In order to use the campusprint printing service, you must have a valid user account (BA number + password) and a student ID or service card.
Both for setting up campusprint and for printing with campusprint, your device must be connected to the data network of the University of Bamberg, for example directly via the university WLAN or using a VPN connection. Information on VPN at the University of Bamberg can be found at www.uni-bamberg.de/its/vpn.
These instructions refer to Ubuntu 22.04 and should therefore also be applicable to other distributions based on Debian.
Download the driver
First download the printer driver(4.2 MB) for the Konica Minolta bizhub C300i copier. Then unzip the driver package.
Installing the printer driver
Figure 1: Installation folder
Open a new terminal window and enter the following commands:
sudo apt-get install smbclient cd ~/Downloads/ cd "unpacked driver folder" sudo perl install.pl
An installation menu opens as shown in Figure 1.
Confirm the installation folder in this window with Yes.
Figure 2: Select filter files
In the next window Select Filter files as shown in Figure 2, select the option KMbeuEmpPS.PL cups filter v2.5 (v2.5) and confirm with OK.
Figure 3: Installation process finished!
In the Select PPD files window that then appears, as shown in Figure 3, check that all drivers are selected and then confirm with OK.
The last window Installation procedure finished! Close with OK.
Finally, the cups service must be restarted.
To do this, enter the following command in the terminal window:
sudo /etc/init.d/cups restart
Figure 4: Select printer options
In the following step Installable options, select the following options:
Finishing: FS-536, Model: C300i
Figure 4 shows all available options that have already been selected as described above.
Setting up the printer
Figure 5: Add new printer
In the settings, click on the Devices menu item and then on Printers. Here, click on Additional printer settings on the right and then on the Add button at the top left. Under Network printers, select the entry Windows printers via SAMBA.
Under SMB printer, enter the following path in the smb:// field: campusprint.uni-bamberg.de/campusprinter
In the Authentication section, select the option Set authentication details now and enter uni-bamberg.de/your BA number as the user name and the corresponding password for Password. Then click on Forward.
Figure 5 shows the previously described configuration for the printer.
Figure 6: Select driver
Now activate the second option Provide PPD file under Select driver. Use the selection field below the text to navigate to the folder in which the unpacked driver package is located. Select ../KMbeuC650iux.ppd and confirm with Open. Then click on Next.
In Figure 6, the item Provide PDD file is activated and the driver described above is selected.
Then click Forward again.
The Describe printer window opens. Change the printer name there, for example to campusprinter, and then finish the setup process with Apply. The printer setup is then complete.
Send print job
Print jobs can be sent as usual via the respective print menu of the application.
Figure 7: Print properties 1-sided or 2-sided printing
Figure 8: Print properties in color or grayscale
Important note:
In the printer properties, color printing and 2-sided is selected by default. If you want to print in grayscale or single-sided, you must set this manually.
Figure 7 shows the basic settings for duplex printing.
Before printing, click on Properties... and select Grayscale under the Device tab, as shown above.
Figure 8 shows the basic settings for color selection.
