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→Detecting LAN Printers
To detect a LAN printer open the ''Printers'' dialog (System dekstop menu->Administration->Printing). In the printers dialog click on the ''Global Settings'' menu option and click on ''Detect LAN Printers''. If any printers connected to Linux or UNIX systems on the network are configured to be shared, they will be listed in the ''Printers'' dialog.
== Configuring a Printer Connected to a Remote System ==
Ubuntu Linux fully supports printing to printers connected to other remote Linux systems. If automatically detecting LAN printers as described above failed to locate the printer you need to install, you can configure it manually. To do so, invoke the ''Printers'' dialog (System desktop menu->Administration->Printing). Double click on ''New Printer'' and select ''Network Printer''. Since the remote computer is a Linux system, select ''IPP Printer or Printer on CUPS Server'' from the drop down menu. Enter the URI of the printer on the remote system. This will be something similar to:
<pre>
ipp://hostname:631/printers/printername
</pre>
Where hostname is the either the hostname or IP address of the remote system on which the printer is installed and printername is the name of the printer on that system. Click ''Forward'' and install the driver for the printer model.
Once installed, right click with the mouse on the new printer in the ''Printers'' dialog, select ''Properties'' and click on the ''Print Test Page'' button. A test page should then appear on the printer.