IDL 3 Sharing USB Printer from a Server to the ICSs

All ICS and the server must be networked together, either wired or wirelessly, to share a printer. For information on how to network the ICS, see Chapter 4 Networking. Inveneo Computing Stations can connect to either and Inveneo Hub Server or Microsoft Windows Server for printer sharing.

=Inveneo Hub Linux and Inveneo Desktop Linux=

Configuring the printer on Inveneo Hub Linux
See the Inveneo Hub Linux 1.x Manual, Printing.

Configuring the Printer on IDL

 * 1) Click Start >  Administration > Configure Printers
 * 2) Type in the administrator password and click OK.
 * 3) Click Edit > New Printer.
 * 4) The computer will search for new printers. It should automatically find the printer already installed on Inveneo Hub Linux.  By default, the Inveneo server's IP address is 192.168.100.1.  Choose the option that lists the host name as the IP of the server.[[image:IDL3-print7.gif|none|left]]
 * 5) Click Forward.
 * 6) For most HP printers, the drivers are pre-installed. IDL will automatically associate the correct drivers with the printer.  If the Inveneo server automatically recognized the printer, then IDL will have the drivers pre-installed.  If the printer drivers were manually installed on the Inveneo server, they will likely need to be manually installed on the client machine.  See Chapter 11 Installing and Uninstalling Applications for more information.
 * 7) Name the computer, which will be seen by users when they print a document.
 * 8) Click Apply.
 * 9) Click Make Default to make the newly configured printer the default printer.[[image:IDL3-print8.gif|none|left]]
 * 10) To save the printer configuration settings, click Start > Administration > Save Configuration.
 * 11) Type in the administrator password and click OK.
 * 12) Once the computer reboots, print a test page to verify the printer was properly configured and saved.

=Windows Server 2003 and IDL=

Add a Printer to Windows Server 2003
For a detailed guide to installing a printer on Server 2003, click here.

Configuring the Printer on IDL

 * 1) Click Start >  Administration > Configure Printers
 * 2) Type in the administrator password and click OK.
 * 3) Click Edit > New Printer.
 * 4) Select Window Printer via Samba
 * 5) Enter the path to the Windows printer / . The name of printer depends on the name specified in Windows Server 2003. Do NOT enter // before the IP address of Windows Server 2003.
 * 6) Enter a user and password, as created on Windows Server 2003[[image:IDL3-Print16.gif|none|left]]
 * 7) Click Forward.
 * 8) Select which company makes the printer [[image:IDL3-print17.gif|none|left]]
 * 9) Select the model and drivers. Important: If the recommended printer is an HP model, choose the printer driver listed as HPLIP. (HPLIP indicates official HP drivers).
 * 10) Click Forward.
 * 11) Name the printer.
 * 12) The "Description:" and "Location:" fields are optional.
 * 13) Click Apply.
 * 14) The new printer will appear in the Printers panel.[[image:IDL3-print18.gif|none|left]]
 * 15) Click the "Make Default" button.
 * 16) Close the Printer configuration window.
 * 17) To save the printer configuration settings, click Start > Administration > Save Configuration.
 * 18) Type in the administrator password and click OK.
 * 19) When the “Configuration saved” message appears, click OK.
 * 20) Once the computer reboots, print a test page to verify the printer was properly configured and saved.

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