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==Overview==
==Overview==
:Printing from your personal Ubuntu laptop or desktop is supported.  If you are sitting at a supported UMIACS Ubuntu LTS desktop then please see our common UNIX/Linux printing documentation for [[CUPS]].  This documentation assumes the current Ubuntu LTS 12.04.xx release and while older or newer versions of Ubuntu may work, we have not tested them.
Printing from your personal Ubuntu laptop or desktop is supported.  If you are sitting at a supported UMIACS Ubuntu LTS desktop then please see our common UNIX/Linux printing documentation for [[CUPS]].  This documentation may not work for all versions of Ubuntu.
 
===Printer Accessibility===
===Printer Accessibility===
:In order to print you will '''need to be on the UMIACS internal network, or connected the the UMIACS VPN.''' Details on getting connected to the VPN are available here: :[[UbuntuJuniperVPN | How to connect to the Ubuntu VPN]]
In order to print you will '''need to be on the UMIACS internal network,''' either via a wired proxy drop or an [https://wiki.umiacs.umd.edu/umiacs/index.php/SecureShellTunneling SSH tunnel].
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==Connecting to a printer==
==Connecting to a printer==
#Open the 'Printing' dialog box and click 'Add'
In order for printing to function properly, you must complete '''ALL''' of the following steps:
#Expand the 'Network Printer' dropdown list, and select 'Find Network Printer'
#Open your system settings and search for the 'Printers' dialog box.
#In the host field type "print.umiacs.umd.edu" and click find.
#Click "Additional Settings" and "Add" in the new box that pops up. This will bring up the 'New Printer' dialog box.
#:[[Image:UbuntuPrint01.png|thumb|none|300px|[3] Type 'print.umiacs.umd.edu' into the 'Host:' field and then click Find]]
#:[[File:ubuntu_add_printers.png|700px]]
#Select the print queue you wish to print to, click forward. If you are unsure which queue to use, see the [[PrinterQueueNaming| selecting a print queue]] page.
#Open up a web browser and navigate to [http://print.umiacs.umd.edu/printers http://print.umiacs.umd.edu/printers]
#:[[Image:UbuntuPrint02.png|thumb|none|300px|[4] Select the queue you wish to print too]]
#Find the '''name''' of the printer that you wish to connect to. If you are unsure of which one to pick, see the [[PrinterQueueNaming| selecting a print queue]] page.
#Name the printer.  '''Take note of the model name listed in the Description. This will be used later!''' Then click 'Apply'
#Navigate back to the 'New Printer' dialog box.
#:[[Image:UbuntuPrint03.png|thumb|none|300px|[5] Take note of the printer description, this will be used in later steps!]]
#Under the "Enter Device URI" field, enter <code>ipp://print.umiacs.umd.edu:631/printers/</code> with the name of the printer added at the end. For instance, to add cps432-3208 (color printer in IRB 3208), you would enter <code>ipp://print.umiacs.umd.edu:631/printers/cps432-3208</code> in the field.
#In the printing dialog box, right click the newly added printer and select properties.
#:[[File:Ubuntu_printing_URI.jpg|450px]]
#In the 'Make and Model' line, click 'change'
#Click "Forward". You will now see a list of printer models. From that list, select the brand of the printer as noted in step 4, and click Forward.
#:[[Image:UbuntuPrint04.png|thumb|none|300px|[7] Click 'change' next the 'Make and Model' field.]]
#:[[File:Ubuntu_Print_Driver01.jpg|400px]]
#Ubuntu will now load a list of printers models (This will take a few moments). From that list, select the brand of the printer you are connecting to as noted in step 5.
#Select the specific model of the printer as noted in step 4.  Then click Forward.
#:[[Image:UbuntuPrint05.png|thumb|none|300px|[8] Select the brand of the printer as you noted in step 5]]
#:[[File:Ubuntu_Print_Driver02.jpg|400px]]
#Select the specific model of the printer as noted in step 5.  Then click forward.
# Select any additional features available for the printer (i.e. duplexing, trays), and then click Forward.
#:[[Image:UbuntuPrint06.png|thumb|none|300px|[9] Select the model of the printer as you noted in step 5]]
#:[[File:Ubuntu_Print_Installable_options.jpg|400px]]
#Leave the "try to copy the option settings over from the old PPD' option selected and click forward.
# Give a short name to the printer or leave everything default and hit Apply.
#Select and additional features available for the printer, and then click forward.
#:[[File:Ubuntu_Print_Name.jpg|400px]]
#Verify this process by printing a test page.  You should get the Default ubuntu test page.  If you just get a page with a string of text then printer is not properly configured, and you should verify the settings.
#Verify this process by printing a test page.  You should get the default Ubuntu test page.  If you just get a page with a string of text then the printer is not properly configured, and you should verify the settings.
 
 
==[[PrinterQueueNaming|How to select a print queue]]==
 
==Troubleshooting==
:Before contacting staff for support, please take note of the following items:
:*Are you in the internal network, or connected to the VPN?
:*Can you ping 'print.umiacs.umd.edu'?
:*Have you made any recent changes to your printing options?

Latest revision as of 16:13, 15 April 2021

Overview

Printing from your personal Ubuntu laptop or desktop is supported. If you are sitting at a supported UMIACS Ubuntu LTS desktop then please see our common UNIX/Linux printing documentation for CUPS. This documentation may not work for all versions of Ubuntu.

Printer Accessibility

In order to print you will need to be on the UMIACS internal network, either via a wired proxy drop or an SSH tunnel.

Connecting to a printer

In order for printing to function properly, you must complete ALL of the following steps:

  1. Open your system settings and search for the 'Printers' dialog box.
  2. Click "Additional Settings" and "Add" in the new box that pops up. This will bring up the 'New Printer' dialog box.
    Ubuntu add printers.png
  3. Open up a web browser and navigate to http://print.umiacs.umd.edu/printers
  4. Find the name of the printer that you wish to connect to. If you are unsure of which one to pick, see the selecting a print queue page.
  5. Navigate back to the 'New Printer' dialog box.
  6. Under the "Enter Device URI" field, enter ipp://print.umiacs.umd.edu:631/printers/ with the name of the printer added at the end. For instance, to add cps432-3208 (color printer in IRB 3208), you would enter ipp://print.umiacs.umd.edu:631/printers/cps432-3208 in the field.
    Ubuntu printing URI.jpg
  7. Click "Forward". You will now see a list of printer models. From that list, select the brand of the printer as noted in step 4, and click Forward.
    Ubuntu Print Driver01.jpg
  8. Select the specific model of the printer as noted in step 4. Then click Forward.
    Ubuntu Print Driver02.jpg
  9. Select any additional features available for the printer (i.e. duplexing, trays), and then click Forward.
    Ubuntu Print Installable options.jpg
  10. Give a short name to the printer or leave everything default and hit Apply.
    Ubuntu Print Name.jpg
  11. Verify this process by printing a test page. You should get the default Ubuntu test page. If you just get a page with a string of text then the printer is not properly configured, and you should verify the settings.
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