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INSTALL THE SMART ALEC APP

1. Install the “Smart Alec” app available here.

2. Press “Get” to install it (you may be prompted for your Apple password)

LAUNCH SMART ALEC AND PRINT

1. Open the Smart Alec App

2. Enter your library card number + pin or random card number/pin that was assigned at the previous page, then press “Sign in” and accept the policy
Note: Do not use the “Guest Sign In” button

3. Minimize the app by pressing the Home button on your IOS device

4. Open Safari, Mail, or the Photo Gallery and find what you want to print

5. Press the “Share” button at the bottom of the screen indicated with the red arrow below

6. Note:  Steps 6 and 7 must only be done the first print.  Each print after you can skip them.
Flick the upper row of tiles to the left (indicated as A), until you see “More…” and press it (Indicated as B.)  Be sure to hit the upper “More…” as there’s one listed beneath you don’t want.

7. Flip the Toggle for “SmartAlecPrinting” (indicated in red) to the “On” position and press “Done” in the upper right corner of the menu.

8.  Flick the lower row of icons to the left to reveal “Print” and press it

9.  You’ll now be seeing a preview of the print job.  With 2 fingers, drag opposite directions to zoom on the preview (shown in red below)

10. Press Share button in the upper right corner of the screen

 

11.  Press the “SmartAlecPrint” tile and wait for the Loading… to finish and then press “Send”

12. Go to the print release station and collect your print job

INSTALL

1. Open the Google Play Store, search for and install the SmartALEC app.  Don’t open it yet.
2. Turn on SmartALEC printer in the Android settings.  Note:  If you don’t have a menu option for “Printing”, try looking under “More Connection Settings”

LOG IN

1. Open the SmartALEC app.

2.  Sign in with your Library Card number & Pin or Visitor’s pass & pin.  DO NOT USE “Guest Sign In”

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Read/Scroll past the Terms of service and press Accept

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Press the Home (circle) button on the bottom of your phone’s screen to minimize SmartALEC

PRINT

1. Open the document/picture you want to print.

2. Select Options (…), then Print.  If you don’t see print listed in the options, look for it under “Share”

3. Select the “SmartAlec Printer” if it is not already selected

4. Push the small printer icon to send the print job to the release station:

 

 

 

 

 

5. Collect your print job from the print release station

PRE-INSTALL

1. Click the “Apple” icon in the top left corner of your screen.
2. Click System Preferences
3. Click Security and Privacy
4. Click the padlock icon in the lower left to unlock the options
5. Enter your password when prompted
6. Click “Unlock”
7. Make note of what the default setting was under “Allow Apps Downloaded From:” and then change that setting to “Anywhere”, and then click “Allow from Anywhere”
8. Leave this menu open so that you can change it back to that default setting when you are finished

INSTALL

1. Download the application from here: https://dexter.lib.mi.us/wifi/Mac-print-control.zip
2. Open your downloads folder, click on install Mac-print-control.mpkg
3. Install Apple Mac Print Control and Accept all the default options

LOG IN

1. Find and open PrintControlApp (Open Finder->Applications)
2. Login with a library card or guest pass

PRINT

1. Open document that needs to be printed
2. Choose Print (Command+P)
3. Select Wireless Printer
4. A confirmation box will appear briefly
   

 

 

 

 

 

5. Go to the Print Release Station upstairs to collect your print job

LOG IN

1. Go to this web site and log in with your library card number / password:
https://smartalec.smartalecprint.com/SmartAlec?ID=TLN

2.  Press “Choose File”, browse to the file you wish to print, and then click upload.  You may upload multiple files but they must be done one at a time.  You don’t need to be inside the Library building for this step, so the print jobs can be sent from home if you wish.

3.  Once you have all the files uploaded, sign into the Print Release Station on the 2nd Floor of the Library, and you will see the files you had uploaded previously.  Click them to select, then click “Continue”

4.  You will be shown a summary of the charges.  Make your selection for Black & White or Color printing.  Additional funds may be added to the library card number at the circulation desk.