Saturday, 25 August 2012 12:49
TP-LINK TL-WR1043ND router as a Print Server
This article shows the step on how to setup the TP-LINK TL-WR1043 router as a print server. The USB printer is connected to the USB port of router in order to support print sharing from network.
Install USB Basic Support (usb.essentials).
Package usbutils is optional.
| opkg update opkg install kmod-usb2 opkg install usbutils |
Install usb printer support
| opkg install kmod-usb-printer |
Install p910nd print server
p910nd is a small printer daemon intended for diskless workstations that does not spool to disk but passes the job directly to the printer.
| opkg install p910nd |
Edit /etc/config/p910nd
Using WinSCP to edit p910nd file as shown in figure below
| config p910nd option device /dev/lp0 option port 0 option bidirectional 1 option enabled 1 |
Configure Firewall
Ms Windows use port 9100 for print server, so we have to configure firewall to allow port 9100.
edit the file in /etc/config/firewall as shown in figure below
edit the file in /etc/config/firewall as shown in figure below
Add the following code to the end of firewall.
| #Allow attached network printer config 'rule' option 'src' 'lan' option 'proto' 'tcp' option 'dest_port' '9100' option 'target' 'ACCEPT' |
Figure below shows the code had been added to the firewall.
Enable automatic start of print server when router boots
| #/etc/init.d/p910nd enable |
Restart router
| # reboot |
Add a TCP/IP Printer Port
- Start-->Settings-->Control Panel-->Printer and Faxes
- Select Add a Printer
A series of pictures below show you on how to add TCP/IP printer port to Windows XP.
Click Next (use default) for the rest of question until you see the following screen.
Now you had install a TCP/IP port (192.168.1.1) to computer wihtout install any printer driver.
Install Printer Drive
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Attach printer to computer which running Ms Windows
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Install printer driver as usual.
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Test the printer make sure it can print form computer.
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Unplug the printer from computer and plug it to the USB port of router.
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Use the above port as your printer port as shown in figure below.
