Our mailroom copier is a TASKalfa 8001i copier that prints, copies, faxes, scans to PDF and emails. Below you'll find the links to the drivers for either Macintosh, Windows or Linux:
Important caveat: Due to security needs I've limited access to this printer from only department IP's and the Campus VPN. If in doing the below steps you get an error that the printer can't be found you will need to first connect to the campus VPN. If you need the VPN software you can download it from HERE. Once on the campus VPN you'll will be able to connect to the printer.
Additional note: Our old copy codes formatted for 7 digits are now 6 digits. The change has been made from our old 001 or 002 (teaching and research respectively) to 01 and 02. (i.e. your code for teaching should resemble this: 123401.) Also, note that 'research' has been replaced by 'personal'
Installing Drivers for Windows
Follow the below instructions for installing and configuring the driver for Windows:
1. Download the windows driver from above. Un-compress it and look for it here:
It's in a folder called 'KX'. Open that folder.
It's in a folder called 'KX'. Open that folder.
2. After opening the folder 'KX" now you will see the folder titled, "en". Open that folder.
3. In the "en" folder look for and double click on the application "KmInstall".
4.Click 'Yes' to start the installer
5.Click Accept
6.Click "OK"
7. Click Custom Install
8. Now you may or may not see the TASKalfa 80001i in the list like it is below. If you don't see it then you will need to click on the '+' sign next to the words, "Add custom device"
If you do have to click the '+' sign then you will be taken to the image below:
On your system click on the above highlighted port name then click on "OK" to continue.
9. Now make sure that TASKalfa 8001i is highlighted and click on the blue error to its right.
Clicking on the blue arrow will move the install package over to the 'Products to Install List' Like below:
10. Now under drivers, click on the "KX Driver" NOT the "KX Driver for Universal Printing"
Then click on the blue arrow to move the selected driver into the, "Products to Install"
Now to configure this driver follow these instructions on this link.
Installing Drivers for Macintosh
Follow the below instructions for installing and configuring the driver for Macintosh:
1. Go to ‘Apple’ menu => ‘System Preferences’ => ‘Printer Scanners’
Click the ‘+’ symbol to add a printer.
2. Then click the ‘IP’ icon-next to ‘Default'
3. In the address field put, ‘128.111.219.149’ then for the protocol select, ‘Line Printer Daemon - LPD’
then Fill out he Name, Location field as below. Make sure that the correct driver is already selected. (it should auto select when you tab out of the Address field.
4. Make sure that all of the below settings are selected than click, ‘OK'
5. Open up a print dialog box by going to print a document.
6. Click on ‘Layout’ drop down to, ‘Print Panel’ and select it. CRITICAL if you don't see "Print Panel" as an option then you'll need to re-do these steps from a none Apple or Adobe program. I used Microsoft Word.
7. Click ‘Settings...'
8. Click, ‘Job’ then you’ll see the window below:
Then click on the checkbox, ‘Job accounting:’ => for 'Account ID:' put in your old Canon pin # (This is the Pin + 01 for 'Teaching' and Pin + 02 for 'Research/Personal')
9. Also, click on checkbox and select, ‘Private print’ from the ‘Type:’ menu => put in your old Canon 4-digit pin # for the Access Code
Then click the blue, ‘OK’ button at the bottom.
10. Once back at the print dialog page click on the Two-Sided checkbox if you want Two-Sided printing by default.
Now to save the setting you’ll need to click on ‘Default Settings’ next to ‘Presets:’
and select, ‘Save current settings as Default’ => give it a name of something like, ‘Kyocera in mailroom - Teaching’
Repeat the above steps from step 7, this time job account put you pin + 02 for 'Research/Personal' When you get to step 10. give it a name of something like, 'Kyocera in mailroom - Personal.'
Every time you print to this printer it should have two new preset you saved and depending on whether your print job is for teaching or personal you can select the present that applies.
Also, in the step 9 dialog box you notice it has a section called, 'Finishing' in that section you can select if you want your jobs stapled.
Releasing the Jobs from the Copier
The below tutorial will walk you through how to release your "Private Print" jobs from the Kyocera TASKalfa 8001i.
When first you first arrive at the copier you will need to enter your 4-digit Pin + 01 (teaching) or + 02 (personal) (This is the same pin that was assigned to you for the previous Canon copier; however, it's not the same last teaching or research/personal code). i.e. Your account code will be 6-digits long and look like this: 123401 (teaching) or 123402 (personal)
After putting in your new 6-digit account ID press the, "Login" button on the lower right of the screen.
At the next screen titled, "Select the Function" press the "Job Box" button in the lower left as seen below:
Now in the "Job Box" dialog and if not already highlighted in blue click on the, "Private Print/Stored Job" row to highlight it in blue. Then press the, "Open" button.
In the next screen you will see a list of users that have submitted jobs. Press on your name and press open.
A job list for your user account will show all available jobs you can print (once a job is released it is deleted from the system immediately.) Press on all of the jobs you want to print. You will see them get a check mark. Finally press the 'Print' button.
After you press the print button you will be asked to put in your 4-digit pin you assigned to the print job (unless you assigned a unique pin code it will be the same mailbox pin that you used for the old Canon copier.
Now you must select how many copies you want.
Then press 'Start Print' button.
Then press 'Start Print' button.
When your done make sure you press the Authentication/Logout Lock icon button below the power button.