Configure a printer using cups in Linux LPR/LPD pool (CentOS,Redhat)
This is a problem recently I've come across configure a network printer using LPR.
I have successfully added the printer.Here is the steps I followed. Hope it will help anyone who is trying to do the same.
The printer here has a separate IP and its listening on the port 515.You should find out this in your network.
First open web browser in your machine. My linux box has mozilla fire fox.
type following address http://localhost:631/
Then go to Administration tab.(Figure 1)
Figure 1
I have successfully added the printer.Here is the steps I followed. Hope it will help anyone who is trying to do the same.
The printer here has a separate IP and its listening on the port 515.You should find out this in your network.
First open web browser in your machine. My linux box has mozilla fire fox.
type following address http://localhost:631/
Then go to Administration tab.(Figure 1)
Figure 1
Enter a
name : printer1
Location : (as you wish)
Dscription : (as you wish)
Click continue.
On Device select the printing device. Here, since we are using LPD/LPR printer, I select it from the list.(Figure 2)
Figure 2
name : printer1
Location : (as you wish)
Dscription : (as you wish)
Click continue.
On Device select the printing device. Here, since we are using LPD/LPR printer, I select it from the list.(Figure 2)
Figure 2
Click continue.
Figure 3
Now you have to give a Devicre URI. There are many Examples shown down the input box.
I will give an example. You can use any format shown in the (Figure 3)
device URI : lpd://12.137.53.120:515/tcp
here lpd automatically added by previous selection page.
12.137.53.120 is the IP address of the printer.
515 is the port the print server is listening to.
tcp is the LPR Queue name of print server.
You have to give these configurations of your own network, To find out ask the ntwork admin.
Click continue.
Then you have to select manufacture of the computer.(Figuer 4)
Figure 4
Figure 3
I will give an example. You can use any format shown in the (Figure 3)
device URI : lpd://12.137.53.120:515/tcp
here lpd automatically added by previous selection page.
12.137.53.120 is the IP address of the printer.
515 is the port the print server is listening to.
tcp is the LPR Queue name of print server.
You have to give these configurations of your own network, To find out ask the ntwork admin.
Click continue.
Then you have to select manufacture of the computer.(Figuer 4)
Figure 4
If your printer manufacture does not shown in the category go to Generic.
If it is shown go to that category.(Figure 5)
Select it.And click continue.
Figure 5
If it is shown go to that category.(Figure 5)
Select it.And click continue.
Figure 5
Then you can select the model of the printer.
My problem was The printers anufacture was on the list but the printer model number was not. So I went back and select Generic and from the model list select
Generic PostScript Printer Foomatic/Postscript (recomended) (en)
This works fine.
Then click Add Printer.
Figure 5
The printer added successful. (Figure 5).
Then goto printers tab and click print test page.
Then goto jobs tab and click show all jobs tab.
It will show the print job has been done. Go to printer and collect the printout.
So this worked for me. Hope it helps.
My problem was The printers anufacture was on the list but the printer model number was not. So I went back and select Generic and from the model list select
Generic PostScript Printer Foomatic/Postscript (recomended) (en)
This works fine.
Then click Add Printer.
Figure 5
Then goto printers tab and click print test page.
Then goto jobs tab and click show all jobs tab.
It will show the print job has been done. Go to printer and collect the printout.
So this worked for me. Hope it helps.
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