Dymo 1750630 User Guide - Page 22

Adding a Printer in Linux, Administration, Find New Printers, Available Printers, This Printer

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Adding a Printer Adding a Printer in Linux DYMO does not officially support installing the print server on a Linux system. However, the steps in this section describe how to add a printer on Ubuntu 8.04 (CUPS version 1.3.7). Note DYMO LabelWriter drivers for CUPS must be installed prior to installing the print server. To add a LabelWriter printer 1 Open any Web browser and go to the CUPS Home Page, http://localhost:631. 2 Select the Administration tab, and then click Find New Printers. 3 Locate the DYMO LabelWriter printer that is connected to the print server in the Available Printers list and click Add This Printer. Note If you are adding the DYMO LabelWriter Duo printer, make sure that you select DYMO LabelWriter Duo Label from the list. If you see the Tape printer and not the Label printer in the Available Printers list, click Reload until the Label printer is displayed in the list. 4 Make any changes you want to the name, location, or description of the printer and then click Continue. 5 Choose the DYMO LabelWriter printer that you are adding from the Model list, and then click Add Printer. The printer is now available. 6 Print a test label. See "Printing a Test Label" on page 20 for information on how to print a test label. For the LabelWriter Duo, you now need to add the tape portion of the printer. 18

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Adding a Printer
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Adding a Printer in Linux
DYMO does not officially support installing the print server on a Linux system. However, the steps
in this section describe how to add a printer on Ubuntu 8.04 (CUPS version 1.3.7).
Note
DYMO LabelWriter drivers for CUPS must be installed prior to installing the print server.
To add a LabelWriter printer
1
Open any Web browser and go to the CUPS
Home Page,
http://localhost:631
.
2
Select the
Administration
tab, and then
click
Find New Printers
.
3
Locate the DYMO LabelWriter printer that
is connected to the print server in the
Available Printers
list and click
Add
This Printer
.
Note
If you are adding the DYMO LabelWriter Duo printer, make sure that you select
DYMO LabelWriter Duo Label from the list. If you see the Tape printer and not the Label
printer in the Available Printers list, click Reload until the Label printer is displayed in the list.
4
Make any changes you want to the name,
location, or description of the printer and
then click
Continue
.
5
Choose the DYMO
LabelWriter printer that you are
adding from the
Model
list, and
then click
Add Printer
.
The printer is now available.
6
Print a test label.
See "Printing a Test Label" on
page 20 for information on how
to print a test label.
For the LabelWriter Duo, you
now need to add the tape portion of the printer.