Friday, April 12, 2013

Getting the Samsung ML-2525W wireless printer working on your Mac OSX [setting & configuration]

This is a great printer, good value for money. Unfortunately the instructions for Mac users suck. So here are my instructions to get it working with your Max OSX as per my Amazon review, which a couple of people found useful:

If installing on a Mac/OSX do not use the Samsung drivers they dont work (for most others too). Spent hours with the Samsung drivers, no luck. If you have installed the Samsung supplied or downloaded drivers, then uninstall them. 
For a seamless sub 5 min wireless installation, do it like this:
  1. Setup up printer hardware according to quick-start guide (supplied) 
  2. Insert supplied CD-ROM, dont launch the installer. Open a finder window go to /MAC_Installer/MAC_Printer/WirelessSetting directory/folder 
  3. Launch 'Wireless Setting' application and follow instructions. [UPDATE: if you dont want to do this from the supplied DVD, you can download the Wrireless Setup utility direct from Samsung at : http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/ML-2525W/XAA ] 
  4. When you get to the window which lists available wireless networks you need to wait up to a few minutes for them to appear, your wireless network may not appear instantly) Once your network appears, continue with instructions and your printer will be setup on the wireless network.
  5. Now, WITHOUT the Samsung printer driver installed, open your system prefs, where you would normally add printers. (On OSX 10.6 click the + plus icon) 
  6. You Mac will find the printer via the Bonjour service (wirelessly), and simply click add. Your system may download some software from Apple. 
  7. DONE - Happy Wireless Printing - no need for faffing around for hours with the Samsung Drivers (which don't work)

Cheers