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The tutorial will show you how to add a PDF printer to your HDA using [http://www.cups.org/ CUPS]. You can connect to it with clients and generate PDF files that will be saved on your HDA. These will be available via an Amahi file share from any client.
We will also configure the web interface to allow remote administration of printers securely via the web browser.
== Install PDF Printer ==
{{Code|sudo apt-get cups-pdf}}
== Secure [http://www.cups.org/ CUPS] Web Interface ==
This will add a user name and password to the administration section of the web interface.
* Stop the service:
{{Code|sudo stop cups}}
* Edit the configuration file:
{{Code|sudo vi /etc/cups/cupsd.conf}}
* Add the following text below <Location /admin>:
{{Text|Encryption Required
AuthType Default
Require user @SYSTEM}}
* Save the file.
* Start the service:
{{Code|sudo start cups}}
== Configure Web Interface ==
You will need desktop access to your HDA.
* Access the web interface via <nowiki>http://localhost:631</nowiki>
* Select Administration and enter your First Admin User name and password.
* Under "Server Settings" check the box that says "Allow remote administration"
Now you can remotely access the web interface from any client using <nowiki>http://hdaip:631</nowiki> (hdaip is the IP address of your HDA).
== Add PDF Printer to Client ==
This is a fairly easy step for Windows.
* Access your shares via \\hda
* Right click on the PDF printer and select "Connect".
* You should see the PDF printer now.
[[image:Printer3.PNG]]
* Right click on the printer and select connect. Answer '''Yes''' to install when it prompts to install the printer.
* Now, it won’t find the drivers, so select '''OK''' as we will install the drivers from the printer disk.
[[image:Printer4.PNG]]
* You should now see the add printer wizard.
* Select "Generic" and "MS Publisher Color Printer" or similar driver that is not text only and then '''OK'''.
Your PDF printer should now be ready to use.
The tutorial will show you how to add a PDF printer to your HDA using [http://www.cups.org/ CUPS]. You can connect to it with clients and generate PDF files that will be saved on your HDA. These will be available via an Amahi file share from any client.
We will also configure the web interface to allow remote administration of printers securely via the web browser.
== Install PDF Printer ==
{{Code|sudo apt-get cups-pdf}}
== Secure [http://www.cups.org/ CUPS] Web Interface ==
This will add a user name and password to the administration section of the web interface.
* Stop the service:
{{Code|sudo stop cups}}
* Edit the configuration file:
{{Code|sudo vi /etc/cups/cupsd.conf}}
* Add the following text below <Location /admin>:
{{Text|Encryption Required
AuthType Default
Require user @SYSTEM}}
* Save the file.
* Start the service:
{{Code|sudo start cups}}
== Configure Web Interface ==
You will need desktop access to your HDA.
* Access the web interface via <nowiki>http://localhost:631</nowiki>
* Select Administration and enter your First Admin User name and password.
* Under "Server Settings" check the box that says "Allow remote administration"
Now you can remotely access the web interface from any client using <nowiki>http://hdaip:631</nowiki> (hdaip is the IP address of your HDA).
== Add PDF Printer to Client ==
This is a fairly easy step for Windows.
* Access your shares via \\hda
* Right click on the PDF printer and select "Connect".
* You should see the PDF printer now.
[[image:Printer3.PNG]]
* Right click on the printer and select connect. Answer '''Yes''' to install when it prompts to install the printer.
* Now, it won’t find the drivers, so select '''OK''' as we will install the drivers from the printer disk.
[[image:Printer4.PNG]]
* You should now see the add printer wizard.
* Select "Generic" and "MS Publisher Color Printer" or similar driver that is not text only and then '''OK'''.
Your PDF printer should now be ready to use.
