After the CUPS system has been installed and configured, the administrator can begin configuring the local printers attached to the CUPS print server. This part of the process is very similar, if not identical, to configuring CUPS printers on other UNIX®-based operating systems, such as a Linux® distribution.
The primary means for managing and administering the
CUPS server is through the web-based
interface, which can be found by launching a web browser and
entering http://localhost:631 in the
browser's URL bar. If the CUPS server
is on another machine on the network, substitute the server's
local IP address for
localhost
. The CUPS
web interface is fairly self-explanatory, as there are sections
for managing printers and print jobs, authorizing users, and more.
Additionally, on the right-hand side of the Administration screen
are several check-boxes allowing easy access to commonly-changed
settings, such as whether to share published printers connected to
the system, whether to allow remote administration of the
CUPS server, and whether to allow users
additional access and privileges to the printers and print
jobs.
Adding a printer is generally as easy as clicking “Add
Printer” at the Administration screen of the
CUPS web interface, or clicking one of
the “New Printers Found” buttons also at the
Administration screen. When presented with the
“Device” drop-down box, simply select the desired
locally-attached printer, and then continue through the process.
If one has added the print/gutenprint-cups
or print/hplip
ports or packages as
referenced above, then additional print drivers will be available
in the subsequent screens that might provide more stability or
features.
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