7장. Setting up a legacy printer

Procedure

1. In the printer application home page, click Add Printer.

2. Choose printer name, device, hostname/IP address in case of network printers, select the driver name from the offered list, and click on the Add Printer. You can also use auto-detect option to search for the driver.

   Using the auto-detection option for driver might result in finding an incompatible driver for your device, if the device model is too different from available drivers. It is recommended to check the assigned driver before printing and change the driver manually to prevent any printing issues.

3. The used driver is on the second line in the block Status. You can test the functionality by clicking on the Print Test Page.

Procedure

1. Search the available drivers in PAPPL based printer application:

   # lprint drivers
   zpl_2inch-203dpi-dt "Zebra ZPL 2-inch/203dpi/Direct-Thermal

2. Install the printer. For example, to install a network printer with a specified driver, enter:

   # lprint add -d <printer name> -v socket://<hostname> -m zpl_2inch-203dpi-dt

Verification

1. Check printer is visible in the printers list, together with its raw socket for sending raw data:

   # lprint printers
   <printer_name> - printer - ipp://localhost/ipp/print/<printer_name>
   <printer_name> - raw socket - socket://localhost:9101/