Configuring the Ricoh Printer
Only staff and faculty can print to the Ricoh.
The current model is a Ricoh MP C4504.
A note on Color Printing
The printer is capable of color printing however only for certain users. If you send a print job with color selected and you do not have access it will display as an authentication error.
Windows Setup
The printer is deployed to FacStaff hosts in Active Directory using a GPO.
All a user will need to do is set their print code.
Browse to the printer
Right click
Select Printing Preferences
Select the Detailed Settings Tab
Select Job Setup
In there where the User Code is entered, enter the code and select apply
Note the image below is for a different model but the layout is the same.
Linux Setup
If you find you need the drivers during this process they can be downloaded here.
Select Ubuntu action button
Select printers
Select Add
Select find network printer
Enter the IP(140.160.30.70) as the host and select find
When it asks you for the drivers select Ricoh and scroll down the list to ‘Ricoh MP C4504’
Port will be 9100; Connection is AppSocket/HP JetDirect; Select Forward
Select Internal Tray 2 installed
Select Finisher as SR3210
Select Forward
Name it so that you recognize what printer it is
Afterwards you need to add the user code via cups.
In a browser go to http://localhost:631/
Select printers on the top bar
Select the Ricoh-MP-4504 from the queue
Select the Drop Down Option for Administration
Select the Set Default Options
Select the Job Log option
Then enter the code in the UserCode Field (the User Code Drop Down needs to say Custom UserCode)
Apple Setup
Download the Ricoh dmg file here
Run the .dmg on the machine to install the ppd file
Open the System Preferences and go to Printers & Scanners
Press the little ‘+’ sign to add a printer (remove any other “Ricoh” printers that don’t work)
Enter the ip
140.160.30.70into the Address lineThe program should automatically find the ppd you installed earlier
Have the faculty open a print dialog for any file
Find the Job Log options in a dropdown menu somewhere
Enter the faculty’s username into User ID and their faculty print code into the User Code after checking the checkbox to use a print code
Setup via a PPD File
If you prefer to use a ppd file, we have uploaded a file which is linked below. Please right-click on the link to save the file:
It is already set to default to black and white printing.Other settings also are needed: UserCode, UserId
If a user wants all of their jobs set to code release by default the setting is: JobType=LockedPrint
For the code release one would also need to set LockedPrintPassword to their code.