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Adding an HDA networked printer (view source)
Revision as of 03:50, 18 June 2017
, 03:50, 18 June 2017→Using Amahi CUPS application (Fedora 19/21)
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To set up a network printer attached to the HDA from Windows, you need to perform a few simple steps. Each machine that will need access to the printer will also need the drivers installed. This will be accomplished at the time you connect them to the printer.
* Perform steps to install and configure [[Cups]].
* Connect the printer to the HDA (parallel or USB) and ensure it is powered on. It should automatically detect the printer and set it up for you.
This worked great on my network, but may require some additional adjustments for others. For more assistance, see the FAQ [http://www.amahi.org/faq#I-want-to-add-a-printer-to-my-HDA-and-make-it-a-printer-server-how-do-I-do-it (I want to add a printer to my HDA and make it a printer server, how do I do it?)]
= Adding an HDA networked printer using = Using Amahi [https://www.amahi.org/apps/cups CUPS web-app ] application (Amahi7,Fedora19Fedora 19/21) ==''in the following example the printer that it is used is a 'NOTE:''' For this scenario, HP DeskJet 1310 series, printer connected with USB''was used.<!--* Uninstall CUPS yum erase cups-->* Install the Amahi [https://www.amahi.org/apps/cups CUPS] application (currently only available by request) * Login credentials to the web management interface will use the root user account.
* remove everything regarding Navigate to ''Administrative pages''* Connect the CUPS server and services and printer via USB* Select "find new printers"* You will need to install the web-app CUPS server.HPLIP for most HP printers yum install hplip
* Connect per usb the printer and by clicking "find new printers" from inside the CUPS' ''config pages'' continue with installation. Then you You will have to chose choose the printer from a list. If for some reason there your printer model is not the correct model in the list missing, you will have to find, download and install the correct PPD file. For this specific example we had to download in a desktop PC and manually add the correct PPD file from HP which you can find and extract from inside the HP's linux drivers.
== Troubleshooting on Vista or Windows 7 clients ==
# In some windows clients, some users see this: "windows cannot connect to the printer.operation could not be completed (error 0x0000000d)". We've seen this problem with a few printers now, not consistently between any particular makes or models. However, I have found a consistent fix to connect to any network printer from vista:
