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1. Install Samba4 or greater (Samba3 will not work)

   1. RedHat samba4 packages have a bug missing the following symlink, which you must create:

      /usr/lib/cups/backend/smb → /usr/bin/smbspool

   2. Edit the Samba config file (usually /etc/samba/smb.conf) to contain the following two directives in the "[global]" section:

                client min protocol = SMB2
                client max protocol = SMB3

2. To install the Printers without using the PaperCut installers, use your Linux distribution's GUI or the CUPS gui to add a Windows printer
   1. In RedHat, you can use the Printer configuration tool at System - Administration - Printing
      1. Click New
      2. Enter the administrative password
      3. You do not need to adjust the firewall or attempt to List available devices

      4. For the "device URI", you will convert the Windows UNCs above to UNIX SMB URIs such as:

         smb://win2.net-print.cornell.edu/cnf-cad-1c

      5. If a driver is not found, you will have to download a driver via the printer gui or separately from the manufacturer's website.

   2. Other Linux distributions may have their own GUIs. You can also use the CUPS gui, if enabled, at

      http://localhost:631

      1. Again, you will have to convert the Windows UNCs above to UNIX SMB URIs
         
         
3. To install the Printers via the PaperCut installers, obtain the RedHat or Debian Net-Print installers from CNF Computing
   1. Install the packages.
      1. For RedHat use the "yum install" command to install the package. Eg:

         sudo yum install net-print-1.2.1-0.x86_64.rpm

      2. For Debian:
      3. Install pre-requsities:
         1. python3
         2. gnome-terminal
         3. curl
         4. Java8 JRE

            1. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java

            2. sudo apt-get update

            3. sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer

            4. sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer

      4. Install the Debian Net-Print package.
      5. Items "Net-Print Queue Installer" and "PaperCut Client" are created in the "Internet", "office", and "System" sub menus of your desktop
   2. Run the Net-Print Queue Installer application
      1. You may need to manually run this from the commandline as follows (eg permissions problems adding the printer):
         

         sudo /opt/netprint/client/install_netprintpc_printer.pl -g

      2. For the "Department", select "RS-CNF"
      3. You will see multiple "Find-Me" print queues listed at the top of the list of printers. The specific CNF printers are listed at the bottom of the list.

Printing via Net-Print/PaperCut

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