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Last Modified: 13 August 2011
The definitiveSMU Mac Configuration Guide.Brought to you by Macness.
Works with OS X Leopard, Snow Leopard and Lion
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Note:This is the latest configuration guide compiled by SMU Macintosh Society(Macness) for Mac OS X users in SMU. Settings have been tested to becompatible with OS X 10.7 (Lion), and all previous settings for OS X 10.5(Leopard) and OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) are still valid and working.
Screenshots shown throughout this guide are taken using Lion, and may differin appearance in Leopard and Snow Leopard, but instructions will be identicalacross all three OS versions, unless otherwise stated. Terminology may differacross all three OS versions, and will be reflected as best as possible.
Version History
2011.08.13- Added OS X Lion support- Added SMU Password Change instructions- Added VGA Adapter instructions- Replaced WLAN-Student with WLAN-SMU- Updated Office to Office:mac 2011
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Contents
Wi-Fi: WLAN-SMU 4!Email: SMU Live@edu 8!Printers 12!Office:mac 2011 20!Boot Camp 20!SMU Password Change 21!VGA Adapter 22
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SMU Mac Configuration Guide Wi-Fi: WLAN-SMU
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Wi-Fi: WLAN-SMU
Select WLAN-SMU from the Wi-Fi/AirPort menu in the menu bar.
Enter your SMU Username and Password (without the smustu\ domain) andclick Join.
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Click Continue when the Verify Certificate pop-up appears. Enter your Macpassword when prompted.
(If the pop-up does not appear, but Wi-Fi successfully connects to WLAN-SMU, you may already have the Certificate in your Keychain Access.)
You are now connected to WLAN-SMU!
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Additional recommended settings (i)
Go to Keychain Access [Launchpad/Applications ! Utilities ! KeychainAccess], and double-click on the wlanacs02 certificate.
Click on the triangle next to Trustto expand the settings, and change Whenusing this certificate: to Always Trust. Enter your Mac password whenprompted.
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Additional recommended settings (ii)
Select Open Network Preferences from the Wi-Fi/AirPort menu in the menubar, and click Advanced
Drag WLAN-SMU to the top of the list of Networks and click OK. Enter yourMac password when prompted.
Click Apply to save the changes.
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SMU Mac Configuration Guide Email: SMU Live@edu
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Email: SMU Live@edu
Macness recommends using Mail.app to access your SMU Live@edu email,especially for Snow Leopard and Lion. Alternatively, you can use Outlook for
Mac 2011 instead.
SMU Live@edu is also available via Outlook Web App athttps://live.smu.edu.sg/.
Open Mail. Go to Preferences > Accounts, and click the + to create anaccount.
Enter your Full Name, full SMU Email Address (including the school prefix),and Password. Click Continue.
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Mail will auto-discover the email server address and display the AccountSummary when completed.(Your Email Address:displayed might be cropped off, as seen below if it is toolong, but that is all right. The Server address: may differ from that shownbelow.)
Ensure that Contactsand Calendarsare checked, and click Create.
You are now connected to SMU Live@edu using Mail!
For Lion:Go to System Preferences and select Mail, Contacts & Calendars under theInternet & Wireless category.Ensure that Mail, Contacts& Calendarsare all checked.
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Outlook:mac 2011
Open Outlook:mac 2011. Go to Preferences > Accounts, and select ExchangeAccountto create an account.
Enter your full SMU Email Address (including the school prefix) as E-mailaddress:and User name:, and Password. Click Add Account.
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When prompted, check Always use my response for this server. Click Allow.
You are now connected to SMU Live@edu using Outlook:mac 2011!
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SMU Mac Configuration Guide Printers
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Printers
Macs with Lion pre- or clean installed, and/or MacBook Airs (Late 2010 andMid 2011, with either Snow Leopard or Lion installed) do not have the
required HP Printer Drivers installed. The HP Printer Drivers can bedownloaded from http://support.apple.com/kb/dl907 or the SMU network(instructions below).
All other Macs with Leopard, Snow Leopard, and Lion upgraded from SnowLeopard have the required HP Printer Drivers. Skip to the next section to addthe printers.
If you have upgraded from Snow Leopard to Lion and had previously added
the SMU printers, you will need to delete them and re-add the printers using
the instructions in the next section.
Download HP Printer Drivers from SMU network
Select Go! Connect to Server from the Finder menu.
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Enter smb://fs21.student.smu.edu.sg/applications and click Connect.
Enter your SMU Username and Password, and check Remember thispassword in my keychain. Click Connect.
Locate/PC_Software_Image/Student/SengCity_Printer/SL_and_Lion/HewlettPackardPrinterDrivers2.7.2.dmg and copy the .dmg file to your Downloads stack.Open the .dmg file and find the mounted HewlettPackard Printer Drivers diskon your Desktop.
Open the disk and run the HewlettPackardPrinterDrivers.pkg installer to installthe HP Printer Drivers.
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Add SMU Printers
When the HP Printer Drivers are installed on your Mac, you are ready to addthe SMU Printers.
Turn Wi-Fi/AirPort Off.
Go to System Preferences and select Print & Scan/Print & Fax under theHardware category.Click the + to add a printer.Right-click on the toolbar and select Customize Toolbar
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Drag the Advanced item into the toolbar, and click Done.
Click Advanced in the toolbar and enter the settings as shown. (In Leopard
and Snow Leopard, Type:is Windows instead.)
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Select HP LaserJet 9050 in the Printer Software pop-up and click OK.
Click Add, and then when prompted, click OK/Continue.
You have now added the Monochrome A4 printer!
Repeat the steps for the Monochrome A3 and Colour A4 printers if needed,replacing MonoPCLA4 and the Printer Software with the following:
URL:smb://seng-city-ps/MonoPCLA3Name:MonoPCLA3Print Using:HP LaserJet 9000 Series
URL:smb://seng-city-ps/ColorPSName:ColorPSPrint Using:HP Color LaserJet 5550 v3010.107
*Note: The Monochrome A3 and Colour A4 printers are located only at Li KaShing Library, Level 3.
Turn Wi-Fi back On to reconnect to WLAN-SMU.
To print, select File > Print, and choose the required Printer. Click Print.
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For Lion:
Enter your SMU Username and Password (without the domain), and checkRemember this password in mykeychain. Click OK.
Open the Print Queue by clicking on the icon in the Dock. If it shows Waiting
for job to complete, the print job is successfully sent to the print server.
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For Leopard and Snow Leopard:Open the Print Queue from the icon in the Dock.If the Status is On Hold (Authentication required), click Resume.
Enter your SMU Username and Password (with the smustu\ domain), and
check Remember this password in mykeychain. Click OK.
If the print queue empties, the print job is successfully sent to the print server.
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For Lion, only one password needs to be saved in your keychain for all threeprinters. Only one print job per printer can be processed at a time.
For Leopard and Snow Leopard, the password needs to be saved separatelyfor each printer. Multiple print jobs per printer can be sent to the print server
concurrently.
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SMU Mac Configuration Guide Office:mac 2011 | Boot Camp
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Office:mac 2011
Office:mac 2011 is available at the IITS Helpdesk.
Helpdesk support hours:Mon Fri: 8.30am 7:00pm (Last walk-in at 6.30pm)Closed on Sat, Sun and Public Holidays
Boot Camp
Boot Camp can only be installed using Windows 7 on Macs with Lion.
However, if you have upgraded from Snow Leopard to Lion and havepreviously installed Boot Camp before upgrading, your Boot Camp installation
should continue to work.
Windows 7 and Windows XP are available at the IITS Helpdesk. Supporthours are as above.
For Lion users, please bring along either a blank CD/DVD or USB flash drive(at least 1GB) to the IITS Helpdesk to install Boot Camp.
For those using MacBook Air, please bring along either a USB flash drive (atleast 1GB), or a blank CD/DVD together with SuperDrive/an external DVD
burner, to the IITS Helpdesk to install Boot Camp.
For all other users, please bring along your original Mac OS X Install DVD tothe IITS Helpdesk to install Boot Camp.
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SMU Mac Configuration Guide SMU Password Change
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SMU Password Change
Disconnect from any SMU services (e.g. WLAN-SMU) and quit any programsthat may require your SMU credentials (e.g. Mail or Outlook) as soon as
possible whenever you change your SMU password.
Go to Keychain Access [Launchpad/Applications ! Utilities ! KeychainAccess], and double-click on any Keychain items that are SMU-related (i.e.WLAN-SMU, MonoPCLA4, any items with smu.edu.sg in their Name, etc.).
Check Show password:. Enter your Mac password and click Allow.
Change the password shown to your new SMU password, and click SaveChanges.
Repeat with all the other SMU-related Keychain items.
Once your new password has been updated in all the relevant Keychain
items, you may reconnect to the SMU services.
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SMU Mac Configuration Guide VGA Adapter
VGA Adapter
A VGA Adapter is required to connect your Mac to the projectors in SMU. Youmay order the VGA Adapter from the online Apple Store (Singapore), or
purchase it from any of the Apple resellers (e.g. EpiCentre, iStudio, Nubox,etc.).
MacBooks, MacBook Pros and MacBook Airs purchased after October 2008require a Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter (shown below).
(Source: Apple)