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Adding an HDA networked printer (view source)
Revision as of 03:50, 18 June 2017
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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.<!--* remove everything regarding the Uninstall CUPS server and services and install yum erase cups-->* Install the web-app Amahi [https://www.amahi.org/apps/cups CUPS server.] application (currently only available by request)
* It is necessary Login credentials to have a correct "''the web management interface will use the root''" user with correct root priviledges. Now CUPS server(app) will let us modify anything under the ''Administrative pages''account.
* Navigate to ''Administrative pages''* Connect per usb the printer and by clicking via USB* Select "find new printers" from inside the CUPS' ''config pages'' continue with installation. Then you * You will have need to chose the printer from a list. If install HPLIP for some reason there is not the correct model in the list you will have to find, download and most HP printers yum 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.hplip
::'''NOTE:''' <code>yum</code> (deprecated) has been replaced with <code>dnf</code> as the package manager for Fedora 23 and greater.
As everything indicates the printer should be working!
== 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:
