If your network offers print services via print servers other than CUPS, start the YaST printer module with Hardware > Printer and launch the Print via Network screen from the left pane. Start the Connection Wizard and choose the appropriate Connection type.
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Ask your network administrator for details on configuring a network printer in your environment.
8.5.3 Sharing Printers Over the Network
Printers managed by a local CUPS daemon can be shared over the network and so turn your machine into a CUPS server. Usually you share a printer by enabling CUPS' so-called “browsing mode”. If browsing is enabled, the local printer queues are made available on the network for listening to remote CUPS daemons. It is also possible to set up a dedicated CUPS server that manages all printing queues and can directly be accessed by remote clients. In this case it is not necessary to enable browsing.
Procedure 8.8 Sharing Printers
1 Start the YaST printer module with Hardware > Printer 2 Launch the Share Printers screen from the left pane.
3 Select Allow Remote Access
4 Check For Computers Within the Local Network and enable browsing mode by also checking Publish Printers by Default Within the Local Network.
5 Add the network interface to be used by the CUPS server. If you want to share your printer(s) with all hosts on the network, also check Publish Printers by Default via the Network Interface Below.
6 In case you like to restrict access to your CUPS server to certain networks or IP ad-dresses, specify these via the two input boxes.
7 Click OK to restart the CUPS server and return to the Printer Configurations screen.
8 In case a firewall is used, make sure access via IPP to port 631 is allowed. When using SUSEFirewall2, allow the service CUPS (see Section “Configuring the Firewall with YaST” (Chapter 15, Masquerading and Firewalls, ↑Security Guide) for more information).
8.6 Setting Up a Scanner
You can configure a USB or SCSI scanner at any time using YaST. The
sane-backends package contains hardware drivers and other essentials needed to use a scanner. Scanners connected to a parallel port must be configured manually. If you own a HP All-In-One device, see Section 8.6.1, “Configuring an HP All-In-One Device” (page 159), instructions on how to configure a network scanner are available at Section 8.6.3, “Scanning over the Network” (page 160).
Procedure 8.9 Configuring a USB or SCSI Scanner
1 Connect your USB or SCSI scanner to your computer and turn it on.
2 Start YaST and select Hardware > Scanner. YaST builds the scanner database and tries to detect your scanner model automatically.
3 If your scanner is detected correctly, you can test it by choosing Other > Test.
If a USB/SCSI scanner is not properly detected, try Other > Restart Detection first.
If that does not help, or if your scanner is connected to a parallel port, configure it manually as described in Procedure 8.10, “Configuring a Parallel Port Scanner”
(page 158).
4 Leave the configuration screen with OK.
Procedure 8.10 Configuring a Parallel Port Scanner 1 Connect your scanner to your computer and turn it on.
2 Start YaST and select Hardware > Scanner. YaST loads the scanner database.
3 Click Add and choose a scanner from the list.
4 Use Other > Test to make sure you have chosen the correct driver.
5 Leave the configuration screen with OK.
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8.6.1 Configuring an HP All-In-One Device
An HP All-In-One device can be configured with YaST even if it is connected to the parallel port or is made available via the network. If you own a USB HP All-In-One device, start configuring as described in Procedure 8.9, “Configuring a USB or SCSI Scanner” (page 158). If it is detected properly and the Test succeeds, it is ready to use.
If your USB device is not properly detected, or your HP All-In-One device is connected to the parallel port or the network, run the HP Device Manager:
1 Start YaST and select Hardware > Scanner. YaST loads the scanner database.
2 Start the HP Device Manager with Other > Run hp-setup and follow the on-screen instructions. After having finished the HP Device Manager, the YaST scanner module automatically restarts the auto detection.
3 If your scanner is detected correctly, you can test it by choosing Other > Test.
If it is not properly detected, configure it manually as described in Procedure 8.10,
“Configuring a Parallel Port Scanner” (page 158).
4 Leave the configuration screen with OK.
8.6.2 Sharing a Scanner over the Network
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server allows the sharing of a scanner over the network. To do so, configure your scanner as follows:
1 Configure the scanner as described in Section 8.6, “Setting Up a Scanner” (page 158).
2 Choose Other > Scanning via Network.
3 Enter the hostnames of the clients (separated by a comma) that should be allowed to use the scanner under Server Settings > Permitted Clients for saned and leave the configuration dialog with OK.
8.6.3 Scanning over the Network
To use a scanner that is shared over the network, proceed as follows:
1 Start YaST and select Hardware > Scanner.
2 Open the network scanner configuration menu by Other > Scanning via Network.
3 Enter the hostname of the machine the scanner is connected to under Client Settings
> Servers Used for the net Metadriver
4 Leave with OK. The network scanner is now listed in the Scanner Configuration window and is ready to use.
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