Chapter 8. Adding a printer to CUPS by using the web interface

Procedure

1. Use a browser, and access https://<hostname>:631/admin/.

   You must connect to the web interface by using the HTTPS protocol. Otherwise, CUPS prevents you from authenticating in a later step for security reasons.

2. Click Add printer.
3. If you are not already authenticated, CUPS prompts for credentials of an administrative user. Enter the username and password of an authorized user.
4. If you decide to not use driverless printing and the printer you want to add is detected automatically, select it, and click Continue.

5. If the printer was not detected:

   1. Select the protocol that the printer supports.

      

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      If your printer supports driverless printing and you want to use this feature, select the ipp or ipps protocol.

   2. Click Continue.

   3. Enter the URL to the printer or to the queue on a remote print server.

      

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   4. Click Continue.

6. Enter a name and, optionally, a description and location. If you use CUPS as a print server, and other clients should be able to print through CUPS on this printer, select also Share this printer.

   

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7. Select the printer manufacturer in the Make list. If the printer manufacturer is not on the list, select Generic or upload a PPD file for the printer.
8. Click Continue.

9. Select the printer model:

   • If the printer supports driverless printing, select IPP Everywhere. Note that, if you previously installed printer-specific drivers locally, it is possible that the list also contains entries such as <printer_name> - IPP Everywhere.
   • If the printer does not support driverless printing, select the model or upload the PPD file for the printer.
   

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10. Click Add Printer

11. The settings and tabs on the Set printer options page depend on the driver and the features the printer supports. Use this page to set default options, such as for the paper size.

    

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12. Click Set default options.

Verification

1. Open the Printers tab in the web interface.
2. Click the printer’s name.
3. In the Maintenance list, select Print test page.