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  1. On your desktop, double-click My Computer or run File Explorer (Windows 8 or 10) or Windows Explorer (Windows 7).
    Please note that we are NOT talking about Microsoft's browser, which is called Internet Explorer.
    1. In the UNC field (the wide text field at the top of the window), type in the following Windows UNC for the individual printer, then press Return or Enter on your keyboard.

      (note that not all printers are available to all users)

       

      Printer NameWindows UNCAccessible by
      Cad Room\\win2.net-print.cornell.edu\cnf-cad-1cCNF Users & Staff
      Togging\\win2.net-print.cornell.edu\cnf-togging-2cCNF Users & Staff
      Visitor Office\\win2.net-print.cornell.edu\cnf-gradofficeStaff & Users with Visitor Office Access
      Konica\\win2.net-print.cornell.edu\cnf-konica-colorCNF Staff Only
      LJ4700\\win2.net-print.cornell.edu\cnf-prnt250ljCNF Users during normal CNF office business hours (CNF Staff anytime)
      Office 262\\win2.net-print.cornell.edu\cnf-prnt262CNF Staff Only

       

       

       
  2. Wait a bit.
  3. When prompted, enter your NetID@cornell.edu address or your GuestID@cornell.edu address and related password
    Make sure to include the "@cornell.edu" . You can also use: CORNELL\NetID or CORNELL\GuestID (capitalizing "CORNELL").
  4. Make sure Remember my credentials is CHECKED (if you do not check this box, you may get an "Access Denied" error when attempting to print).
  5. Wait a while.
    1. At this point, the varioius pop up dialogues informing of driver installation may go away and nothing else may happen. OR
    2. When the printer status window opens, the printer has been successfully installed. You can close the printer status window.
  6. You can go the list of printers in Windows to confirm the printer is successfully installed.
    1. Windows7: Start Menu → Devices and Printers
    2. Windows10: Start Menu → Settings → Devices → Devices and Printers
  7. Repeat these steps to install any additional printers.

Macintosh

Using PaperCut:

  1. Install Net-Print software for Mac (IT@Cornell web page)
    1. When the installer finishes, a text file will open.  You can safely ignore the information in this text file and move on to step 2 below.
  2. Add Macintosh Print Queues for Net-Print (IT@Cornell web page)
    1. In step 3, for Department, choose RS-CNF .
    2. In step 4, all CNF printers begin with "cnf".
      1. You will see multiple "Find-Me" print queues listed at the top and the specific CNF printers listed at the bottom of the departmental list of printers.

Not Using PaperCut:

  1. System Preferences
    1. Printers & Scanners
    2. Click the "plus" under the list of Printers to add a printer
    3. Right click the top portion of the "Add" window and choose "Customize Toolbar"
    4. Drag "Advanced" from the dropdown window into the toolbar area (where you right-clicked) of the "Add" window
    5. Click "Done"
    6. Now click "Advanced" in your toolbar.
    7. The window will spin for a moment searching for printers.
    8. For "Type" choose "Windows printer via spoolss"
    9. For "Device" choose "Another device"
    10. For URL, use the UNIX URI 
    11. Type in a "Name" that makes more sense than one is auto filled
    12. In the "Use" window, choose "Select Software"
      1. If the printer model does not appear in the "Printer Software" window
        1. click "Cancel"
        2. Download and install the driver from the printer manufacturer website
        3. Now re-try "Select Software"
        4. If the printer model still does not appear, cancel the setup and start over.
    13. Click "Add"
    14. Select any options included in the Printer
    15. Click "OK"
  2. The printer is successfully added.

Linux

Note that the below instructions are for Linux computers NOT managed by CNF Computing.

  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 use these UNIX SMB URIs :

        Printer NameUNIX SMB URIAccessible by
        Cad Roomsmb://win2.net-print.cornell.edu/cnf-cad-1cCNF Users & Staff
        Toggingsmb://win2.net-print.cornell.edu/cnf-togging-2cCNF Users & Staff
        Visitor Officesmb://win2.net-print.cornell.edu/cnf-gradofficeStaff & Users with Visitor Office Access
        Konicasmb://win2.net-print.cornell.edu/cnf-konica-colorCNF Staff Only
        LJ4700smb://win2.net-print.cornell.edu/cnf-prnt250ljCNF Users during normal CNF office business hours (CNF Staff anytime)
        Office 262smb://win2.net-print.cornell.edu/cnf-prnt262CNF Staff Only
      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. Use the above 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.

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