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For Ubuntu
1. make sure you have SAMBA installed*(see notes below)
2. Go to the printer setting in Ubuntu
3. Press Add printer
4. choose 'Windows Printer via SAMBA' under 'Other Network Printers'
5. Enter smb address :"smb://UCPRINT1.CANTERBURY.AC.NZ/"
6. press 'Browse' to search the domain for printers
7. a authentication should promt, enter your user login/pwd for canterbury, and UOCNT for domain.
8. Find the Room name for desired location ( ENCI-322 for postgrad room)
9. set Authentications details. use 'UOCNT\user' for username, and the pwd for canterbury login.
10. select the correct driver. (MP 3053 for room-322)
done, print a test page.

*******enabling samba for cups******
to ensure that Cups can add a printer via SAMBA, these packages has to be installed:
libsmbclient
smbclient
python-smbc

install them if not, and restart the cups service:
sudo service cups restart
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For users not using Ubuntu
1. make sure you have SAMBA installed
2. go to 'Cups' admin page on a web browser: http://localhost:631/admin
3. Press Add printer ( if a login prompt, use the 'root' user/password)
4. choose 'Windows Printer via SAMBA' under 'Other Network Printers'
5. enter the connection : "smb://UOCNT\username:password@printeradress "
As for the printer address:
for ENCI-322 use: 'UCPRINT1.CANTERBURY.AC.NZ/ENCI-E322'
for ENCI-419 use: 'UCPRINT1.CANTERBURY.AC.NZ/ENCI-E419-P2' or 'UCPRINT1.CANTERBURY.AC.NZ/ENCI-E419-P1'
6. enter the description you want (just so that you know which one you are using to print)
7. under 'Make' select : 'Ricoh'
8.Choose the correct Model for the printer
ENCI-322: Ricoh MP 3053
ENCI-419(color printer): Ricoh MP C3503
9.ignore extra options, press 'set Default value'
done, try print a test page.


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            Settiing up FollowYou printer
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For Ubuntu
1. make sure you have SAMBA installed*(see notes above)
2. Go to the printer setting in Ubuntu
3. Press Add printer
4. choose 'Windows Printer via SAMBA' under 'Other Network Printers'
5. Enter smb address :"smb://PRINT.CANTERBURY.AC.NZ/" or "smb://UCPRINT3.CANTERBURY.AC.NZ/"
(both represents the same IP)
6. press 'Browse' to search the domain for printers
7. a authentication should promt, enter your user login/pwd for canterbury, and UOCNT for domain8. Select "FollowYou-Colour" (or "FollowYou-BlackAndWhite" for b&w only prints)
9. set Authentications details. use 'UOCNT\user' for username, and the pwd for canterbury login.10. select the correct driver.( 'Richo MP C3503' for 'FollowYou-Colour' / 'Richo MP 3053' for "FollowYou-BlackAndWhite")

Done, print a test page. it will shown as a file waiting to be printed when you login into FollowYou printer.


For user not using Ubuntu
1. make sure you have SAMBA installed
2. go to 'Cups' admin page on a web browser: http://localhost:631/admin
3. Press Add printer ( if a login prompt, use the 'root' user/password)
4. choose 'Windows Printer via SAMBA' under 'Other Network Printers'
5. enter the connection : "smb://UOCNT\username:password@printeradress "
for colour printer: PRINT.CANTERBURY.AC.NZ/FollowYou-Colour
for b&w printer: PRINT.CANTERBURY.AC.NZ/FollowYou-BlackandWhite
6. enter the description you want (just so that you know which one you are using to print)
7. under 'Make' select : 'Ricoh'
8. Choose the correct Model for the printer
colour: Richo MP C3503
b&w: Ricoh MP 3053
9. ignore extra options, press 'set Default value'

Done, print a test page. it will shown as a file waiting to be printed when you login into a FollowYou printer.