Install the User Client on macOS

To install the Mac User Client from the App Server’s pcclient share:

1. Start and Log in to the Mac computer. Ensure it’s connected to the network.

2. Open the Finder.

3. In the Go menu, select Connect to Server.

    

4. Enter the pcclient share’s connection details: smb://print.nebrwesleyan.edu/pcclient. 

   

5. Enter username and password information if requested.

6. Open the mac folder.

   

7. Copy (drag) the PCClient application from the server share, over to the local /Applications folder on your local system.

   • Alternatively, you can double-click the client-local-install file. This executes a small AppleScript program that starts the install/copy process (automatically copies the PCClient application over to your local /Applications folder).

8. Test the application by double-clicking the PCClient application icon in the system’s local Applications folder. The PCClient application should start up, and a small ‘P’ icon should appear in the menubar.

Automatically starting the client

If the user needs the User Client for printing (for example, to use the shared account popup), configure the application to automatically open upon start up:

1. Open System Settings from the Apple menu.

2. Select General > Login Items and look for the Open at Login section.

   • Note that on older versions of macOS you may have to go into System Preferences > Accounts, then select your login name and finally select the Login Items tab.

3. Click + then browse and select the PCClient application (which should now be under your local /Applications folder).

   
   
    See Apple’s Open items automatically when you log in on Mac article for more information.

4. Test by restarting the computer. The client should start automatically after the reboot and log in procedure is complete.

Client installation video

For a video walk-through of installing the macOS PaperCut User Client app and configuring it to auto-start on login, take a look at the video below: