Tag: mac os x

July 05, 2009

I have a HP Deskjet 882C printer connected to a Netgear PS101 Print Server. In the past, I had not been successful in connecting to the printer on Mac or Linux, but I finally got it to work in Mac OS 10.4.

1. Connect to the CUPS interface by opening a web browser and going to localhost:631.
2. Click Manage Printers.
3. Click Add Printer.
4. Enter a name, and optionally a description and location. Click Continue.
5. Select LPD/LPR Host or Printer from the Device drop-down. Click Continue.
6. For the Device URI, enter: lpd://[Hostname or IP]/[Default Name]_PS1. Replace [Hostname or IP] with the hostname or IP address of the print server. Replace [Default Name] with the Default Name value that appears on the Server Status page for the Netgear print server. (You can get to the Server Status page by entering the hostname or IP address of the print server into your web browser.) The URI for my setup is, for example: lpd://192.168.5.101/PS363325_PS1. Click Continue.
7. For make select HP (or the vendor of your printer). Click Continue.
8. For model select HP DeskJet Series CUPS v1.1 (en) (or the model of your printer). Click Continue.
9. Print a test page to ensure everything is working correctly.

Categories: Networking

Tags: mac os x, printer