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CUPS (Common Unix Printing System)

Installation and configuration for CUPS

Date : 25.08.2016

Document Version : 1.0

Table of Contents:Configure CUPS Printing3

:CUPS Web interface (Adding printers).6

:Testing printer (Print test page).9

:CUPS Integration with Samba.11

== Configure CUPS Printing ==

1. Login to server, using root user and install CUPS.

# yum install cups*

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2. Edit cupsd.conf file.

# vi /etc/cups/cupsd.conf

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3. Make below entries and save file.

MaxLogSize 1m

LogLevel debug

# Allow remote access

Listen localhost:631

Listen 172.18.101.14:631

Listen 2404:a800:1000:d:7800::e:631

Listen /var/run/cups/cups.sock

Browsing On

BrowseLocalProtocols dnssd

DefaultAuthType Basic

WebInterface Yes

<Location />

# Allow remote administration...

Order allow,deny

Allow localhost

Allow 172.18.5.0/24

</Location>

<Location /admin>

# Allow remote administration...

Order allow,deny

Allow localhost

Allow 172.18.5.0/24

</Location>

<Location /admin/conf>

AuthType Default

Require user @SYSTEM

# Allow remote access to the configuration files...

Order allow,deny

Allow localhost

Allow 172.18.5.0/24

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4. Restart cups service.

# systemctl restart cups.service

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== CUPS Web interface (Adding printers). ==

1. Now open the web browser and open link https://172.18.101.14:631.

From here we can add and manage printers. to add a new printer click “Administration”.

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2. Click and “Add Printer” and type root username and password of the cups server:

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3. Select “AppSocket/HP JetDirect” (here i have Hp Laserjet Pro m202dw printers) and click Continue.

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4. In connection tab type the ipp://172.18.5.67:631/ipp (172.18.5.67 is printer IP) and click Continue.

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5. Fill the required information and click on “Share This Printer “ and click on “Continue”.

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6. Select the “Generic” print driver and click on “continue”.

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7. Select the model “Generic PCL Laser Printer(en)” and click on “Add Printer”.

Now printer configuration has been done.

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== Testing printer (Print test page). ==

1. Click on “Printers” tab. Here we can see the installed printers click on printer which we want to test.

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2. Click on “Maintenance” and select “Print Test Page”.

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3. Page will say that “Test page sent:”

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== CUPS Integration with Samba. ==

To integrate cups with samba we can follow below steps.

1. Open “/usr/local/samba/etc/smb.conf” file.

# vi /usr/local/samba/etc/smb.conf

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2. Make below entry in smb.conf file in Global section.

rpc_server:spoolss = external

rpc_daemon:spoolssd = fork

spoolss: architecture = Windows x64

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3. Create the Samba spool directory and set permission.

# mkdir -p /var/spool/samba4/ ; chmod 1777 /var/spool/samba4/

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4. Open again /usr/local/samba/etc/smb.conf file and make below entries.

[ProLaserJet]

comment = ProLaserJet

path = /var/spool/samba4/

browseable = yes

printable = yes

printer name = ProLaserJet

[ProLaserJet2]

comment = ProLaserJet2

path = /var/spool/samba4/

browseable = yes

printable = yes

printer name = ProLaserJet2

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5. Restart samba service.

# systemctl stop samba4.service

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# systemctl start samba4.service

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