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Last Updated: 4/15/2024, 12:00 PM

Introduction to Raspberry Pi Wifi Printer

Adding Wi-Fi functionality to an older Printer can be usefull if you want ease of access printing.

Why do you need it?

Having a Raspberry Pi can be handy for setting up Wi-Fi for printers that dont have Wi-Fi. This can bring new functionality to printers that might be outdated due to there lack of Wi-Fi enabled printing services.

#Video 1#

[1] misperry, How to Turn a Printer into a Wireless Printer with Raspberry Pi. (Apr. 2020). Accessed: Apr. 15, 2023. [Streaming Video]. Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdwqQjDjMzU

Building a Print Server

Use the following commands (Ubuntu)

sudo apt update
sudo apt-get install cups
sudo user mod -a -G lpadmin pi
sudo /etc/init.d/cups restart
sudo /etc/init.d/cups restart
ifconfig
To access cups
https://your_local_ip
To share cups
sudo apt-get install samba

               1.) Y
               2.) No
               
sudo nano /etc/samba/smb.conf

               [printers]
               guest ok = yes
               read only = yes

               [print$]
               read only = no

               sudo system to restart smbd

               Setup printer after restarting