.mit.edu) or by contacting cron with your Account Name. To learn of your Windows Account Name, please visit this page.
Installation
Troubleshooting
- Operation
- Submitted job never appears in cronq.mit.edu:
- Make sure your computer Account Name has been registered with cron (see above)
- Make sure you are connected to MIT SECURE wireless network
- If the file is very large it may take a long time for the file to spool
- Submitted job never appears in cronq.mit.edu:
Configure Trays and Paper
- There are only two paper sizes available on our printers: Letter (8.5x11 inches) and Tabloid (11x17 inches). There is no A3 or A4 paper in the United States of America and using this size will not print and may stop printing for others
- Assigning the correct paper size to a tray is not important since the printer will figure out which tray and paper to use, but you should assign 11x17 paper to a tray if you plan on using that size later