3.5 Configuring and Accessing a Windows Network Printer
Being part of a corporate network and authenticating against a Windows
Active Directory server, you can access corporate resources, such as
printers. GNOME allows you to configure printing from your Linux client
to a Windows network printer.
To configure a Windows network printer for use through your Linux
workstation, proceed as follows:
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Start the GNOME Control Center from the main menu.
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Select .
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Select .
Adding a printer requires root privileges, so you must enter the root
password to continue.
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Select , then select from the drop-down menu.
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Enter or select the Windows host, the printer, and the username and
password required to access the Windows computer, then click
.
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Select the driver that most closely matches the printer, then click
.
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Click .
The printer is ready for use.
To print to the Windows network printer configured above, select it from
the list of available printers.
