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Ricoh Printer Configuration on CUPS
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Ricoh Printer Configuration on the
Common UNIX Printing System
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Table of Contents
Section Title Page
1 Introduction 3
2 Hardware/Software Requirements 4
2.1 Workstation Operating System 4
2.2 Applicable Products 4
2.3 Hardware Requirements 6
2.4 Who Should Read this Document? 6
2.5 Other Requirements 6
3 Setup and Configuration 7
3.1 PPD File Setup 7
3.2 Installing the Driver 9
3.2.1 Suse Yast2 10
3.2.2 KDE Print Manager 15
3.2.3 Web Interface 20
3.2.4 Command Line Interface 25
4 Sending Print Jobs 26
4.1 Kprinter 26
4.2 Gtkprint 27
4.3 LP/LPR 29
5 References 30
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1. Introduction
Although UNIX has been around for many years its printing system has not changed very
much. Most UNIX printing systems are still based on the Line Print Daemon Protocol
(LPD) for remote printing. This protocol is widely accepted due to its simplicity and ease
of implementation, but with the advancement in printing technology it has reached its
limits and cannot support more sophisticated requirements such as security and access
control.
The Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS) was developed to answer this limitation
and to provide a common platform for printing. The Internet Printing Protocol (IPP), the
protocol on which CUPS is based, allows for more interaction between hosts, print
servers and print devices by utilizing the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) as a means
of communication. With this setup, a growing number of features can be easily
implemented by defining new sets of operations. With the IPP protocol, jobs can be sent
locally or remotely over the Internet regardless of the location so long as it is accessible
through HTTP.
CUPS is a robust in printing system loaded with great features. These include printer
classes, access control, built-in backend modules, web-based configuration and
Application Programming Interface (API).
Printer classes provide the ability to group printers such that jobs sent to a class are
forwarded to the first available member of that class. This improves the availability of
printer resources and avoids downtime if one of the printers is unavailable or goes
offline.
To maintain compatibility with both System V and Berkeley style of printing, CUPS
provides support for both lp and lpr print commands in addition to the other utilities. It
also includes limited support for LPD client by providing its own LPD daemon.
This paper illustrates how to configure a Ricoh printer or multifunction device (MFD) on
CUPS. The installation process only covers driver setup on devices with the Postscript
option enabled. To learn more on how to setup non-Postscript devices, refer to the CUPS
documentations listed in the References section.
Several installation procedures using different tools are covered in this paper using both
screenshots and command line interface to describe the process. Linux is used as the
operating system in this paper. If another UNIX-flavored platform is used, the same
procedures should apply so long as the same tool exists on that platform.
This paper does not cover the implementation of CUPS and its Application Programming
Interface (API). The CUPS book by Michael Sweet, listed in the References section, is
recommended to readers interested in this area.
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2. Hardware/Software Requirements
2.1. Workstation Operating System:
A Linux or UNIX workstation and a Windows XP or 2000 workstation attached to a
suitable network. Software supporting FTP or SAMBA is also desirable.
2.2. Applicable Products:
This document is applicable to all printers, copiers and multifunction devices (MFPs)
equipped with the PostScript option.
For affected models, please refer to the following table.
Product Code Ricoh Corp Model
Name
Savin (USA) Model
Name
Gestetner Model
Name
Lanier
Model Name
B045/B044/B046 Aficio 120/1013/1013F 2512/2513/2513f 1202/1302/1302f 5612/5613/5613F
B001/A250 Aficio 150/180* 2015DP/9918DP 3215s/3218 5218
B039/B040/B043 Aficio 1015/1018/1018D 2515/2518/2518d 1502/1802/1802d 5515/5518
B043/B027 Aficio 1022/1027 2518d/2527 1802d/2712 5618/5627
B003/B004 Aficio
1035/1035G/1045/1045G 2535/2235/2545/2245 3502/4502 5635/5645
B098 Aficio 1055 2555 5502 LD055
B064/B065 Aficio 1060/1075 2560/2575 6002/7502 LD060/LD075
A294 II/A295 II
Aficio 1085/1105 Type850
Aficio 1085/1105 EB-
105(e)
2585/25105 8502/10502 5685/5705
B051 Aficio 1224C/1224CG C2408 DSc224 LD024C
B052 Aficio 1232C/1232CG C3210 DSc232 LD032C
B129 Aficio 1515** 3515 DSm415 LD015
B130 Aficio 1515F* 3515F DSm415f LD015f
B168/B169 Aficio 1515MF/1515PS 3515MF DSm415pf LD015spf/ LD015sp
A265/A267 Aficio 220/270* 9922DP/9927DP 3222/3227 5222/5227
B121 Aficio 2015*** 4015 DSM615 LD115
B122 Aficio 2018*** 4018 DSM618 LD118
B123 Aficio 2018D*** 4018D DSM618d LD118D
B089 Aficio 2022*** 4022 DSm622 LD122
B093 Aficio 2027*** 4027 DSm627 LD127
B079 Aficio 2035 4035 3532 LD035
B135 Aficio 2035e/2035eG*** 4035e/4135eG DSM635/ DSM635g LD135
B082 Aficio 2045 4045 4532 LD045
B138 Aficio 2045e/2045eG*** 4045e/4145eG DSM645/DSM645g LD145
B070 Aficio 2090** 4090 9002 LD090
B071 Aficio 2105** 10512 4105 LD0105
B070/B071 Aficio 2090/2105 EB-
105EX** 4090/4105 9002/10512 LD0105/LD035
B190 Aficio 2228c C2820 DSc328 LD228c
B146/B147 Aficio 2232c*** C3224 DSc332 LD232c
B148/B149 Aficio 2238c*** C3828 DSc338 LD238c
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Product Code Ricoh Corp Model
Name
Savin (USA) Model
Name
Gestetner Model
Name
Lanier
Model Name
Aficio 3006 RC-200*
Aficio 3006 E-300*
A230/A231/A231b/A
232/A232b
Aficio
340/350/355/450/455*
9935D/9935DP/2035D
P/9945DP/2045DP
3235S/3235/3245 5235/5245
A283/A231b/A284/A
232b
Aficio
350e/355e/450e/455e*
9935DPE/2035DP/994
5DPE/2045DP
3235e/3245e/3245 5435/5235/5445/5245
B018 Aficio 3506 RC-210*
Aficio 3506 E-310* SDC326 CS225 5625
A259/A260 Aficio 4006/4106 RC-200*
Aficio 4006/4106 E-300* SDC306A/SDC306E CS206D/CS206DE 5806/5806E
B017 Aficio 4506 RC-210*
Aficio 4506 E-310* SDC326A CS231 5631
A229L/A229 Aficio 550/650* 9955DP/9965DP 3325/3265 5255/5265
A292/A293 Aficio 551/700 Type700*
Aficio 551/700 EB-70 2055DP/2070DP 3355/3370 5455/5470
A257/A269 Aficio 6010/6110 E-650* SDC410/SDC410E CS210/CS210E 5710/5710E
B023
Aficio 6513 E-710*
Aficio 6513 E-810*
Aficio 6513 E-820*
SDC413 CS213D 5813
A294/A295
Aficio 850/1050 Type850
Aficio 850/1050 EB-
105(e)
2085DP/2105DP 3285/32105 5485/5505
G032 AP1400* SLP14 P7014
G054 AP1600 SLP16 P7016
G031 AP2000* SLP20 P7020
G033 AP204* SLP416c C7004
G063 AP206 * SLP6C C7006 AP206
G049 AP2100* SLP21 P7021
G056 AP2600/AP2600N* SLP26 P7026
G074/G073 AP2610/AP2610N MLP26/MLP26N P7126/P7126N AP2610/AP2610N
G038 AP2700 * SLP27 P7027 2027
G024 AP305* SLP517c C7005p
G047/G048 AP306/AP306D * SLP624S/SLP624D C7006W/C7006DW
G062 AP3200 SLP32 P7032 AP3200
G060 AP3800C SLP38C DSc38 2138
G082 AP3850C SLP38C DSc38F 2138E
G095 AP400N*** P7325N LP026N
G035 AP4500* SLP45 P7045 2045
G065 AP4510 MLP45 P7145 2145AG/2145AH
AP505*
G091 AP600N*** P7132N LP032
G108 CL1000N** CLP831 P7431cn LP031c
G121 CL2000** LP116c
G122 CL2000N** CLP17 C7416 LP116cn
G081 CL3000 CLP1620 C7116 LP020C
G120 CL3000e** CLP18 C7417 LP122c
G071 CL5000 CLP1036 C7010 LP036C
G080 CL7000 CLP28 DSc38U LP138C
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Product Code Ricoh Corp Model
Name
Savin (USA) Model
Name
Gestetner Model
Name
Lanier
Model Name
CL7100***
*These models support PS (file format) only. PostScript is required for printing.
** These models support RedHat 9.x, Enterprise, IBM AIX 5L V5.2, and HP-UX11i. RedHat Enterprise user must disable CUPS and
install LPR.
*** These models support Red Hat Linux 9.x and IBM AIX 5L V5.2. All other models support up to Red Hat Linux 8.x. and IBM AIX 5L
V5.1.
2.3. Hardware Requirements:
A Linux or UNIX Workstation and a Windows Workstation PC, a printer or
multifunction device with Post Script capability connected to your network.
2.4. Who Should Read this Document?
This paper assumes basic knowledge of UNIX or Linux and network printing. The reader
should be familiar with the Linux desktop environment as well as basic UNIX commands
in order to perform the command line instructions. Knowledge of one of the file transfer
protocols such as FTP or SAMBA is also required to do network file transfers between
Windows and Linux operating systems unless the preferred method of file transfer is
storage media such as floppy disk or CD ROM.
2.5. Other Requirements:
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3. Setup and Configuration
This section illustrates the different methods for installing printer drivers using a
Postscript Printer Definition (PPD) file. This is intended for Postscript-enabled devices
only. Several options are available for driver installation as described in the sections that
follow.
The procedure starts by downloading the PPD file and installing it in the proper directory.
Once the PPD file is available, any of the methods described below can be used to
proceed with the rest of the installation.
3.1. PPD File Setup:
1. Since PPD files are not currently available as separate downloads, download the
Windows Postscript driver and obtain the PPD files from the installer files. Using
a Windows based PC, go to http://www.ricoh-usa.com/downloads and download
the appropriate Windows 2000/XP Postscript driver for the device you intend to
install.
2. Run the installer and extract it to a temporary folder.
3. Open the PPD file using a text editor such as Notepad and determine which PPD
file is the right one for the device you are installing as shown in Figure 1. Change
the filename extension to lowercase - *.ppd and make sure that it has read access
permission for all users. A useful option is to rename the file(s) to the device you
are installing (e.g., aficioAP3800C.ppd).
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*PPD-Adobe: "4.3"
*%
*% Printer Description file
*% for "RICOH Aficio AP3800C PS"
*%
*% CreationDate: 2000/07/12
*% Modified: 2002/11/21
*%
*% COPYRIGHT (C) 2000-2002 RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
*% All rights reserved.
*%
*FileVersion: "2.1"
*FormatVersion: "4.3"
*LanguageEncoding: ISOLatin1
*LanguageVersion: English
*ModelName: "RICOH Aficio AP3800C"
*PCFileName: "RICL8003.PPD"
*Manufacturer: "RICOH"
*Product: "(RICOH Aficio AP3800C PS3)"
*PSVersion: "(3011.103) 2"
*ShortNickName: "RICOH Aficio AP3800C PS"
*NickName: "RICOH Aficio AP3800C PS"
.
.
.
Figure 1: PPD File Opened in Notepad.
4. Transfer the PPD file from the Windows PC to the Linux machine either by using
network file transfer protocols such as FTP or SAMBA, or by copying it to a
floppy disk or CD ROM. If disk capacity is an issue, use gzip or some other
appropriate zip utility to compress the PPD file.
5. On Linux PC, login as root. Copy the PPD file to /usr/share/cups/model or
/usr/share/cups/<vendor name>
6. Restart the CUPS daemon using: # /etc/init.d/cups restart as shown below:
Figure 2: Restart CUPS Daemon Command
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Or, by using this command if the CUPS daemon is running as root: # kill –HUP <cups
process id
NOTE
This second method, using the kill command, works only if CUPS daemon
is running as root.
Figure 3:Restarting the CUPS Daemon by Using the Kill Command
7. Verify that the PPD is successfully installed by running this command: # lpinfo -
m | grep <ppd model> This command displays all installed PPDs matching the
provided ppd model. This will show the PPD and model name if it is installed
correctly.
Figure 4: Verifying that the PPD is Successfully Installed
3.2. Installing the Driver:
The driver can be installed using several methods:
1. To install using Suse Linux yast2 admin tool, refer to Section 3.2.1 - Suse yast2.
2. To install using KDE tools, refer to Section 3.2.2 - KDE Print Manager.
3. To install using Web UI, refer to Section 3.2.3 – Web Interface.
4. To install using the command line tool, refer to Section 3.2.4 – Command Line
Interface.
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NOTE
“root” login is required to perform the procedures described in the
following sections. The screenshots below were taken from Linux PCs
running Suse Professional V9.0 and Redhat 9.0. All methods discussed
below except section 3.2.1 are applicable to all Linux versions .
3.2.1. Suse Yast2:
1. To display the Yast2 Printer Configuration window, type the following on the
command line: # yast2 printer & <enter>. The Printer setup: Autodetected
printers window shown in Figure 5, below, will open.
Figure 5: Yast2 Printer Configuration Window
From the Printers to configure list, select Other (not detected) and click on the
Configure button to continue.
2. Select the backend or the method used to communicate with the printer from the
Printer Type window. In the example shown in the following figure, Print
Directly to a Network Printer is selected in the Select Your Printer Type list.
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Figure 6: Printer Type Window
Click the Next button to continue
3. Select the type of network printing protocol from the Select Your Printer Type
field in Figure 7.
NOTE
All three protocols listed in the Figure 7 should be supported by most
Ricoh printers or MFDs. Two protocols, Direct TCP Port Printing and
Remote LPD Queue,are generally used.
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Figure 7: Network Printing Protocols Window
Click the Next button to continue.
4. Figure 8 will require the printer’s IP address and the remote queue name which is
generally lp. When you enter those parameters, click on the Next button to
continue.
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Figure 8: Forwarding Queue to a Remote LPD Window

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5. Enter the nal
gby
Verify printing to the device st printing button. Click
nd the model of the printer from the list. Click on the
printer name in the Name for Printing field and the optio
Description of Printer and Location of Printer. Enable Local Filterin
clicking in the check box.
Figure 9: Queue Name Window
is available by clicking on the Te
on the Next button to continue.
6. Select the manufacturer a
Next button to continue.
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Figure 10: Manufacturer and Model of the Printer Window
7. Modify the default driver settings by selecting Printer Filter Settings from the
list box and then clicking on the Edit button.
Figure 11: Edit Configuration Window
When the default settings window (not shown) opens, set the Media Size to
Letter and click on OK button to close the dialog window. Then, click on the
Test button to send a test page to the device. Click on the OK button to finish the
installation.
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3.2.2. KDE Print Manager:
trol Center UI, type the following at the command line: #
On the navigatio will open a menu
nd
g of
2.
1. To display the KDE Con
kcontrol & and press Enter. The KDE Control Center window will open.
Figure 12: KDE Control Center Window
n menu on the left clicking on Peripherals
where Keyboard, Mouse and Printers are available. Click on Printers.
To start the installation, right click on upper portion of the main window a
select Add Printer/Class from the pull down menu. When the Welcome dialo
the Add Printer Wizard appears, click on the Next button to continue.
Select the backend to use. In the example in Figure 13, Network (TCP) printing
is selected. This setting will be used as an example throughout this section. Click
on the Next button to continue.
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Figure 13: Backend Selection Window
3. Specify the network printer information in the Network Printer Information
window shown below. For Network (TCP) printing, enter the printer IP address
and port number. Click on the Next button to continue.
Figure 14: Network Printer Information Window
4. Select the printer manufacturer and printer model from the list on the Printer
Model Selection window. Click on the Next button to continue.
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Figure 15: Printer Model Selection Window
5. Click on the Settings button to configure the driver. Set the default Media Size to
Letter and click OK. Click on the Test button to print a test page. Click on the
Next button to continue.
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Figure 16: Setting Printer Defaults and Printing a Test Page
6. Continue with installation by skipping the next three screens of the Add Printer
Wizard until you get to the General Information window.
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Figure 17: Add Printer Wizard, General Information Window
Enter the queue name for the newly installed printer. The Location and
Description fields are optional. Click on the Next button to continue.
7. The final screen shows the installation summary. Click on the Finish button to
complete the installation.
Figure 18: Add Printer Wizard, Conformation Window
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3.2.3. Web Interface:
This section describes how to administer CUPS using the Web Interface. Depending on
the authentication setting you might be required to provide a user name and password.
CUPS provides two types of authentication: Basic and Digest. Basic authentication uses
the UNIX password file while Digest maintains a separate file (/etc/cups/passwd.md5)
to store user accounts. The accounts stored in /etc/cups/passwd.md5 are created using
the lppasswd command.
To verify the authentication type, open the CUPS configuration file
(/etc/cups/cupsd.conf) and locate the AuthType directive under the admin section. If
Basic authentication is used you can use the current root account and password to
authenticate. You should note that not all web browsers support Digest authentication.
Refer to the CUPS Administrators Manual in the References section for a detailed
description on how authentication is implemented.
In the illustration below, the Mozilla web browser is used with Basic as the
authentication type.
The following are the steps on how to setup a printer using this method:
1. Open a web browser and set the URL address to: http://localhost:631/admin
Figure 19: Logging into CUPS via a Web Interface
Enter the root account name and password. Click on the OK button to continue.
2. Once authenticated, the CUPS Admin page is displayed. Click on Add Printer to
continue.
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