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-====== Printers ======+====== Lorentz Institute Printers ======
  
-Members of the Institute can print on any of the following printers+Much on this page is obsolete; please see [[:printing]] for a general description of printer setup.
  
-^Name^Location^Type^Model^ +---
-|lorentz_big| Corridor Oort 2nd floor| Color| HP Color LaserJet 5520dn| +
-|lorentz_medium| Corridor Oort 2nd floor| Color| HP Color LaserJet M55| +
-|lorentz_small| Corridor Oort 2nd floor| Color | HP Color Laserjet 3000dn| +
-|oort1-color| Corridor Oort 1st floor |Color | HP Color LaserJet cp2025|+
  
-===== GNU/Linux workstations =====+Members of the Institute can print on any of the following printers when on-campus 
  
-All Lorentz Institute printers have been pre-configured and are ready to be used on your GNU/Linux workstationThese should appear in a drop-down menu of the print panel of the software you are using to print.+^Name^Location^Type^Model^Connection^ 
 +|lorentz_small| Corridor Oort 2nd floor| Color| HP Color LaserJet cp4520|%%ipp(s)://printers.lorentz.leidenuniv.nl/printers/lorentz_small%%| 
 +|lorentz_medium| Corridor Oort 2nd floor| Color| HP Color LaserJet M553|%%ipp(s)://printers.lorentz.leidenuniv.nl/printers/lorentz_medium%%| 
 +|oort1-color| Corridor Oort 1st floor |Color | HP Color LaserJet cp2025|%%ipp(s)://printers.lorentz.leidenuniv.nl/printers/oort1-color%%|
  
-To display a list and state of available printers open a terminal and use ''lpstat'' 
-<code> 
-lpstat -p 
-</code> 
-whereas to print a document  
-<code> 
-lpr -P<printer_name> <document> 
-</code> 
  
-:!: Some printers might have access restrictions.+===== Printing from GNU/Linux Workstations =====
  
-IP addresses and hostnames of the printers can be obtained  using+==== Via any Application GUI ====
  
-<code> +All Lorentz Institute printers have been pre-configured and are ready to be used on your GNU/Linux workstationThese should appear in drop-down menu of the print panel of the software you are using to print.
-$ lpstat -v +
- +
-</code> +
- +
-You can also find valuable information [[:printing|here]]. +
- +
- +
- +
-Members of the Institute can print on any of the following printers +
- +
-^Name^Location^Type^Model^ +
-|lorentz_big| Corridor Oort 2nd floor| Color| HP Color LaserJet 5520dn| +
-|lorentz_medium| Corridor Oort 2nd floor| Color| HP Color LaserJet M55| +
-|lorentz_small| Corridor Oort 2nd floor| Color | HP Color Laserjet 3000dn| +
-|oort1-color| Corridor Oort 1st floor |Color | HP Color LaserJet cp2025| +
-===== Printing from Laptops and other mobile devices ===== +
- +
-Follow the following steps. +
- +
-  * Connect to wireless network +
-  * Configure printer(s) +
-  * Print +
- +
-==== Connect to a wireless network ==== +
- +
-Your wireless card will probably detect the presence of one of more of the following networks +
- +
-  * UL-STRW-LION +
-  * LeidenUniv +
-  * Eduroam +
- +
-Connect to UL-STRW-LION. Upon successful binding you should be re-directed to a university web portal in which you will be able to authenticateFill in your credentials and upon successful authentication you will be ready to browse the internet freely. +
- +
-For instance: +
- +
-domain: LORENTZ +
- +
-Username: your-lorentz-username +
- +
-Password: your-lorentz-passwd +
- +
-==== Configure printers ==== +
- +
-Add a new printer. This procedure differs for different operating systems. Please refer to your device manual for help or [[http://helpdesk.lorentz.leidenuniv.nl|contact us]].  +
- +
-The only important note is that you should configure the printer connection using the institute printer server+
  
-''printers.lorentz.leidenuniv.nl''.+==== Printing From the Terminal ====
  
-If your device allows you to specify web address for the printer, then you can use  ''http://printers.lorentz.leidenuniv.nl:631/printers/<printer-name>'' +^Command^Description^ 
-where <printer-name> is one the Lorentz Institute printers (see below).+|lpstat -p| Display list and state of available printers| 
 +|lpr -P//printer-name// //doc.pdf//| Print //doc.pdf// on //printer-name//| 
 +|lpstat -v| Display Printers connecton info|
  
-If your device requests that printers be configured via the ipp protocol, then you can enter+===== Printing from GNU/Linux, MacOS personal desktops and laptops ===== 
 +Connect your device to the __UL-STRW-LION__ wireless network or use a cabled connection if that is available in your office ((The network sockets you can use with your personal devices are labelled //laptop//)).
  
-Host''printers.lorentz.leidenuniv.nl''+We advise you use the [[https://www.cups.org/|CUPS software]] to install any of the IL printers
  
-Queue: ''printers/<printer-name>''+^Steps to Install the ''lorentz_medium'' printer ((tested with several GNU/Linux distros and with Mac OS Mojave))^ 
 +|Browse to https://localhost:631 (CUPS)| 
 +|Select the administration tab (insert your __personal device account credentials__ if asked)| 
 +|Click on Add new printer| 
 +|Select ipp printer| 
 +|Sse %%ipp(s)://printers.lorentz.leidenuniv.nl/printers/lorentz_medium%% as connection| 
 +|Select the right manufacturer (HP in this case)| 
 +|Select IPP everywhere or, if that is not available, the driver corresponding to the printer model (see [[institute_lorentz:institutelorentz_printers#printers|table above]]) from the drivers list| 
 +|Push add to finalise| 
 +|Optionally you can configure the printer to print double side|
  
-==== Print ====+You can repeat the steps above to install any other printer. Just change the printer name accordingly.
  
-''lpr -P<printer> myfile.ps''+:!: The use of  PCL drivers to install a printer could result in black-and-white printing only.
  
-===== More info =====+===== Multifunctional Copiers/Printers =====
  
-[[generic:laptopprint|here]].+These systems are not managed by the IL support team. If you experience any problems with them, please do not hesitate to  
 +contact <helpdesk-multifunctionals@UFB.leidenuniv.nl> citing the location of the printer and its name/code which you will find on the printer itself.
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