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Accessing CSE Printers

This document describes how to print to printers from a self administered computer.

See Display And Print Files for general information on printing at CSE, especially from CSE-managed linux computers.

Methods

There are several methods to access printers. Each can be done from different operating systems.

The following list provides our recommended method, based on ease of use:

SMB/CIFS

Generic Information

The share name for a printer is: \\samba.cse.unsw.edu.au\queuename (the queue name is usually the printer name, see Print Queues for further information)

Microsoft Windows

  1. Go into Control Panel -> Settings -> Printers and select Add Printer.
  2. You are adding a "Network printer".
  3. The share name is \\samba.cse.unsw.edu.au\printername.


You may be asked for a username and password, use your CSE username and password.

Note that Windows remembers your password until you reboot. If your printer doesn't work after a reboot, try logging into the server. Go into Start -> Run and type in the printer share name. You should be prompted for a password, and after entering that successfully your printing should work.

Xerox printers in Vista or Windows 7

Please visit this page for instructions on how to print to the Xerox Apeosport 450 I printers from Windows Vista or Windows 7.

HP LaserJet printers in Windows 7

Please visit this page for instructions on how to print to the HP LaserJet printers from Windows 7.

OSX 10.5

  1. Select "Print & Fax" in System Preferences
  2. Press the + button to add a printer
  3. Click the "Advanced" button on the toolbar.
    4. By default this button does not appear. If this is the case:
    1. Right-click (or control-click) on the toolbar
    2. Select "Customize Toolbar..."
    3. Drag the "Advanced" icon into the Toolbar
    4. Press "Done"
    5. Click the "Advanced" button on the toolbar.
  4. Select "Windows" from the "Type" list. (It may take several seconds before this list becomes selectable). Note: Do not click the Windows button on the toolbar, use the dropdown list.
  5. Enter smb://cse-reddwarf.cse.unsw.edu.au/printername" in the URL field
  6. Enter the printer name in the Name field
  7. Select the appropriate printer driver. You can usually use the Generic Postscript option if you are not sure. For printing to Fuji Xerox printers, eg. ApeosPort 450i model on various levels in K17, you may download the driver from Fuji Xerox OnlineSupport page.
  8. Press "Add"
    9. The first time you print you will be prompted for a username and password. Use your CSE username and password. You can tick "Remember this password in my keychain" to store the password so you do not have to do this every time.


Older MACOS-X

See the LPD section... Samba is possible also on OS X although setup requires you to enter your username and password in clear text, adding the printer may be a security risk. Here's how to do it anyway.

Linux/*NIX using SAMBA

See the smbclient or CUPS documentation, or ask Google.

CUPS

CUPS is a relatively recent printing system which is generally fairly easy to get going with most printers. It is only used under Linux/UNIX/OSX and is the recommended method for printing with Ubuntu.

First, read the Important Note about lpd printers.
  1. Determine the name of the printer you wish to use.
    • Ubuntu: Using Gnome desktop, click the System menu, select Administration and then Printing.
    • Fedora: Log in to your Fedora computer as "root" and start the printing configuration tool (System--Printing).
    • Generic: Run a browser, enter the URL http://localhost:631/ (the address to the CUPS admin panel). You will be prompted for a password - use your root password.
  3. Select "New" to create a new printer queue entry.
  4. For the name of the printer enter the name of the CSE printer, eg. "ouch", etc.
  5. Select "Networked UNIX (LPD) as the queue type. Set the name of the queue to be the CSE printer name, and the server to be either "score.cse.unsw.edu.au" or "stave.cse.unsw.edu.au" (neither in particular).
    • Ubuntu: For the printer model, select "Generic" and then "Postscript Printer"
    • Generic: For the printer model select "PostScript Printer".
  7. After you have clicked "Finish" and the printer queue has been created, there is still one more thing to do... ( The next three steps are not necessary for Ubuntu)
  8. Select the printer queue in the printer configuration window.
  9. Click "Edit" and then select the "Queue type" tab.
  10. Tick the "Strict RFC1179 compliance" box, click "OK" and then "Apply".


LPD



Important Note



Linux/*NIX Simple lpd

First, read the Important Note.

Install the lprng package.

Edit /etc/lprng/lpd.conf and add this line:

force_localhost@

You should then be able to print to CSE printers just like in a lab machine, except you need to add @score to the printer name. For example:

$ lpr -Plump@score file.ps

MACOS-X lpd

First, read the Important Note.

This method is recommended for OSX v10.6.

Use the Setup Printer Utility which can be reached either from System Preferences -> Printer and Fax or Applications -> Utilities.

Microsoft Windows lpd

It's not even worth trying, just follow the Windows SMB/CIFS method.

Queues

Both methods allow you access to several queues. Most of the time, you will simply use the printer name as the queue name. See Print Queues for more information.

UniWide

In order to access the printers through UniWide, you can connect to the CSE network via OpenVPN then follow the instructions above.

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