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Printing
The department utilises a CUPS-Server with SMB/CIFS to serve printing for the Windows community.
Printernames (actually queues) are composed from cl (color laser) or l (laser) followed by the room number. Plain numbers as well as e and t preceeded numbers are located in the Geomatikum, whereas g preceeded numbers (Graduiertenkolleg) are located in the DKRZ building (Bu45a). A letter at the end denotes multiple printers in one room.
Windows
Using the Samba Port for Printing
Operating Systems: Windows XP, Windows 7
Installation
A samba server delivers printers to the Windows systems. This minimises configuration effort.
- printers distributed by Samba (SMB/CIFS) can be reached using the UNC path
\\print
- by entering it in the adress field of a Windows Explorer
- then select the printer (brand and type) by double clicking…
- where possible, choose
foomatic postscript
driver - in the advnced printer options change “Letter” to “A4”
Problem
As said above, some of the printers are delivered with “letter” format by default. Go to the prining menu of the respective printer (right click the printer in the printers list of your computer), click advanced, then change “Letter” to “A4”.
Installing a printer under ubuntu
GNOME
For additional support open in browser: http://cups.math.uni-hamburg.de:631/printers/
Then in System
- “System → System settings→ Printing” (in v11.04 to be found w/ right click on the switch)
- “Add”
- “Enter device URI” http://cups.math.uni-hamburg.de:631/printers/<QUEUE> (where <QUEUE> is one of the printers from the browser list), then “forward”
- “Choose Driver”, “Select printer from database”,
- select brand, “forward”
- select modell and driver (use Foomatic/Postscript if possible), “forward”
- “Describe Printer”, Short name = <QUEUE> (e.g. cl225), Location = Room number, “Apply”
- print test page
- abort printer setings
KDE
Kickoff → Computer → System settings → Printer setup → New Printer / New Printers → Other
Enter printer address, follow steps just as GNOME.