Adding a Network Printer to Your Mac Computer

  1. Go to the Xerox home page.
  2. On the Xerox home page, click on the Customer Support tab, and then click All Support and Drivers.
    Select "Customer Support", and then "All Support and Drivers"
  3. On the next page, enter the printer type, and then press Enter or click on the Search (magnifying glass) button. (Note: In the example shown below, “C8055” is entered for the printer model.)
    Enter the printer model number
  4. In the search results, click on the Drivers & Downloads tab, and then click on the Drivers & Downloads listing.
    Click the 'Drivers & Downloads' tab, then click the 'Drivers & Downloads' link
  5. In the next screen, make sure the correct macOS is displayed for your computer in the Platform drop-down. (In the example, macOS 10.14 – Mojave is displayed.)
    Make sure the correct macaOS for your computer is listed

    Scroll down until you see the Drivers section of the page. Under the Drivers section, you should see the listing macOS Print and Scan Driver Installer. In that listing, click on the check box next to I agree to the Terms and Conditions, and then click Download.
    Select 'macOS Print and Scan Driver Installer', agree to terms, then click 'Download'
  6. If you see the following screen, click Allow.
    Click 'Allow'
  7. In the next screen, make sure Save File is selected, and then click OK.
    Select 'Save File', then click OK.

    The installer file should be downloaded to your Downloads folder.
  8.  Open a Finder window, and then navigate to your Downloads folder. Look for the file whose file name starts with XeroxDrivers (the file extension should be ‘.dmg’), and then double-click on that file listing.
  9. In the pop-up window, double-click on the install file icon.
    Double-click on the installer file
  10. In the next window, click Continue.
    Click 'Continue'
  11. In the next window, click Continue.
    Click 'Continue'
  12. In the next window, click Continue.
    Click 'Continue'
  13. In the pop-up window, click Agree.
    Click 'Agree'
  14. In the next window, click Install.
    Click 'Install'
  15. In the pop-up window, use Touch ID (if your computer has this), or click Use Password to enter your password to start the installation.
    Click 'Use Password'
  16. In the following pop-up window, click Select a Printer.
    Click 'Select a Printer'
  17. In the “Install Print Drivers” screen, click on the IP address or DNS icon, as indicated below, and then enter the printer’s IP address in the text area below IP Address or DNS Name.
    Enter printer IP address

    To find out the IP address, perform the following:
    a. At the printer control panel, press the Home button.
    b. Touch Device > About.
    c. Record the IP address from the display.
    d. To return to the Home screen, press the Home button.

    After you enter the IP address, you should see a description of the printer. Click Continue.
    Click 'Continue'
  18. In the next window, click Continue.
    Click 'Continue'
  19. In the confirmation window, click Close.
    Click 'Close'
  20. If you want to confirm that the printer is listed, click Keep instead, open System Preferences, and then click Printers & Scanners to see the printer listing.

You’ve now successfully set up a printer on your Mac computer.