If you are using a Mac and need to find the IP address of a network printer, there is a simple way to do it. In this guide, we’ll show you how to find the IP address of your printer on a Mac.
The first thing you need to do is open up System Preferences and then go to Printers and Scanners. On the left-hand side, you will see a list of your printers. Select the printer you want to find the IP address for and then look under the Location column. If you see the IP address listed here, you can just copy it and paste it into your browser’s address bar.
However, if you don’t see the IP address listed under Location, don’t worry. You can still find it. Open up Safari and copy the following text “localhost:631” (without the quotes) from your TextEdit document and paste it into the address bar of your browser. This will bring up the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS), which is the printing system behind the Mac operating system.
Click on the “Printers” button in CUPS, and you will notice that the web interface is disabled for security reasons. To enable it, you need to run a command, which you can find in the TextEdit document. Open up Terminal by using Spotlight and typing “Terminal” or by navigating to Applications > Utilities > Terminal.
Copy the command from the TextEdit document and paste it into Terminal. Hit enter, and then go back to Safari and hit refresh. This will bring up your list of printers, and you should see the IP address listed under the Location column. If you don’t see it, click on your printer, and the IP address will be displayed.
Once you have the IP address, you can copy and paste it into the address bar of your browser to access your printer. To disable the web interface for security reasons, go back to Terminal and hit the up arrow key to access the previous command. Change “yes” to “no” and hit enter. Go back to Safari and hit refresh, and the web interface will be disabled again.
We hope this guide has helped you find the IP address of your printer on a Mac.