There is also a very rough video version (my first ever video tutorial!) of this How To.
This part of the How To assumes that the network printer is pluged in to the DS-207+ and that the DS-207+'s IP address and Samba user name and password are know, and that the network is setup and ready to go. If this is not the case please see the sections below and the Synology DS-207+ setup CD and manual.
Setting up a Network Printer on a Client Computer Running the GNU/Linux Ubuntu Gutsy Operating System
- Open up the "Print Configuration" window - System>Administration>Printing
- Click "New Printer".
- In the add printer dialog window select "Windows Printer via SAMBA" and then in the "Samba Printer" input box type the IP address and printer designation (this is hard set by the DS-207+ and cannot be changed - "/usbprinter") of the DS-207+ (i.e. 192.168.2.20/usbprinter).
- Click "Authentication required" and add the user name and password and click "Verify".
- Once the printer has been verified as being available click forward.
- On the next screen, select the printers manufacturer from the list and click forward.
- On the next screen, select the printer model from the list and click forward.
- Choose a name for to identify the network printer by.
- Select the newly installed printer from the list on the left and click the "Print Test Page" button.
All being well the printer is installed correctly and will print a test page.
Get the Home Network DHCP Allocated IP Address of the DS-207+
- To login the network router open up Firefox and type the IP address 192.168.2.1 (the default IP Address for this particular Belkin router) into the address bar and then hit "Enter".
- Login to the router administrations pages using the admin user name and password.
- Click the option "DHCP Client List" in the left hand menu.
- The DS-207+ host name will be "null" and the IP address is indicated to the left.
NOTE: I have "hard set" the DS-207+'s IP address so itis outside the DHCP allocated addresses (it is 192.168.2.20) and will not change if the router is restarted. This is because the client computers have to know the correct IP address for the DS-207+ in order access the network printer. To hard set the IP address see the instructions below.
Login to the DS-207+
- - To login the DS-207+ open up Firefox and type the IP the address 192.168.2.20 (this is the IP Address I have hard set the DS-207+ t0) into the address bar and then hit "Enter". Otherwise find the IP address of the DS-207+ as allocated by the routers DHCP server - see instructions above.
- Login to the DS-207+ administration pages using the admin user name and password.
"Hard Set" the DS-207+ Home Network IP Address
- To "hard set" the DS-207+ IP address login to its administration pages as above and then click the "System" option in the left hand menu.
- Input the IP address that you want making sure it is within the home networks range i.e. 192.168.2.2 - 192.168.2.xxx.
Create a New Samba User
Check Pinter is Attached to the DS-207+
