Printing, Photocopying and Scanning

Georgetown University in Qatar provides secure Print, Photocopy and Scan using your NetID or GU-Q ID card. To get started, you must register your GU-Q ID card on the printer and install the printers onto your computer. It is important to complete the printer setup in the order listed below.

Step 1 Full instructions on How to register your GU-Q ID card. 

Step 2 Full instructions on How to install the printers: Windows 10 users and for  Mac OS X users.

Please note: When you first use a RICOH Multi-Function Device (MFD) Printer, you MUST register with your GU-Q ID card – This is required once only.
1)  At the RICOH Printer, swipe the card on the RF reader located on the right side using your GU-Q ID card.

Image showing the GU-Q staff id card being placed on the scanning device of the printer

2) This is the screen to register your card. Press on the User ID blank field marked in red

Image showing the screen to register the GU-Q id card on the printer

3) Type your NetID and press OK.

Image highlighting the field to enter the GU NetID on the printer

4) Press on the Blank password field.

Image highlighting the password field on the printer

5) Type your “password” and Press “OK”.
Note: press the “Shift” button for upper case and special character.

Image highlighting the password field in printer

6) Press the “Login” to enter into the menu. Please wait while the system confirms your credentials.
Note: If you get account failed message then type your password again and check your NetID.

Image highlighting the login button on the printer

7) A successful login will enter into the main “Launcher” menu.

Image showing the features available when logged in to the printer

8) Swipe your GU-Q card on the card reader to Logout from the printer.

In order to install the printers and print, you must be in the Georgetown Building, and your Windows 11 laptop must be on “Eduroam” Wi-Fi Network.

1) In the search bar , please type \\rome.guq.meiq.qatar.georgetown.edu,press Enter.

2) Login window will pop-up, please type your Georgetown credentials, NetID and password, as in the screenshot. Do not forget to check the box “remember my credentials”. Click OK

3) The following window will open and all the available GUQ printers will be visible.  As Windows 10 user, you need to install two of them, one color and one black&white.

Double click on “SecurePcClr” to install the printer driver, it will take few minutes to complete.

Double click on “SecurePcBW” to install the printer driver, it will take few minutes to complete.

4) When done, please check that the printers are installed correctly.

 

In order to install the printers and print, you must be in the Georgetown Building, and your Mac on “Edoroam” Wi-Fi network.

First you must download and install the RICOH printer driver for you Mac, please click here to download the installation file.

1) Click on “Apple” logo on the top left and after on “system preferences”

Image highlighting the System Preferences option from the Apple drop down on Mac

2) Open “Printers & Scanners”

Image highlighting the printers and scanners setting in the system preferences on Mac

3) Click on the plus sign.

Image highlighting the plus button to add a printer in the printers & scanners setting on a Mac

4)  Now press “Ctrl” and click on the empty space highlighted in red.

Image highlighting the blank area for the add printer screen on a mac

5) Choose “Customize Toolbar”.

Image showing the option to customize the toolbar for the add printer screen on a Mac

6) Drag “Advanced” settings and drop it in to the empty area colored in red.

Image highlighting the advanced button that needs to be dragged onto the toolbar for the add printer screen on a Mac

7) Now, please click on Advanced and select “Windows printer via spoolss” from the “Type” drop down menu.

Image showing the Windows printer via spools type that needs to be selected to add the printer

8) In the URL field, type smb://rome.guq.meiq.qatar.georgetown.edu/SecureMacBW . 

Image highlighting the URL of the printer to be added on the add printer screen on a Mac

9) In the field Name type “SecureMacBW” . In the “Use” drop down menu click on “Select Software”

Image highlighting the name and the select software option when adding a printer on a Mac

10) In search type 4504 and select “RICOH MP C4504 PS” driver. Click on OK

Image highlighting the search term to be entered when adding a printer on a Mac

11) Finally, click “Add” to install the printer.

Image highlighting the add button that will add the printer on a Mac

12) Let’s add a second printer, this time the one for color printing. Click again on plus sign to add another printer.

Click on “Advanced” and select “Windows printer via spoolss” from the “Type” drop down menu.

Image showing the Windows printer via spools type that needs to be selected to add the printer

13) In the URL field type smb://rome.guq.meiq.qatar.georgetown.edu/SecureMacClr

a) In the Name filed type “SecureMacClr”.

b) Select “RICOH MP C4504 PS” using the search and click on Add .

Image showing the configuration screen when adding the printer on a Mac

14) Verify that both printers are installed.

Image highlighting the two printers that were added on a Mac

15) When you print the first time, you will be asked to type your GU-Q credentials. Please, also remember to check the option “Remember this password in my keychain”.

Image highlighting the username and password fields that must be entered when connecting to the printer on a Mac