GL-AR750s - USB Printer

Technical Support for Routers
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I have the GL-AR750S router, I’m trying to hook up a USB Printer to the router through the port. I loaded CUP and P910nd, I saw where I can configure the p910nd, and followed the direction through the openwrt wiki, I’m still not getting any connectivity from my Win10 machines to the printer. Does anyone have any ideals?

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Long time before I configured printer on the router and I hope that you can refer to this.

Install cups

opkg update
opkg install cups
/etc/init.d/cupsd enable

Add user access

Change /etc/cups/cupsd.conf Pls make sure you use the IP address correct.

User root
Group root
AuthClass Anonymous
…
Allow from 192.168.8.1/24

Check printer info

chmod 700 /usr/lib/cups/backend/usb
/usr/lib/cups/backend/usb

And you can see the printer information

DEBUG: list_devices
DEBUG: libusb_get_device_list=2
DEBUG2: Printer found with device ID:
MFG:Canon;CMD:BJL,BJRaster3,BSCCe,PLI;SOJ:TXT01;MDL:iP3600
series;CLS:PRINTER;DES:Canon iP3600
series;VER:1.020;STA:10;HRI:ASI;MSI:AOFF,BOFF,DAT,E3,HFSF;PDR:6; Device URI:
usb://Canon/iP3600%20series?serial=13C040
direct usb://Canon/iP3600%20series?serial=13C040 "Canon iP3600 series" "Canon
iP3600 series" "MFG:Canon;CMD:BJL,BJRaster3,BSCCe,PLI;SOJ:TXT01;MDL:iP3600
series;CLS:PRINTER;DES:Canon iP3600
series;VER:1.020;STA:10;HRI:ASI;MSI:AOFF,BOFF,DAT,E3,HFSF;PDR:6;" ""

Configure the printer
go to http://192.168.8.1:631 and add your printer. Pls use your root password.
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Use printer in windows

The printer address is http://192.168.8.1:631/printers/Canon_iP3600_series
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Use cache
Cups need to cache printer files. If router’s RAM is not big it may cause problem. So you can ask cups to cache in USB devices.

Modify /etc/cups/cupsd.conf and add your external storage.

RequestRoot /mnt/sda1
TempDir /mnt/sda1
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Hi Mr Alzhao, i have a GL-MT300N-V2, i try this configuration, but no access.Please help

Glnet
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You need to check if cups is running normally.

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Hi,
I try for the GL-B1300. I can access to the cups admin interfaces. But I don’t know how to add my printer.
when I type : /usr/share/cups/usb: It’ say :
/usr/share/cups/usb: No such file or directory
DEBUG: list_devices
DEBUG: libusb_get_device_list=5

But no printer found…

Printer is connected (power on) into usb to the mesh node (not the main node which as a usb storage)
I can see 2 defaults printers in the web interface, it’s normal ?
“LP” and “USB” in queue name

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Now it’s ok I have add cups on my subnode (with ssh) and my printer work on the subnode usb :slight_smile:

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Can you share your experience here?

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I simply connected via SSH to the subnode and then installed cups as mentioned above and used the ip address of the subnode to configure the printer in cups.

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For those who came here and didn’t get success with CUPS.
For my HP LaserJet Pro M1132 p910nd solution worked perfect without any messing with ppds or drivers for unix.

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GL.iNet Travel Router (GL-AR750S) USB Printing from Router - 12. 17. 21

(Printer is already connected to router USB port)

  1. login to your router via web browser (192.168.8.1)

  2. MORE SETTINGS > Advanced

a. download and install Luci

  1. SSH (Secure Shell) into your router

A. Download and open PuTTY

  1. Host Name (or IP address)= 192.168.8.1

  2. accept the PuTTY Security Alert

  3. login as: root

  4. password: is your router’s password

  5. Configure p910nd Print Server in PuTTY

A. enter commands

  1. opkg update

  2. opkg install kmod-usb-printer

  3. opkg install p910nd luci-app-p910nd

  4. ls /dev/usb/lp*
    (if configured correctly, results should be= /dev/usb/lp0)

  5. back to your web browser of your router (192.168.8.1)

A. FIREWALL > Open Ports on Router

  1. Name= enter whatever you like, I entered (USB>WIFI Printing)

  2. Port= 1900

  3. Protocol= TCP/UDP

  4. Status= Enabled

  5. Add

B. MORE SETTINGS > Advanced

  1. click on 192.168.8.1/cgi-bin/luci

  2. Password= enter your router’s password

  3. Services > p910nd Printer server

a. enabled= make sure it is checked

b. Device= /dev/usb/lp0

c. Interface= unspecified

d. Port= 1900

e. Bidirectional mode= leave checked

f. Save&Apply

  1. On PC, start > Printer

A. Add a printer or scanner

B. click The printer that I want isn’t listed

C. add a local printer or network printer with manual settings

D. create a new port= type of port Standard TCP/IP Port

E. Hostname or IP address: 192.168.8.1

F. uncheck= Query the printer and automatically select the drive to use

G. click next, let the computer detect TCP/IP

H. Custom then click Settings

  1. Protocol: RAW, Port Number: 9100

I. Pick your printer driver and follow instructions to complete configuration and installation

Final: reboot your router and turn off/on your printer and print something.

Add additional computers to print, follow step 6 on each computer.

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