CUPS Configuration

Configure FollowMe Queue

Open http://localhost:631/admin:

printing with finisher options

See Canon CQue driver installation for a printer driver wich supports finisher options and more canon related functions. With the default driver configuration Canon imageRunner C2550 Foomatic/pxlcolor (see below) these functions are not activated.

  • Choose Add Printer.
  • If requested, use your local user credentials
  • Choose Windows Printer via SAMBA
  • Use smb://print.bfh.ch/followme as your connection.
  • Use followme, bfh, or whatever you like as your printer name.
  • Choose Canon in Make and press Continue
  • Select Canon iR-ADV C5250/5255 PXL as your driver. not in your list?
  • Goto General
  • Color Mode: Grayscale
  • Media Size: A4
  • Press Set Default Options

Authentication Dialog

When printing a document you will be asked for a username and a password to authenticate against print.bfh.ch. The username is your BFH account with domain info (e.g. BFH\bad9).

For some users (mainly KDE desktop) there are issues with the authentication dialog. Install print-manager package to close this issue.

LibreOffice

See LibreOffice Configuration.

Configuration Screenshots

Step 1

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Step 2

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Step 3

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Step 4

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Step 5

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Configure PlotMe Queue

Open http://localhost:631/admin:

  • Choose Add Printer.
  • If requested, use your local user credentials
  • Choose Windows Printer via SAMBA
  • Use smb://katniss.bfh.ch/plottme as your connection.
  • Use plottme, or whatever you like as your printer name.
  • Download this PPD File onto your local filesystem.
  • At Or Provide a PPD File select Browse and provide the downloaded file.
  • Press Add Printer
  • Goto General
  • Select your desired Media Source, Media Size and Media type. See below for more informations.
  • Set Quality to Production. Do not use OCE Print Assistant, set your Quality manually in your application print dialog.

Paper rolls in plotters

In general, all plotters are using Roll 1 and Roll 2 as media source. As the plotters at BFH are accessible by all, make sure your are selecting source, paper size and quality as present on your plotter of desire. Media Size is in general A1(594mm) or E+(36”) and Media Type is LFM090 Top Color 90gsm. You can find these parameters on the label of your newly shipped paper roll.

Hint

When printing a document you will be asked for a username and a password to authenticate against print.bfh.ch. The username is your BFH account with domain info (e.g. BFH.CH\bad9).

LibreOffice

See LibreOffice Configuration.

Configuration Screenshots

Step 1

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Step 2

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Step 3

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Step 4

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Step 5

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Step 6

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Disable automated installation of network printers

For some scenarios, it may be more comfortable to do not allow cups the automated installation of network printers.

Edit /etc/cups/cupsd.conf and edit following lines:

Browsing Off
BrowseLocalProtocols none

Edit /etc/cups/cups-browsed.conf and edit:

BrowseProtocols none

Issue following command to restart the service:

systemctl restart cups-browsed.service

And your done. After this, only printers wich were installed manually will been shown.