The first print job after installing the CUPS Driver will tame 10 to 20 seconds to print in the MAC OS X 10.5 environment. This occurs only one time. ( Just the first time ) *2 Limitations for Mac OS X 10.9 or later (USB models) If a USB printer is used with Mac OS. Download MAC CUPS driver in BIXOLON website. Search and execute the terminal program. Login to the root account. If the root account is disabled,.
Printing on Apple OSX 10.8 For Mac OSX 10.8, there is currently no way to listen to adverts sent out by MATHS printers, and so we instead must add printers manually. There are a few steps involved. First, install the printer drivers.
Second, turn on the Mac's web interface for its CUPS server. Third, use the CUPS admin page (on the Mac) to add print queues for the printers you wish to use.
Install the printer drivers We mostly use HP printers here. Download and install the HP printer drivers from. Search for 'HP printer drivers' and (at least currently) it will offer.
Download and install these drivers. Turn on the Mac's web interface for its CUPS server This may already be running, but if not you will need to start it manually from the command line in the Terminal window.
To begin, open your web-browser. Go to your local printer configuration webpage If the CUPS server doesn't have its web interface enabled, you will get an error message 'Server internal error' together with a message telling you to start the web interface, which you should do.
Sudo cupsctl WebInterface=yes Revisit the web page and it should now work correctly. You should now be looking at the Admin page for CUPS on your Mac. Add print queues for the printers you wish to use Now click on Add Printer. Your web-browser will prompt for a login. You need to use an account on your OSX computer that can administer the computer (this is NOT your Raven account). Click the radio button beside Internet Printing Protocol (ipp), and then Continue.
In the Connection edit box, type the URI which corresponds to the printer you wish to use. This will be of the form: ipp://cups-serv.maths.cam.ac.uk:631/printers/printername You will need to replace printername with the name of the printer you wish to use. For example, to use the printer b1south, use the URI: ipp://cups-serv.maths.cam.ac.uk:631/printers/b1south The full list of available printers can be seen by connecting to the CUPS server on. Conveniently, this also lists both the URI and the name of the printer driver, together with other details required at the next step. Once you have entered the URI, click on the Continue button. The next page prompts you for a Name for the printer (use the same name specified on the URI (e.g.
B1south), and then a Description and Location. You can copy these from the corresponding fields on the page from lapserv.maths, which is what we recommend. You do not need to share the printer, so leave that box unchecked. Once again, click Continue On the next screen you will need to provide details on the make and model of the printer. You can again read these from the field from lapserv.maths. Most of our printers are from HP, so we begin by selecting HP as the Make, and then Continue. Now carefully choose the Model.
Once you have selected the correct model, click Add Printer. The final step in this procedure is to set the sensible defaults for the new printer. Almost all of our printers use A4 paper, and most have additional trays and duplex units.
The Options installed is where you tell CUPS about additional features the printer has, such as extra trays, duplex units, additional memory etc. The General tab is the place to declare the page size, and that you like to print double-sided, with binding on the long edge.
Once these are all okay, click on Set Default Options (at the bottom of the page.) Finally, verify the settings by printing a test page. There is an option for this from the Maintenance drop down menu, or print a file from your favourite application. Advanced Rather than using the web interface, you might want to add the printer from the command line. The following may work. If it fails, perhaps revert to using the web interface. /usr/sbin/lpadmin -p b1south -E -v ipp://cups-serv.damtp.cam.ac.uk:631/printers/b1south -P '/Library/Printers/PPDs/Contents/Resources/HP LaserJet 4000 Series.gz' -D 'DAMTP b1 south P4015x' -L 'PavB 1st floor' -o PageSize=A4 The Apple way Of course, you might also want to use the System Preferences tool to add a printer.
This can be made to work, but doesn't seem to present you with as much choice regarding the default options as you can achieve via cups. In brief, the steps are:. Bring up the System Preferences tool. Choose Print and Scan.
Click on the plus sign to add a printer. Choose IP (as opposed to Default, Fax or Windows). Put an address of cups-serv.damtp.cam.ac.uk:631. Put a queue of printers/b1south (use appropriate printer name). Change the name to b1south. Change the location.
Choose the appropriate printer driver. Click on Add. It complains that it can't verify the printer. Click Continue. Set the default options.
Trouble-Shooting If OSX is experiencing problems with printing (after the above) then try any or all of the following:. Check the OSX firewall and if it is turned on you can trying turning it off to see if that helps, then turn it back on and add an exception. Apply the latest OSX updates.
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Download the software from the Brother web site. For instructions on how to download the CUPS Printer Driver, refer to the solution - 2. Once the download is complete, the Installer Disk Image will be mounted on your Desktop. You will find the installer package icon on the desktop. Double click the installer package icon 'xxxxxxxx.pkg'. Click Continue on the welcome window. If Environmental Advice is displayed, please read the information and click Next.
After reading and accepting the License Agreement, click Continue if you agree to the terms. Click Agree to accept the License Agreement. Click Install to continue with the installation. You will be prompted to enter your password.
Enter your Macintosh password and click OK. NOTE: If you do not know your system password, please contact Apple or your network administrator for assistance. If prompted, choose your machine and click OK. The setup is complete. If prompted for On-Line Registration, you can click On-Line Registration and follow the on-screen instructions.
Once you have completed the registration or if you have already registered your Brother machine, click Close. The installation was successful. Open Print & Scan. Refer to the following solution for instructions if needed - 15. Click the + (plus) button located below the Printers section on the left side.
NOTE: If you receive an error and are unable to add a printer, restart the Macintosh computer and try adding the printer again. Click the Default icon, which is located at the top of the window. Select your machine from the Printer Name list. From the Use or Print Using list, make sure that you have selected the CUPS Driver (Recommended) shown as: Brother XXXXXX CUPS. ( XXXXXX is the machine's model). If you want to print using the PostScript Driver (not available for all models): Make sure that you have selected the BR-Script Driver shown as Brother XXXXXX BR-Script. ( XXXXXX is the machine's model).
IMPORTANT: If the AirPrint driver is selected (not available for all models), then you will not have the full functionality of the printer driver. Instead, we recommend that you choose the CUPS Driver, as detailed above, for the most complete functionality. The printer is now available in the Print list.
Select Quit System Preferences from the Apple Menu. The setup is now complete.