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Preface

1.  Setting Up and Administering Printers by Using CUPS (Overview)

2.  Setting Up Printers by Using CUPS (Tasks)

3.  Administering Printers by Using CUPS Print Manager (Tasks)

Administering Printers by Using CUPS Print Manager (Task Map)

Administering Printers by Using CUPS Print Manager

Configurable Printer Properties

How to Modify the Properties of a Configured Printer

How to Rename a Printer

How to Copy a Printer Configuration

How to Delete a Printer

How to Unshare or Share a Printer

How to Disable or Enable a Printer

How to Manage Print Jobs for a Specified Printer

Index

Administering Printers by Using CUPS Print Manager

This section describes how to administer printers by using CUPS Print Manager.

Configurable Printer Properties

Use the options in the Printer Properties dialog to modify the properties of a configured printer. For instructions, see How to Modify the Properties of a Configured Printer.

The Printer Properties dialog includes the following six sections for configuring new and existing printers:

How to Modify the Properties of a Configured Printer

The following procedure describes how to modify the basic configuration of an existing printer. For a complete description of all of the properties that you can modify by using the CUPS Print Manager GUI, see Configurable Printer Properties.

  1. Start the CUPS Print Manager GUI by choosing System → Administration → Print Manager from the desktop's main menubar or by typing the following command in a terminal window:
    $ system-config-printer

    The Printer configuration dialog is displayed listing all of the configured printers and any newly detected printers.

  2. Right-click the name of the printer for which you want to modify the properties, then choose Properties.

    The Printer Properties dialog appears. The Properties dialog contains five separate sections, each of which contains properties that are grouped by category. By default, the Settings section of the dialog is displayed.

    In the Settings section, you can modify the following settings:

    • Description

    • Location

    • Device URI

    • Make and Model

  3. To modify the printer description or location, type the new information in the corresponding text field.
  4. To modify the device URI:
    1. Click the Change button next to the setting.
    2. From the list of available devices, select a device, then click Apply.

      For a description of the available devices, see Selecting a Print Device.

    3. When prompted, type the root password.

      You are returned to the Settings section.

  5. To modify the printer make and model:
    1. Click the Change button next to the setting.
    2. In the Choose Driver window, select a printer make, then click Forward.

      Note - By default, CUPS uses the Select Printer From Database option and selects the appropriate printer-make for you. Alternatively, you can provide your own PPD file. For instructions, see Step 3 of How to Set Up a New Local Printer.


    3. From the left pane of the next Choose Driver window, select a printer model. From the right pane, select a printer driver, then click Forward.
    4. In the Existing Settings dialog, choose from the following options, then click Apply.
      • Use the new PPD as is.

      • Try to copy the option settings over from the old PPD.

    5. If prompted, type the root password.

      You are returned to the Settings section of the Printer Properties dialog.

  6. Click OK.

How to Rename a Printer

  1. Start the CUPS Print Manager GUI by choosing System → Administration → Print Manager from the desktop's main menubar or by typing the following command in a terminal window:
    $ system-config-printer

    The Printer configuration dialog appears, listing all of the configured printers and any newly detected printers.

  2. Right-click the name of the printer that you want to rename.
  3. Choose the Rename option.
  4. Type a new name for the printer.
  5. Type the root password when prompted.
  6. Click OK to save the changes.

How to Copy a Printer Configuration

  1. Start the CUPS Print Manager GUI by choosing System → Administration → Print Manager from the desktop's main menubar or by typing the following command in a terminal window:
    $ system-config-printer

    The Printer configuration dialog appears, listing all of the configured printers and any newly detected printers.

  2. Right-click the name of the printer that you want to copy the configuration.
  3. Choose the Copy option.
  4. In the Copy Printer window, type a name for the printer, then click OK.
  5. Type the root password when prompted.
  6. Click OK.

How to Delete a Printer

  1. Start the CUPS Print Manager GUI by choosing System → Administration → Print Manager from the desktop's main menubar or by typing the following command in a terminal window:
    $ system-config-printer

    The Printer configuration dialog appears, listing all of the configured printers and any newly detected printers.

  2. Right-click the name of the printer that you want to delete, then choose Delete.
  3. Click OK in the Confirm Deletion dialog.

How to Unshare or Share a Printer

By default, new printers are configured with the Share option enabled, which means they are published on the local network. This procedure describes how to unshare a printer or enable an unshared printer.

  1. Start the CUPS Print Manager GUI by choosing System → Administration → Print Manager from the desktop's main menubar or by typing the following command in a terminal window:
    $ system-config-printer

    The Printer configuration dialog appears, listing all of the configured printers and any newly detected printers.

  2. Right-click the printer name that you want to unshare, or share.
  3. Select Share or Unshare option according to your requirement.
  4. Type the root password when prompted.
  5. Click OK.

How to Disable or Enable a Printer

When you configure a new printer by using CUPS Print Manager, the printer is enabled by default. This procedure describes how to disable or enable a printer.

  1. Start the CUPS Print Manager GUI by choosing System → Administration → Print Manager from the desktop's main menubar or by typing the following command in a terminal window:
    $ system-config-printer

    The Printer configuration dialog appears, listing all of the configured printers and any newly detected printers.

  2. Right-click the name of the printer that you want to disable, or enable.
  3. Select Enable or Disable option according to your requirement.
  4. Type the root password when prompted.
  5. Click OK.

How to Manage Print Jobs for a Specified Printer

  1. Start the CUPS Print Manager GUI by choosing System → Administration → Print Manager from the desktop's main menubar or by typing the following command in a terminal window:
    $ system-config-printer

    The Printer configuration dialog appears, listing all of the configured printers and any newly detected printers.

  2. Right-click the name of the printer for which you want to manage print jobs, then choose View Print Queue.

    The Document Print Status (printer-name) window appears, listing all of the print jobs for the specified printer.

    In this window, you can view the following information:

    • Job

    • User

    • Document

    • Printer size

    • Time submitted

    • Status

  3. To view information about completed jobs or printer status, select the appropriate option from the View menu.
  4. To perform a specific action on a print job, select the print job, then select an action from the available choices on the menubar.

    Alternatively, you can right-click the name of a print job, and from the list of available options, select an action.

    You can view the following actions:

    • Cancel

    • Hold

    • Release

    • Reprint

  5. (Optional) To refresh the View Print Queue window, choose View → Refresh.