Manually connect a Linux computer to the printers in the STCs and RTCs
Note:
Be sure your workstation's username is the same as your IU username. For example, if your IU username is
dvader
, to be able to send jobs to the print server, the username you use to log into your workstation must also be dvader
. - Open a browser and visit the CUPS administration URL: http://localhost:631/admin.
- Click . Recent versions of CUPS will attempt to search for networked printers; wait until CUPS displays the next screen.
- Select . Then, click .
- In the "Connection:" box, enter one of the following and click
IU Student BW //ewa-prnp01.ads.iu.edu/IU_BW
IU Student Color //ewa-prnp01.ads.iu.edu/IU_Color
:
- In the "Name:" field, enter a descriptive name for the printer. Be sure is not checked.
- Pick a printer driver; you can select either
- If you selected , you will be presented a list of HP printers. Select .
- If you selected , select the appropriate generic PostScript driver for HP LaserJet printers
or . Then click .
- Click .
- Select your desired default printer settings and click .
- A summary screen will display; in the drop-down menu, you can send a test print job to the queue.
You should now be able to send print jobs from your computer to the printers in the STCs and RTCs.
For help, contact your campus Support Center.
This is document bbtj in the Knowledge Base.
Last modified on 2023-09-21 13:41:28.