Sharing a USB Printer between ICSs without a Server

All ICS must be networked together, either wired or wirelessly, to share a printer. For information on how to network the ICS, see Chapter 3 Networking.

=Configuring the ICS with USB Printer Plugged into It=
 * 1) Connect the USB printer to the Inveneo Computing Station with a USB cable.
 * 2) Click Start > Firefox
 * 3) Go to  http://localhost:631 
 * 4) Click the Administration tab
 * 5) Check/tic the box "Save published printers connected to this system"
 * 6) Click Change Settings
 * 7) User Name: root
 * 8) Enter the administrative password.
 * 9) Close Firefox
 * 10) Click Start > Administration > Save Configuration
 * 11) Type in the administrator password and click OK.
 * 12) Reboot IDL
 * 13) Click Start > Administration > Configure Printers.
 * 14) Type in the administrator password and click OK.
 * 15) Double-click New Printer.
 * 16) The message "Readng printer database..." will appear (it may take a few minutes before the "Add a Printer" window appears).
 * 17) The Inveneo Desktop Linux (IDL) will automatically detect printers.
 * 18) Click the Forward button.
 * 19) The IDL will automatically detect supported printers and fill in the “Manufacturer:", "Model:", and "Driver:", fields for the detected printer. Important: If the recommended printer is an HP model, look above or below the selected printer for the same model followed by HPLIP. Choose this model instead of the recommended model. (HPLIP indicates official HP drivers).
 * 20) Click Forward.
 * 21) The "Description:" and "Location:" fields do not need to be filled in.
 * 22) Click Apply.
 * 23) The new printer will appear in the Printers panel.
 * 24) Right-click on the printer icon and choose "Make Default".
 * 25) To save the printer configuration settings, click Start > Administration > Save Configuration.
 * 26) Type in the administrator password and click OK.
 * 27) When the “Configuration saved” message appears, click OK.
 * 28) The printer is now ready to print.

=Configuring the Other ICSs=


 * 1) Click Start > Administration > Configure Printers
 * 2) Type in the administrator password and click OK.
 * 3) Double click the New Printer icon.
 * 4) Click Network Printer under Printer Type
 * 5) Click the URI: field and type "ipp:///printers/"
 * 6) * If you are unsure of the name you gave the printer, you can check the name by looking on the ICS with printer plugged directly into it. Start > Administration > Configure Printers  In the printer window, you will see the name of printer you added.
 * 7) Click Forward
 * 8) Select the "Manufacturer" from the drop down menu
 * 9) Select the "Model" from the drop down menu
 * 10) Select the "Driver" from the drop down menu. Important: If the recommended printer is an HP model, select the drive labeled HPLIP, even if it is not the recommended driver. (HPLIP indicates official HP drivers).
 * 11) Click Forward
 * 12) Name the printer
 * 13) Click Apply
 * 14) The printer you just added will now be listed in the printer window. Right click the newly added printer.
 * 15) Select "Make Default." A green check mark will appear over the newly added printer.
 * 16) To save the printer configuration settings, click Start > Administration > Save Configuration.
 * 17) Type in the administrator password and click OK.
 * 18) When the “Configuration saved” message appears, click OK.
 * 19) The printer is now ready to print.

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