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==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.
===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]]
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==Connecting to a printer==
#Open the 'Printing' dialog box and click 'Add'
#Expand the 'Network Printer' dropdown list, and select 'Find Network Printer'
#In the host field type "print.umiacs.umd.edu" and click find.
#:[[Image:UbuntuPrint01.png|thumb|none|300px|[3] Type 'print.umiacs.umd.edu' into the 'Host:' field and then click Find]]
#Select the print queue you wish to print too, click forward.  If you are unsure which queue to use, see the [[PrinterQueueNaming| selecting a print queue]] page.
#:[[Image:UbuntuPrint02.png|thumb|none|300px|[4] Select the queue you wish to print too]]
#Name the printer.  '''Take note of the model name listed in the Description.  This will be used later!''' Then click 'Apply'
#:[[Image:UbuntuPrint03.png|thumb|none|300px|[5] Take note of the printer description, this will be used in later steps!]]
#In the printing dialog box, right click the newly added printer and select properties.
#In the 'Make and Model' line, click 'change'
#:[[Image:UbuntuPrint04.png|thumb|none|300px|[7] Click 'change' next the 'Make and Model' field.]]
#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.
#:[[Image:UbuntuPrint05.png|thumb|none|300px|[8] Select the brand of the printer as you noted in step 5]]
#Select the specific model of the printer as noted in step 5.  Then click forward.
#:[[Image:UbuntuPrint06.png|thumb|none|300px|[9] Select the model of the printer as you noted in step 5]]
#Leave the "try to copy the option settings over from the old PPD' option selected and click forward.
#Select and additional features available for the printer, and then click forward.
#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.


[[Image:Ubuntu-print01.png|thumb|200px]]
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 10.04.xx release and while older or newer versions of Ubuntu may work, we have not tested them.


[[Image:Ubuntu-print02.png|thumb|200px]]
==[[PrinterQueueNaming|How to select a print queue]]==
Please note that printing requires you to be on a UMIACS network so if you have a laptop and use wireless you will need to log into the UMIACS VPN which is covered in the [[UbuntuVPN]] article.


===Printing===
==Troubleshooting==
* First navigate from the System Menu to Administration and finally to Printing.
: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'?
===Local Queue===
:*Have you made any recent changes to your printing options?
* Next you will want to click the Add button to create a local queue for the printer that you wish to print to.
[[Image:Ubuntu-print03.png|thumb|200px]]
 
 
 
===Network Printer===
* Now you will be given a selection box that has a list of Devices, please expand the Network Printer option and select Internet Printing Protocol.
* Enter '''print.umiacs.umd.edu''' for the Host
* Enter '''/printers/cps3142''' for cps3142 in Queue field for this example. If you need to find a different printer check the list of available queues at https://print.umiacs.umd.edu/printers.
* You can now Verify the host and queue are correct and then click Forward in the bottom right.
[[Image:Ubuntu-print04.png|thumb|200px]]
 
===Queue Details===
* You will want to give the local queue you are creating a descriptive name which usually is just the queue name (cps3142 in this example).
* Finally Apply your settings.
[[Image:Ubuntu-print05.png|thumb|200px]]
 
 
 
===Finished===
* You should now be able to print using any of the normal print dialog boxes in Ubuntu or with standard [[CUPS]] commands.

Revision as of 20:48, 8 August 2013

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.

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: : How to connect to the Ubuntu VPN



Connecting to a printer

  1. Open the 'Printing' dialog box and click 'Add'
  2. Expand the 'Network Printer' dropdown list, and select 'Find Network Printer'
  3. In the host field type "print.umiacs.umd.edu" and click find.
    [3] Type 'print.umiacs.umd.edu' into the 'Host:' field and then click Find
  4. Select the print queue you wish to print too, click forward. If you are unsure which queue to use, see the selecting a print queue page.
    [4] Select the queue you wish to print too
  5. Name the printer. Take note of the model name listed in the Description. This will be used later! Then click 'Apply'
    [5] Take note of the printer description, this will be used in later steps!
  6. In the printing dialog box, right click the newly added printer and select properties.
  7. In the 'Make and Model' line, click 'change'
    [7] Click 'change' next the 'Make and Model' field.
  8. 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.
    [8] Select the brand of the printer as you noted in step 5
  9. Select the specific model of the printer as noted in step 5. Then click forward.
    [9] Select the model of the printer as you noted in step 5
  10. Leave the "try to copy the option settings over from the old PPD' option selected and click forward.
  11. Select and additional features available for the printer, and then click forward.
  12. 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.


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?
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