from the desk of stinkpot

it’s a bit of a pain to print to a CUPS print server from OS X.  here’s how i got it working (much cribbed from macosxhints).

1. open the printer setup utility and create a printer.  give it any old address; let’s call it 192.168.1.1.
2. Open a webbrowser and go to http://127.0.0.1:631/. This is a front end to the printer admin, Apple’s ‘Printer Setup Utility’ is just a front end to the same place. However Apple have not included every option. Like making a raw printer.*
3. Click the ‘Printers’ link. This will give you a list of currently installed printers on your Mac.
4. find the printer named 192.168.1.1. click ‘Modify Printer’
5. Set a printer description. The description will be in your Print settings when you print and it can contain spaces. Click Continue.
6. On the next screen select ‘Internet Printing Protocol (ipp)’ and press ‘Continue’.
7. Enter the device URI. This will look like 192.168.1.1/printers/PrinterName.  you can get the printer name by going to your server’s CUPS page (e.g. 192.168.1.1:631 and clicking on the Printers tab.)  Hit continue.
8. Select ‘Raw’ from the list. Click Continue
9. Select ‘Raw Queue (en)’ (or anything else if you have other languages) and Click Continue.  If you’re asked for a user ID and password, enter in your OS X machine’s information.
10. Your printer is now set up and will be in the list of Shared Printers when you go to print.  Hooray!