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CUPS Print Server (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS)

Install Cups

apt-get install cups cups-browsed cups-bsd cups-client cups-common cups-core-drivers cups-daemon cups-driver-gutenprint cups-filters cups-filters-core-drivers cups-ppdc cups-server-common

Enable Remote Management

/etc/cups/cupsd.conf
...
Port 631
Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock
...
 
...
<Location />
  Order allow,deny
  Allow all
</Location>
<Location /admin>
</Location>
...

Disable Autolisting Remote CUPS Printers

/etc/cups/cups-browsed.conf
...
BrowseRemoteProtocols none
...

Installing Printers

  1. Send a web browser to https://hostname:631/admin
  2. Click on “Add Printer”
  3. Select “AppSocket/HP JetDirect” and click continue
  4. Enter “socket:hostname:9100” and click continue - - Be Sure to select “Share This Printer”. Fill in Name, Description, and Room then click continue.
ubuntu/cups_print_server.1400164152.txt.gz · Last modified: 2014/05/15 09:29 by tschulz