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      id="network-printer-config">

  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="network" />
    <revision pkgversion="3.30" date="2019-02-22" status="review"/>

    <credit type="author copyright">
      <name>Jana Svarova</name>
      <email>jana.svarova@gmail.com</email>
      <years>2013</years>
    </credit>
    <credit type="editor">
      <name>Petr Kovar</name>
      <email>pknbe@volny.cz</email>
      <years>2019</years>
    </credit>

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    <desc>How do I configure a Samba printer?</desc>
  </info>

  <title>Configure a network printer</title>

  <p>This topic explains how to make network printers, Windows printers in
  particular, available in GNOME.</p>

  <p>There is no preconfiguration needed for being able to install Samba 
  printers using <app>GNOME Settings</app>. To add a new Samba printer to your
  CUPS (Common UNIX Printing System) server, simply follow the steps below.</p>

  <steps>
    <title>Configure your printer</title>
    <item>
      <p>Open <gui>Activities overview</gui> and start typing
      <gui>Printers</gui>.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Click <gui>Printers</gui>.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Unlock the <gui>Printers</gui> panel by clicking on the 
      <gui>Unlock</gui> button.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Click the <gui>+</gui> button below the list of printers.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>If your printers are public, wait for the printers which are 
      available on your Windows network to appear. Otherwise, type the address
      of the Samba server and press <key>Enter</key>.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>When asked, authenticate yourself to Samba servers which need 
      authentication to show their printers.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Select the printer to be installed.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Press the <gui>Add</gui> button.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>From the drivers available on your computer, select a suitable driver
      for your printer.</p>
    </item>
    <item>
      <p>Press <key>Select</key>.</p>
    </item>
  </steps>

</page>
