CUPS server

This page shows the steps to follow to add or do maintenance on the CUPS server configured to the printers in ARDITI. If you want the steps to add a printer to a computer, see add to a macOS computer or add to a Windows computer.

System information

• IP: 10.20.1.249
• Gateway: 10.20.0.1
• OS: Ubuntu 24.04
• Proxmox VM: PR1, VM 179, cup-printer
• Running: CUPS version 2.4.7

Adding a printer

• Go to https://10.20.1.249:631/
• On the top menu, navigate to "Administration"
• Under the "Printers" section, click on "Add Printer". If you are not authenticated as admin, you will be required to now
• Select "Internet Printing Protocol (ipp)", and click "Continue"
• On the "Connection:" field, put "ipp://PRINTER_IP", where PRINTER_IP should be the IP address configured for the printer you want to add
• Click "Continue"
• Fill the name following the following convention: ARDITI_FloorNumber_Room (e.g. ARDITI_02_HALLWAY_02)
• Fill the "Description" and "Location" fields with the physical location of the printer (e.g., Tecnopolo Floor -2, Next to NeuroRehab Lab.)
• Activate "Share this printer" and click continue
• Provide the PPD file for that printer, it can be found on the website of the printer manufacturer or on the drivers folder on Nextcloud (i.e., _Informatica/_drivers)
• Click "Add Printer", now test printing a test page. If you get an error saying that the server couldn't connect to the printer, check the firewall; a rule to allow connection from the server to the printer may be required

Editing a printer

• Go to https://10.20.1.249:631/
• On the top menu, navigate to "Printers"
• Click on the name of the printer you want to edit
• On the pick where it says "Administration" select the option "Modify printer"

• Press continue until you reach the panel with the information you want to alter