prin
====== Install a network printer on Ubuntu ======

Requirements:

  * your ZEDAT login and password
  * the name of the printer you want to connect to
  * the following instructions will only work from a computer in either the physics department network or from WLAN (eduroam)

1) Click on System > Administration > Printing

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2) Then click on **Add**.

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3) At the next window choose **Network Printer**. Then click on **Windows Printer via SAMBA**. If this option is missing, you need to run ''sudo apt-get install smbclient'' in a terminal window first. Type in the upper right corner **wprint.imp.fu-berlin.de/printer**. Replace **printer** by the name of your printer. You can set your username and password now, otherwise you will be asked every time you print. Therefore click on **Set authentication details now** and enter your ZEDAT account and password. Make sure you type FU-BERLIN\ in front of your ZEDAT account name. After that click **Forward**.

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4) If you know your printer model choose your manufacturer, then click **Forward**, choose your model in the next window and click **Forward** again. If you don't know your printer model choose **Generic**.

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5) You can change some details about additional hardware here. Usually you can just click **Forward**.

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6) You can give this printer a name and optionally add its location.

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7) Now you should the following window.Click on **Print Test Page**.If a test page is printed the printer should be installed correctly.

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