IPP Printer Sharing on IGEL OS

IPP Printer Sharing uses the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP) to let endpoint devices send print jobs across a network without the necessity to install proprietary drivers. On IGEL OS, you can configure IPP printer sharing, so that an IGEL OS device acts as a print server: clients submit print jobs to the IGEL OS device, which forwards the jobs to the configured printer connected to this IGEL OS device.

To configure IPP Printer Sharing and share a local printer in the network:

1. In the IGEL UMS, create a profile configuring CUPS printing app or edit the existing one.

2. In the Profile Configurator, go to Apps > CUPS Printing > CUPS Printing Global.
   

   

   
   

3. Under Network or host for sharing local printers, specify the network or host from which access to the printer is possible.
   Possible values:

   • None (Default): Access to the printer via the network is disabled.

   • Local network: Allows printing on the local device from the local network.

   • Global: Allows printing on the local device from the global network.

   • [Custom value]: You can delete a selected value and specify a custom value in the form 192.0.2.* or 192.0.2.0/24 or *.domain.com or 192.0.2.1 or host.domain.com.

4. Under Apps > CUPS Printing > Printer > [printer name], activate Share printer.
   

   

   
   The configured printer becomes available as a network IPP printer. The configured CUPS printer queue becomes available to other devices on the permitted network.