services:printers:print-ubuntu
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Printer Setup on Ubuntu
Instructions to add new EECS Network Printer:
IMPORTANT: If you are connected with WIFI, you need to first install and connect to York VPN (http://vpn.yorku.ca)!
- In Terminal:
sudo apt-get install smbclient sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install python3-smbc
- Settings → Printers → Additional Printer Settings → Add → Network Printer→ Windows Printer via SAMBA
Type in print server name (list of printers can be found Herehttps://wiki.eecs.yorku.ca/dept/tdb/services:printers:printers :
smb://pcserver1.eecs.yorku.ca/prt2 (eg. second floor b&w printer - Ricoh 8400) Authentication: Select: 'Set authentication details now' Password: (EECS password) Username: eecsyorkuca\username -> Click Forward
- Search for a printer driver to download → Make and Model: Ricoh 8400 → Search
- Click on drop down “Printer model” and choose Ricoh SP 8400DN → Forward → Forward → Forward → Short name : prt2 (leave everything else default) → Apply → type in root username/pw
- When printing for the first time after reboot, you need to go back into Settings→Printers and click on the print job and authenticate using your EECS username/pw
- If it still doesn't print check:
/etc/cups/printers.conf and change the line AuthInfoRequired none to AuthInfoRequired username,password then systemctl stop cups systemctl restart cups
services/printers/print-ubuntu.txt · Last modified: 2022/09/27 15:28 by namtran