network_printing_using_cups
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network_printing_using_cups [2017/02/16 20:03] ppatterson [Printing] |
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| ===== Checking Printer Status ===== | ===== Checking Printer Status ===== | ||
| - | * [[http://ace-printer-1.cbrain.mcgill.ca:631/printers/HP_Color_LaserJet_3550?which_jobs=all|Show All Jobs on ace-printer-1 in NW147]] | + | * [[http://132.216.122.31:631/printers/Hewlett-Packard-hp-color-LaserJet-3500?which_jobs=all|Show All Jobs on ace-printer-1 in NW147]] |
| * [[https://cups.ncs.mcgill.ca:631/printers|McGill UPRINT Printers]] | * [[https://cups.ncs.mcgill.ca:631/printers|McGill UPRINT Printers]] | ||
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| Most of the time **print jobs** are sent to a printers queue and the printer prints them one after the other. | Most of the time **print jobs** are sent to a printers queue and the printer prints them one after the other. | ||
| - | To print to the Mcgill uPrint printers: | + | ===== Using the Printer Card ===== |
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| + | Printing to a McGill uPrint printer with the ACELab printer card can only be done from the command line. | ||
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| + | ==== List Printers ==== | ||
| First check to see if the printers are available on your machine: | First check to see if the printers are available on your machine: | ||
| <code> | <code> | ||
| - | ====== Headline ====== | ||
| me@ace-ws-00:~$ lpstat -p | me@ace-ws-00:~$ lpstat -p | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | Output example: | ||
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| + | <code> | ||
| printer HP-color-laserjet is idle. enabled since Thu 26 Jan 2017 02:32:24 PM EST | printer HP-color-laserjet is idle. enabled since Thu 26 Jan 2017 02:32:24 PM EST | ||
| printer McGill_Color is idle. enabled since Thu 16 Feb 2017 02:43:59 PM EST | printer McGill_Color is idle. enabled since Thu 16 Feb 2017 02:43:59 PM EST | ||
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| </code> | </code> | ||
| - | You can see here a local printer and the McGill uPrint printers. To print a file named myfile.txt to mcgill_mono: | + | You can see here a local printer and the McGill uPrint printers. |
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| + | ==== Printing ==== | ||
| + | To print a file named myfile.txt to mcgill_mono using the amni16 "Evans Lab Students" account: | ||
| <code> | <code> | ||
| me@ace-ws-00:~$ lp -U amni16 -d mcgill_mono myfile.txt | me@ace-ws-00:~$ lp -U amni16 -d mcgill_mono myfile.txt | ||
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| === Real world setup for the HP color LaserJet 3500 in NW 147 === | === Real world setup for the HP color LaserJet 3500 in NW 147 === | ||
| + | Start the printers interface from the command line with sudo as follows: | ||
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| + | <code> | ||
| + | sudo system-config-printer | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| - Open the **Printing** application. | - Open the **Printing** application. | ||
| - Choose **Add**. | - Choose **Add**. | ||
| - Select the option **Network Printer** | - Select the option **Network Printer** | ||
| + | - Choose **Find Network Printer** | ||
| + | - On the right side of the Window enter the following at the host: | ||
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| + | <code> | ||
| + | cups.ncs.mcgill.ca | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | - Choose the **Find** button. | ||
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| - Under **Enter device URI** enter something like this: | - Under **Enter device URI** enter something like this: | ||
| - | ''%%ipp://ace-printer-1.cbrain.mcgill.ca/printers/HP_Color_LaserJet_3550%%'' | ||
| - | | + | ''%%ipp://132.216.122.31:631/printers/HP-color-LaserJet-3500%%'' |
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| + | or | ||
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| + | ''%%ipp://ace-printer-1:631/printers/HP-color-LaserJet-3500%%'' | ||
| Then choose **Forward** | Then choose **Forward** | ||
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| NW 147 | NW 147 | ||
| </code> | </code> | ||
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| + | {{:1.png?400|}} {{:2.png?420|}} | ||
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| + | {{:3.png?400|}} {{:4.png?420|}} | ||
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| ===== Held Jobs ===== | ===== Held Jobs ===== | ||
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