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 .
Adding a printer requires root privileges, so you must enter the root password to continue.
Select , then select from the drop-down menu.
Enter or select the Windows host, the printer, and the username and password required to access the Windows computer, then click .
Select the driver that most closely matches the printer, then click .
Click .
The printer is ready for use.
To print to the Windows network printer configured above, select it from the list of available printers.