[SOLVED]Printerserver not seen by Windows or Android

[TJH]

TJH

22. Januar 2017 at 1:28 #26183

Printserver installed and running, test page prints from CUPS on RPi. But

Android phone:
Cups Print app finds printers quickly, no printing though

PC (Windows 10):
Stuck on which printer settings to use in „Add Printer“

All helpful suggestions gratefully received

Tim H

[Mbydeen]

Mbydeen

31. Januar 2017 at 15:28 #26508

Dear TJH,

You can try one of these options when you want to add the printer to Windows:

1.On the Windows computer, open Windows Explorer and go to the „Network“ item. There’s an icon for the Raspbeery pi ; open it. There’s an icon for the printer shared from the CUPs. Right-click that one and select „Connect…“.

2.On the Windows computer, select „Add new printer“ then „Connect to a printer on the Internet or network“ and specify the full path of „http://{Playername}:631/printers/{printername}“

For the Android phone: maybe you can try to use another app.

Best Regards,
Mohammad Mbydeen

[TJH]

TJH

9. Februar 2017 at 12:15 #26767

Thank you. Method 1 worked perfectly for the windows 10 pc.

I still can’t print from my android phone. I’ve started a separate topic to ask which Android print app others find works best.

Tim

[Mbydeen]

Mbydeen

9. Februar 2017 at 12:49 #26776

Dear TJH,

Good to know that, we will close this topic and mark it as solved, and we will try to help you to find the best Android print app.

Best Regards,
Mohammad