Print server

Technical Support for Routers
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Good day. I have the GL.iNet6416 firmware 2.10. I want to have a function as a print server. What Packages to add to the firmware? Sergey.

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I think you should take a look on Samba and Cups.

Edit:
After a simple search on Google on “openwrt printserver” the first hit shows a great start:
https://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/howto/printer.overview

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samba is the default. added cups and p910nd, processes are running. But the USB device does not appear, when you connect the printer.

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What device did you connect? What does “dmesg” say?

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canon MF4018, dmesg - ?

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execute ‘dmesg’ and you will have the console output.

Seems you don’t have the correct driver installed.

Here is my experience to make a printer work.

  1. opkg install cpus

  2. modif /etc/cpus/cupsd.conf

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

  1. execute backend program

$ chmod +x /usr/lib/cups/backend/usb

$ /usr/lib/cpus/backend/usb

You will see some info in console. If you are not using UART, use ‘dmesg’ to show these messages.

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;” “”

  1. Web UI

http://192.168.8.1:631, use the password of root to login.

Add your printers.

  1. Add printer in your Windows

My printer’s address is http://192.168.8.1:631/printers/Canon_iP3600_series, then you can print now.

  1. Cups need more RAM, which the router may not have. You can let cups to cache in your USB storage if you have.

Modify /etc/cups/cupsd.conf

RequestRoot /mnt/sda1

TempDir /mnt/sda1

 

  1. Add cups in startup

/etc/init.d/cupsd enable

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Thank you. I will do your advice