Update Mar 2018
Please use TCP/IP printing method
Do not use CUPS method below until further notice
Printers Info:
NOTES: Must be using wired to connect to local StatNet internal network in order to use our printers.
You can not print from UBC wireless.
Alternate how to add printer usingTCP/IP HPJetdirect Socket printing.
Print server: cups.stat.ubc.ca
http://cups.stat.ubc.ca:631/printers
I) Windows Setup
Step1:
Find out which printer you want to add here:
http://cups.stat.ubc.ca:631/printers
Look at "Description" for the printer Model.
Download PCL6 or PCL5 or Postscript driver from the Vendor site.
If your printer's Vendor doesn't have one, Windows/MacOSX/Linux operating systems comes with print drivers
installed. You should choose one of these drivers that is as close as possible to the name of the printer.
Some "Generic Postscript" driver would work but you might lose some special functionality such as Duplex, Booklet.
Do not use "Universal driver"
Install the driver and notice where you install it "c:\....)
Step2:Click on Start -- Setting -- Printer and Faxes
1. Select add a printer
2. Select add a network printer
Click on "Connect to a printer on Internet or home or office network.
3. Put in for the URL :
http://cups.stat.ubc.ca:631/printers/Printer_name
Substitute the name of the printer for Printer_name.
Click Next
4. For the print driver select correct driver which you have just
installed.
Click "Have Disk" -- Browse --
Find location of your new printer driver, Select it and OK
II) Mac Leopard / Linux /Unix:
1) Add one printer: ( Mac OSX only)
Open "Systems Preferences" -- Print & Fax
Click on "+" to open 'Add Printer' window
Click "IP" icon then enter:
Protocol: Select Internet Printing Protocol - IPP
Address: cups.stat.ubc.ca
(* "Printer_name" is the name of StatNet printer )
Queue: printers/Printer_name [ e.g. printers/hp5 ]
Name: Printer_name [ e.g. hp5, Duplex ]
Location: [ e.g. ESB mail room ]
Print Using: Select Printer Softwares (ie. HP Laserjet Enterprise M605 with Duplex option)
Check: Duplex Unit
Click Add
Repeat for each new printer.
2) If you want to have ALL StatNet public servers
WARNING Mac OSX: it will remove ALL your old printers and the removal of the previous printers is not undoable.
Add the following line to /etc/cups/client.conf as root:
ServerName cups.stat.ubc.ca