How To Install Kyocera Print Drivers for MacOS

This guide is intended to help Mac users waste time by installing Kyocera print drivers manually. An easier and faster option is to use the Kyocera Auto Installer but if you insist see below.

Again the Kyocera Auto Installer performs each step automatically with one click.

How to steps

  1. Download the print drivers directly from Kyocera's website. If the Kyocera website is unavailable, you can download the latest Kyocera print drivers here.
  2. Extract the print drivers.
  3. Install the print drivers and create the print queue.

Step 1. Download OEM Print Drivers

Go to https://usa.kyoceradocumentsolutions.com/en/download-center.html enter your Model Number and click on Technical Downloads.

Click on Drivers.

Download the latest Mac Print Driver.

Kyocera Drivers

Kyocera bundles their print drivers into 1 file instead of individual files.

Step 2. Extract the Print Drivers and install the Package file

  1. Go to your Downloads folder, open the DMG file, run the Package file (You'll need the admin password to the computer).

Reminder

The Kyocera Auto Installer does all of this with one click.

Step 3. Goto System Preferences & Create Print Queue

Go to System Preferences and click on Printers & Scanners.

Click on the + to create the print queue.

Select IP enter Address, Protocol Line Printer Daemon - LPD, enter print for Queue, enter a Name and select a model.

Reminder

The Kyocera Auto Installer does this with 1 click.

It takes about 5 minutes for an above average user to install 1 print driver. Save yourself some time and just use the Ricoh Auto Installer.

Time Remain:

Troubleshooting

Whats my IP Address?

Go to the Home Screen and click on System Menu.

Click on the Down Arrow.

Click on System/Network.

Enter the admin Username and Password. The default credentials are Admin/Admin or the first 2 digits of the model number and then 00. Example, for the Kyocera TASKalfa 4550ci would be username: 4500 password: 4500.

Click on Network.

Click on Wired Network Settings.

Click on TCP/IP Setting.

Click on IPv4.

Change default print settings

Open up a web browser and goto http://localhost:631/printers

If you get the following message, open up Terminal and type the cupsctl WebInterface=yes command.

Updated on July 20, 2020

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