Precondition

Please be aware that you must be on one of the CSLab networks in order to access our printers.

Basic Setup

Start up a terminal window and become 'root'. For example, you can get a root shell by typing:

sudo -s

or

sudo bash

Add the following line to '/etc/cups/client.conf':

    ServerName 128.100.3.184  # This is the IP address of our cups server. 

Do not substitute ServerName for printers.cs.toronto.edu

Setting a Default Printer

First, you need to find out which printers are available. To do so, use the following command:

    lpstat -p

Once you know which printer to select, put the following line into $HOME/.cups/lpoptions:

    Default lw-ba1234

This makes printer lw-ba1234 your default printer.

WARNING! Sometimes the default paper size is set to be A4, make sure it is changed to US letter.