Cups Print Spooler name

[John Grillot]

Hi, I just discovered your ACAS on sorceforge. I downloaded the
acas-3.01.07.tar.gz. I compiled and installed it successfully. I'm in the
system set-up on Screen 2 where it asks for the Cups Print Spooler name. I'm
using Ubuntu 14.04 LTS how do I determine the value to enter in this field?

Thanks,

John

[Vincent (Bryan) Coen]

First a question - How have you set up your printer/s in ubuntu?

For me I use Cups on all Linux systems including Ubuntu v14 and v16.

If not already installed just use the software manager, then using a web
browser (Firefox, etc) go to the Cups interface at :

localhost:631

and set up your printer/s.

Now using the name in the Printers section look at the Queue name and
Mine has :

HP-Officejet-Pro-8600 http://localhost:631/printers/HP-Officejet-Pro-8600

and

HP-Photosmart-5520 http://localhost:631/printers/HP-Photosmart-5520

Select which to use for each of the three settings and it is ok to use
the same name for all three settings if you only have the one printer.

Having three is to allow businesses to have printers in multi locations
such as departments :

Sales
Packing
Accounts - where the accounts handles the bulk of the input to the
system such as IRS

Of course your business could be different and might require a different
printer layout or even more printer locations in which case use a common
printer if needed.

For testing using just one printer for all 3 settings is fine and will
work well.

Allowing the system to have many printers allows one printer to be set
up to print only invoice stationary for say the sales office.
This is the normal set up for many of my commercial customers who use
matrix type printers but some have switch over to Laser printers where a
template can be loaded the will print an invoice image and this is
printed at the same time as the content - all very clever.
Save keeping a matrix printer and continuous paper around.

Vince

On 14/06/17 04:07, John Grillot wrote:

Hi, I just discovered your ACAS on sorceforge. I downloaded the
acas-3.01.07.tar.gz. I compiled and installed it successfully. I'm in the
system set-up on Screen 2 where it asks for the Cups Print Spooler
name. I'm
using Ubuntu 14.04 LTS how do I determine the value to enter in this
field?

Thanks,

John

[John Grillot]

I set mine up using cups the name is
hp:/net/HP_LaserJet_200_colorMFP_M276nw?ip=192.168.1.69
Thats too long to fit in that field. What should I do?

[John Grillot]

Here is the setting screen.

[Vincent (Bryan) Coen]

You can change the names so I would suggest you do so to below length
needed for ACAS such as :
HP-LJ200-colorMFP

the rest of it is the ip address and sub model so not needed as its
mostly for you so . .

Could also remove the MFP bit as well .

On 14/06/17 16:37, John Grillot wrote:

I set mine up using cups the name is
hp:/net/HP_LaserJet_200_colorMFP_M276nw?ip=192.168.1.69
Thats too long to fit in that field. What should I do?

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[John Grillot]

I got this working by doing your suggestions - thank you

[Vincent (Bryan) Coen]

Did answer this via email but I cannot see ot so will do again here :

First a question - How have you set up your printer/s in ubuntu?

For me I use Cups on all Linux systems including Ubuntu v14 and v16.

If not already installed just use the software manager, then using a web browser (Firefox, etc) go to the Cups interface at :

localhost:631

and set up your printer/s.

Now using the name in the Printers section look at the Queue name and Mine has :

HP-Officejet-Pro-8600

and

HP-Photosmart-5520

Select which to use for each of the three settings and it is ok to use the same name for all three settings if you only have the one printer.

Having three is to allow businesses to have printers in multi locations such as departments :

Sales
Packing
Accounts - where the accounts handles the bulk of the input to the system such as IRS

Of course your business could be different and might require a different printer layout or even more printer locations in which case use a common printer if needed.

For testing using just one printer for all 3 settings is fine and will work well.

Allowing the system to have many printers allows one printer to be set up to print only invoice stationary for say the sales office.
This is the normal set up for many of my commercial customers who use matrix type printers but some have switch over to Laser printers where a template can be loaded the will print an invoice image and this is printed at the same time as the content - all very clever.

Saves keeping a matrix printer and continuous paper around.

Vince