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Ricoh Printer Configuration on CUPS 

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Figure 6: 

Printer Type

 Window 

Click the 

Next

 button to continue 

3. 

Select the type of network printing protocol from the 

Select Your Printer Type

 

field in Figure 7.  

 

NOTE 

All three protocols listed in the Figure 7 should be supported by most 
Ricoh printers or MFDs.  Two protocols, 

Direct TCP Port Printing

 and 

Remote LPD Queue

,

 are generally used. 

 

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Summary of Contents for AP2610 - Aficio B/W Laser Printer

Page 1: ...ies Ricoh does not grant or intend to grant hereby any right to such trademarks or property to any third parties No such use or the use of any trade name or web site is intended to convey endorsement...

Page 2: ...ad this Document 6 2 5 Other Requirements 6 3 Setup and Configuration 7 3 1 PPD File Setup 7 3 2 Installing the Driver 9 3 2 1 Suse Yast2 10 3 2 2 KDE Print Manager 15 3 2 3 Web Interface 20 3 2 4 Com...

Page 3: ...nter classes provide the ability to group printers such that jobs sent to a class are forwarded to the first available member of that class This improves the availability of printer resources and avoi...

Page 4: ...60 2575 6002 7502 LD060 LD075 A294 II A295 II Aficio 1085 1105 Type850 Aficio 1085 1105 EB 105 e 2585 25105 8502 10502 5685 5705 B051 Aficio 1224C 1224CG C2408 DSc224 LD024C B052 Aficio 1232C 1232CG C...

Page 5: ...Aficio 6513 E 810 Aficio 6513 E 820 SDC413 CS213D 5813 A294 A295 Aficio 850 1050 Type850 Aficio 850 1050 EB 105 e 2085DP 2105DP 3285 32105 5485 5505 G032 AP1400 SLP14 P7014 G054 AP1600 SLP16 P7016 G0...

Page 6: ...ion PC a printer or multifunction device with Post Script capability connected to your network 2 4 Who Should Read this Document This paper assumes basic knowledge of UNIX or Linux and network printin...

Page 7: ...s separate downloads download the Windows Postscript driver and obtain the PPD files from the installer files Using a Windows based PC go to http www ricoh usa com downloads and download the appropria...

Page 8: ...ICOH Aficio AP3800C PS Figure 1 PPD File Opened in Notepad 4 Transfer the PPD file from the Windows PC to the Linux machine either by using network file transfer protocols such as FTP or SAMBA or by c...

Page 9: ...d ppd model This will show the PPD and model name if it is installed correctly Figure 4 Verifying that the PPD is Successfully Installed 3 2 Installing the Driver The driver can be installed using sev...

Page 10: ...ine yast2 printer enter The Printer setup Autodetected printers window shown in Figure 5 below will open Figure 5 Yast2 Printer Configuration Window From the Printers to configure list select Other no...

Page 11: ...m the Select Your Printer Type field in Figure 7 NOTE All three protocols listed in the Figure 7 should be supported by most Ricoh printers or MFDs Two protocols Direct TCP Port Printing and Remote LP...

Page 12: ...ill require the printer s IP address and the remote queue name which is generally lp When you enter those parameters click on the Next button to continue Page 12 of 30 Visit our knowledgebase at http...

Page 13: ...r Printing field and the optio Description of Printer and Location of Printer Enable Local Filterin clicking in the check box Figure 9 Queue Name Window is available by clicking on the Te on the Next...

Page 14: ...it button Figure 11 Edit Configuration Window When the default settings window not shown opens set the Media Size to Letter and click on OK button to close the dialog window Then click on the Test but...

Page 15: ...are available Click on Printers To start the installation right click on upper portion of the main window a select Add Printer Class from the pull down menu When the Welcome dialo the Add Printer Wiz...

Page 16: ...enter the printer IP address and port number Click on the Next button to continue Figure 14 Network Printer Information Window 4 Select the printer manufacturer and printer model from the list on the...

Page 17: ...ttings button to configure the driver Set the default Media Size to Letter and click OK Click on the Test button to print a test page Click on the Next button to continue Page 17 of 30 Visit our knowl...

Page 18: ...nting a Test Page 6 Continue with installation by skipping the next three screens of the Add Printer Wizard until you get to the General Information window Page 18 of 30 Visit our knowledgebase at htt...

Page 19: ...ion and Description fields are optional Click on the Next button to continue 7 The final screen shows the installation summary Click on the Finish button to complete the installation Figure 18 Add Pri...

Page 20: ...cation is used you can use the current root account and password to authenticate You should note that not all web browsers support Digest authentication Refer to the CUPS Administrators Manual in the...

Page 21: ...ed Location and Description are optional Click on Continue to proceed 4 Select the backend or the method on how to communicate with the printer from the Device pulldown In the example below the IPP pr...

Page 22: ...into the Device URI field Click on Continue to proceed Figure 23 CUPS Admin Device URI Page 6 Select the printer manufacturer from the Make pull down Click on Continue to proceed Page 22 of 30 Visit...

Page 23: ...int you should get a message indicating if the printer is successfully installed On that same screen click on the newly installed printer name 8 When the page for the selected printer appears click on...

Page 24: ...Click on Continue to proceed Figure 27 CUPS Admin Default Options Page 10 Accepting your changes will return you to the Selected Printer Page as shown in Figure 26 Click on Print Test Page Check if t...

Page 25: ...able printer and enable queue to to accept print jobs If this is not specified the enable and accept commands should be executed separately Example lpadmin p ap3800c E v socket 172 30 4 147 9100 m Ric...

Page 26: ...with the aid of a Graphical User Interface GUI It has a similar look and feel to the KDE interface 1 To launch the tool type the following at the command line kprinter filename Figure 28 Kprinter Int...

Page 27: ...on the OK button to apply the settings and return to main screen 4 2 Gtkprint This is another print tool similar to kprinter discussed above It is based on the GTK graphical interface toolkit 1 To sta...

Page 28: ...ton to add the files you wish to print 2 Click on the General tab and set the basic options Figure 31 GTK Print Dialog General Tab 3 Click on the PPD tab and set the advanced options Page 28 of 30 Vis...

Page 29: ...lowing commands lp d printer o option value filename where d printer queue name o option value print options Example lp d AP3800C o landscape testfile txt lpr P printer o option value filename where P...

Page 30: ...eet Example lpr p AP3800C o cpi 10 osides two sided short edge testfile txt Congratulations you learned about Ricoh s implementation of the Common Unix Printing System For a list of print options and...

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