Specifications

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USB Printer as a Network Printer
7. Select the manufacturer for the USB printer connect-
ed to the FRITZ!Box from the “Manufacturers” list and
then select the exact model from the “Printers” list.
If the manufacturer or the model is not included in
the lists, use an installation disk or CD with the re-
quired files and click “Have Disk...”.
8. In the “Name Your Printer” window, answer the ques-
tion “Do you want to use this printer as the default
printer?” with “No”.
Setting Up Printers in SUSE Linux Systems
A USB printer can be connected to the USB port of the
FRITZ!Box for use as a network printer. The printer is then
available to all computers connected with the FRITZ!Box.
You install the printer as “root” or “superuser”.
1. Open a console and enter the following command:
lpadmin -p <printer_name> -E -v socket://<IP_
address_of_the_FRITZ!Box>:<port_number> -m
<printer_description_file.ppd>
2. For more information and instructions, go to the fol-
lowing web site:
www.cups.org/man/lpadmin.html
Example For a laser jet printer with the example name of Laserjet4
and the PPD file laserjet.ppd at a FRITZ!Box with the de-
fault address 192.168.178.1, on the console you must en-
ter:
lpadmin -p LaserJet4 -E -v socket://192.168.178.1:9100 -
m laserjet.ppd
You can view the PPD files installed in the system with the
following command:
lpinfo -m
The printer must be supported by CUPS (Common UNIX
Printing System) software and be detected correctly at the
USB port of the FRITZ!Box.
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