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Local printer (parallel, serial, USB): A printer that is attached to your
workstation through a parallel, serial, or USB connection. •
• Remote LPD queue: A printer attached to a different UNIX or Linux system
that can be accessed over a TCP/IP network (for example, a printer attached
to another Linux system on your network).
• SMB shared printer (Windows): A printer attached to a different system that
is sharing the printer over a SMB network (for example, a printer attached
to a Microsoft Windows machine).
• Network Printer (TCP): A printer connected to the network using the TCP
protocol.
• Remote CUPS server (IPP/HTTP): A printer attached to a different Linux
system on the same network running CUPS or a printer configured on another
operating system using IPP.
• Network printer w/IPP (IPP/HTTP) : A printer connected to the network
using the IPP/HTTP protocol.
• Other printer type: If your printer does not fit one of the classes above, choose
this option.
• Class of printers: To find printers by a specific class, choose this option.
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Click Next and enter the information required for your choice. In the last wizard
dialog, click Finish. The wizard closes.
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Click OK to close the Printing Manager dialog.
When printing from an application in KDE, you can now select the printer in the
KPrinter dialog and start a print job. For more information about sending and monitoring
print jobs in KDE, refer to
Section 12.4, “Starting Print Jobs in KDE” (page 186).
12.2 Modifying Printer Settings
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Start the Printer Manager from the main menu (Tools > Printing > Printing
Manager).
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