Creating InfoPrint Select printers on macOS
There are two methods to create InfoPrint Select printers on macOS:
- Add a printer using the CUPS (Common Unix Printing System) web interface:
- Enable first the CUPS web interface.
- Open the Terminal in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder
- Run this command:
cupsctl WebInterface=yesb
Note:By default, the CUPS web interface is disabled.
- Open a web browser.
- To access the CUPS web interface, enter
http://localhost:631
in the browser address bar. - Enter CUPS administrator credentials and on the Administration tab, click Add Printer.
- From the Other Network Printers section, select InfoPrint Select and click Continue.
- Set the correct DEVICE_URI in the Connection field and click Continue, where DEVICE_URI
is:
selpms://<server_hostname>[:<port>]/<destination>
Example:
selpms://server.company.domain:6874/IP1107EX
Note: If no port is specified, the default port number is 6874. - Set the Name, Description and Location values for the CUPS printer and click Continue.
- Select the printer manufacturer from the drop-down list and click Continue. Choose the printer model and click Add Printer.
- Set the default options for the printer and click Set Default Options.
- Enable first the CUPS web interface.
- Add a printer using /usr/sbin/lpadmin command:
- Open a command terminal.
- Execute the following command:
/usr/sbin/lpadmin -p <cups_printer_name> -v"<DEVICE_URI>" -m <printer_model.ppd> -D <printer_description> -E
Example:
/usr/sbin/lpadmin -p myCupsPrinter -v"selpms://server.company.domain:6874/IP1107EX" -m InfoPrint-Pro_1107EX.ppd -D "InfoPrint Select" -E