EECS Technical Database

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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: 
<code>
sudo apt-get install smbclient 
sudo apt-get update  
sudo apt-get install python3-smbc  
</code>

   * Settings -> Printers -> Additional Printer Settings -> Add -> Network Printer-> Windows Printer via SAMBA

Type in print server name (list of printers can be found Here[[https://wiki.eecs.yorku.ca/dept/tdb/services:printers:printers]] :

<code>
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

</code>


   * 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:

<code>
/etc/cups/printers.conf and change the line

AuthInfoRequired none 
to 
AuthInfoRequired username,password 

then

systemctl stop cups
systemctl restart cups  
</code>