color-laser.math.ucsb.edu - Xerox Phaser 6510DN

macOS 13.x "Ventura"

  1. Click the Apple menu and select "System Settings".
  2. Scroll to the bottom of the list in the left column, and select "Printers & Scanners".
  3. Click the "Add Printer, Scanner, or Fax..." button. The Add Printer dialog appears.
  4. Click the globe icon in the toolbar.
  5. In the "Address" box, enter color-laser.math.ucsb.edu
  6. For protocol, select "AirPrint" (usually the default)
  7. You can set the "Name" box to whatever makes sense (e.g., "Color Laser (Xerox Phaser)")
  8. The "Use" box should automatically show "Xerox Phaser 6510".
  9. Click "Add".

macOS (older versions)

  1. Click the Apple menu and select "System Preferences..."
  2. Click "Printers and Scanners"
  3. If there's a padlock icon in the lower left corner of the window, click it and enter your username and password to unlock the settings.
  4. Click the + button at the lower left of the printer list.
  5. Click "Add Printer or Scanner..."
  6. Click the "IP" or globe icon in the toolbar.
  7. In the "Address" box, enter color-laser.math.ucsb.edu
  8. For protocol, select "AirPrint" (usually the default)
  9. You can set the "Name" box to whatever makes sense (e.g., "Color Laser (Xerox Phaser)") The "Use" box should already be set to "AirPrint"
  10. Click "Add"
  11. That's it. You may want to change your default printer to something other than "Last Used," to avoid inadvertently printing black and white jobs to the color printer.

Windows

Tested on Windows 7 and Windows 10.

  1. Open a browser and go to http://color-laser.math.ucsb.edu/.
  2. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Download Driver". You should end up with an EXE file starting with "XeroxSmartStart", for example "XeroxSmartStart_1.0.25.0.exe"
  3. Run the XeroxSmartStart installer by double-clicking it, or clicking "Open" when your browser prompts you that the download is done. Windows will prompt you to let the installer make changes to your computer.
  4. Once you've agreed to the license agreement, Smart Start will spend a while trying to discover printers. It will eventually fail. (Unfortunately there's no way to skip this step.) When it does, click Don't See Your Printer? at the bottom of the window.
  5. Enter color-laser.math.ucsb.edu in the text box, then click Continue.
  6. Accept the defaults for print system and driver, and change the printer name at the bottom left if you like. Then click Install.
  7. There will be a long delay while it downloads driver files and installs the printer.
  8. When the installation completes, print a test page. If it works, you're done! If the test page fails, use the alternate procedure below.

Windows alternate procedure

This uses the driver installed by the procedure above, so it should only be used if the printer doesn't work after following those steps.

  1. Click the Start button or search box and type "printers". Click Printers & scanners.
  2. Click on the printer entry you installed above, and click Remove device.
  3. Click Add a printer or scanner.
  4. Click The printer I want isn't listed. (This will take a moment to appear.)
  5. Click Add a printer using a TCP/IP address or hostname and click Next.
  6. For "Hostname or IP address," enter color-laser.math.ucsb.edu. (Leave the rest of the options set to their defaults.) Click Next.
  7. There will be a delay while Windows contacts the printer and identifies it.
  8. A dialog should appear indicating you've successfully added the printer. Edit the printer name if you like, then click Next.
  9. Click Do not share this printer if it isn't already selected, then click Next.
  10. Print a test page to make sure you were successful.

ChromeOS

  1. Open "Settings"
  2. Click "Advanced"
  3. Click "Print and scan"
  4. Click "Printers"
  5. Click "Add printer" (the printer icon with a + superimposed on it)
  6. Use the following settings:
    • Name: Whatever you like -- for example "Color Laser".
    • Address: color-laser.math.ucsb.edu
    • Protocol: Internet Printing Protocol (IPP)
    • Queue: ipp/print
  7. Click "Add"
  8. The first time you print to this printer, you'll need to click "See more" in the print destination list to see it. After that it should show up in the default list.

Linux

Determine your distribution's CUPS version:
  • Ubuntu or Debian: apt policy cups
  • RPM-based distributions: rpm -qa | grep 'cups'

CUPS 2.2.2 or later

Run the following in a terminal: 
sudo lpadmin -p color-laser -v ipp://color-laser.math.ucsb.edu/ipp -E -m everywhere

Older CUPS versions

Ubuntu

  1. Go to http://www.support.xerox.com/support/phaser-6510/ and download the "Xerox Office Standard Driver .DEB x86_64"
  2. Install the package by double-clicking it. (If this doesn't work, install it with sudo dpkg -i on the command line.)
  3. Open a terminal and run sudo xeroxofficeprtmgr
  4. Click the icon with the two downward-pointing triangles (manual install).
  5. Fill out the fields as follows:
    1. Queue Name: ColorLaser (can adjust this name to your taste, but no spaces are allowed)
    2. Printer Model: Xerox Office Standard Driver
    3. Connection Type: TCP/IP (Workstation to Printer)
    4. IP/DNS: color-laser.math.ucsb.edu
  6. Click OK.

Printing a test page from the Ubuntu printer settings control panel won't work, but printing from regular apps should.

CentOS

Follow the instructions above, but use the .RPM driver package.

Generic

If you can't install the proprietary driver above, and your CUPS version is earlier than 2.2.2, use LPD or JetDirect printing to color-laser.math.ucsb.edu, along with the CUPS PDF driver.

General Tips

  • A quick use card is located on the table next to the printer. It depicts how to clear paper jams, load 8.5x14" paper, and other useful information.
  • There is a bypass tray in the front panel, useful for feeding special paper, envelopes, etc.
  • Loading 8.5x14" (legal size) paper requires installing a spacer in the paper tray. The spacer is stored behind the printer; refer to the quick use card for an installation diagram.
  • Inkjet photo paper and laser photo paper are different. Do not use inkjet photo paper in this printer. It won't damage the printer, but you'll find the results disappointing.

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