Printer sharing and mobile printing
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Install packages
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ipkg install cups cups-doc hplip
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edit
/opt/etc/cups/cupsd.conf-
Scroll to section
<Location /admin> -
set
AuthType None
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configure attached printer from cups web if - http://<ip>:631
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Install
avahi -
Make sure that
cupsdstarts afteravahi(or just restart cups after avahi is running)
Other configuration
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Firewall
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Enable Udpxy
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Routing → Miscellaneous
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Efficient multicast forwarding
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DHCP routes(default)
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Troubleshooting
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use avahi-browse to see what services are registered available.
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With tomato shibby - printing services would be available briefly and then disappear - there was some post that multicast dns was broken/crashing.
Goodies
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Report HP ink levels as a mobile alert when printer is switched on
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save the following as /opt/etc/levels.sh
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make sure to replace your pushover tokens
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Add this to USB Support → Hotplug script
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Automatically release jobs when printer is switched on.
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on my inkjet, if the printer is off, cups puts the job in 'Held' status. To release held jobs when the printer is switched on include the following line in the script above.
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lpstat -o | cut -d " " -f 1 | xargs -i{} lp -i {} -H resume
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