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:
Start the GNOME Control Center from the main menu.
Select
+ .Select
+ .Select
+ .Open the SMB Browser with
and select a workgroup, a server and the printer. Either enter the authentication credentials or choose to be prompted for authentication each time when accessing the printer. Click .Choose the printer's manufacturer and the printer model from the list and select a driver. The one that is marked with
normally produces the best results. Proceed with and provide a name, a description and a location for the printer. Click .Adding a printer requires root privileges, so you must enter the root password as the final step to adding it.
To print to the Windows network printer configured above, select it from the list of available printers.