Dell S2825cdn Users Guide - Page 65

Installing Printer Drivers on Linux Computers (CUPS) This section provides information for installing or setting up the print driver with Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 6 Desktop, SUSE® Linux Enterprise Desktop 11, or Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. The following procedure uses Dell H825cdw as an example. Operation on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Desktop Setup Overview Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Desktop: 1 Install the print driver. 2 Set up the print queue. 3 Set up the default queue. 4 Specify the printing options. Installing the Print Driver 1 Select Applications System Tools Terminal. 2 Enter the following command in the terminal window. su [administrator password] rpm -ivh [file path] /Dell-MFP-S2825cdn-H825cdw-x.x-x.rpm Setting Up the Print Queue To perform printing, you must set up the print queue on your workstation. 1 Open the URL http://localhost:631 using a web browser. 2 Click Administration Add Printer. 3 Enter root as the user name, enter the administrator password, and then click OK. For network connections: a Select LPD/LPR Host or Printer from the Other Network Printers menu, and then click Continue. b Enter the IP address of the printer in Connection, and then click Continue. Format: lpd:// xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (the IP address of the printer) For USB connections: a Select Dell Color MFP H825cdw from the Local Printers menu, and then click Continue. Installing Printer Drivers on Linux Computers (CUPS) | 65