Mac Print App

Open the .pkg file to begin installation. If Gatekeeper is set to only allow apps from the Mac App Store, right-click or control-click the installer, select Open, then click Open on the warning dialog.

Press Continue and proceed through the installation steps.

Choose Continue, then accept the terms of the license agreement.

Select the installation destination and continue. The installer will show the standard installation location before the install begins.

When the application launches, select personal if installing on a personal computer or shared or public if installing on a shared or public computer, such as a lab environment. Click Next to proceed.

Select your school or institution. If you are not affiliated with one, choose A Guest User.

After you choose the school, you are notified that this choice can only be changed by uninstalling and reinstalling the application.

Set a session timeout value. Users will be automatically logged out of the application after a set amount of time. Set the value to 0 to disable the session timeout.

For Single Sign-On (SSO) schools, select the timeout for the user to complete sign-in in the browser.

Choose how long to wait for a user to log in after a print request. If there is no login, the print attempt will be canceled after this amount of time.

Choose whether to prompt users to log out after every print. This choice is appropriate when users do not log in and out of the Mac with their own account.

Select whether the Guest Printing option is available. This option enables guest printing on the login screen. Users can upload a document to a guest account and receive a six-character wēpa code that can be used at any print station.

Choose Save to finish the setup process. The login screen may look different depending on your school’s sign-in configuration.

For Single Sign-On (SSO) schools, users will see a Login with School Credentials button. Selecting this option launches an external browser so users can sign in on the school’s login page. If Guest Printing is enabled, select No Account to print without signing in and receive a wēpa code.

For non-SSO schools, the login screen will request a username and password. If Guest Printing is enabled, select No Account, Print now and get a Wepa Code to print without signing in.

The Mac Print App will show the print job while it is processing.

The print job will be shown as ready if the upload was successful. The app will show document details, such as the number of pages, color mode, and one-sided or two-sided setting.

Use the Mac Print App window to review uploaded files. Remember to log in at the print station to see all of your documents. You do not have to use release codes if you have an account.

Lab Only: If prompt to logout after every print is enabled, a window will appear requesting the user to stay signed in or log out after each upload. Select Logout if finished printing to ensure the next user will not print to your wēpa account, or select Stay signed in if continuing to print.

Lab Only: If the session timeout is enabled, a window will appear requesting the user to stay signed in or log out after the configured amount of time has passed without a print.

Select the settings option to view additional tools and support options. Click Submit Crash Report to email necessary logs to wēpa support. If it is grayed out, select here to manually retrieve these logs.

The Wepa Print App Utility can also be used to collect and send logs if the main app cannot submit the crash report.

Select the guest printing option, then send your print job to a wēpa printer.

The Guest Printing window will process and upload the document, then provide a wēpa code to use at any print station.