Introduction

CNF is migrating printers to the Net-Print service offered by Cornell Information Technologies.

Net-Print new features include: printing from user owned laptops via Cornell wireless, printing from user owned tablets and phones (coming soon to Net-Print), and tracking of print jobs for users and for CNF Computing staff.

Printing to CNF printers via Net-Print is provided at no cost to CNF users. Other Net-Print printers on campus may incur a cost and first require adding money to one's Net-Print account.

On the backend, Net-Print uses the PaperCut software solution.

Manage Your Net-Print Account

On the Net-Print Account Management web site, one can:

• view a summary of print jobs and pages
• view the status of print jobs
• add money to one's account for non-CNF printers
• view printer status

When you login to the Net-Print Account Management website, login with the short version of your Cornell NetID or Cornell GuestID. And, of course, your password.

Installing Net-Print/PaperCut Software and Printers

Windows

Note that the below instructions are for Windows computers NOT managed by CNF Computing.

1. Install Net-Print software for Windows (IT@Cornell web page)
2. Add Windows Print Queues for Net-Print (IT@Cornell web page)
   1. In step 4, for the "Department", choose RS-CNF
   2. In step 11, use your NETID@cornell.edu or your GUESTID@cornell.edu

Macintosh

1. Install Net-Print software for Mac (IT@Cornell web page)
2. Add Macintosh Print Queues for Net-Print (IT@Cornell web page)
   1. In step 3, for Department, choose RS-CNF . You will see multiple "Find-Me" print queues listed at the top and the specific CNF printers listed at the bottom of the departmental list of printers.

Linux

Note that the below instructions are for Linux computers NOT managed by CNF Computing.

1. Install Samba4 or greater (Samba3 will not work)

   1. RedHat samba4 packages have a bug missing the following symlink, which you must create:

      /usr/lib/cups/backend/smb → /usr/bin/smbspool

   2. Edit the Samba config file (usually /etc/samba/smb.conf) to contain the following two directives in the "[global]" section:

                client min protocol = SMB2
                client max protocol = SMB3

   3. Obtain the RedHat or Debian Net-Print installers from CNF Computing
   4. Install the packages.
      1. For RedHat use the "yum install" command to install the package. Eg:

         sudo yum install net-print-1.2.1-0.x86_64.rpm

      2. For Debian:
         1. Install pre-requsities:
            1. python3
            2. gnome-terminal
            3. curl
            4. Java8 JRE

               1. sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java

               2. sudo apt-get update

               3. sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer

               4. sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer

      3. Items "Net-Print Queue Installer" and "PaperCut Client" are created in the "Internet", "office", and "System" sub menus of your desktop
   5. Run the Net-Print Queue Installer application
      1. You may need to manually run this from the commandline as follows (eg permissions problems adding the printer):
         

         sudo /opt/netprint/client/install_netprintpc_printer.pl -g

      2. For the "Department", select "RS-CNF"
      3. You will see multiple "Find-Me" print queues listed at the top of the list of printers. The specific CNF printers are listed at the bottom of the list.