Setting Up The Queue - Dell S2810dn User Manual

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3 Type the following command in the terminal window.
For the 32-bit architecture
sudo dpkg –i (Type the file path)/dell-printer-S2810dn-
x.y-z_i386.deb
(Type the administrator password)
For the 64-bit architecture
sudo dpkg –i (Type the file path)/dell-printer-S2810dn-
x.y-z_amd64.deb
(Type the administrator password)
The printer driver is installed.

Setting Up the Queue

To execute printing, you must set up the print queue on your workstation.
1 Open the URL "http://localhost:631" using a web browser.
2 Click Administration.
3 Click Add Printer.
4 Type the user name and the administrator password, and click OK.
5 Select either of the following according to the type of your printer connection.
For network connections:
Select LPD/LPR Host or Printer from the Other Network Printers menu, and click Continue.
a
Type the IP address of the printer in Connection, and click Continue.
b
Format: lpd://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (the IP address of the printer)
For USB connections:
Select Dell Printer S2810dn from the Local Printers menu, and click Continue.
a
6 Type the name of the printer in the Name box in the Add Printer window, and click Continue.
You can optionally specify the location and description of the printer for further information.
If you want to share the printer, select the Share This Printer check box.
7 Select Dell from the Make menu, and click Continue.
8 Select Dell Printer S2810dn vXXXX PS from the Model menu, and click Add Printer.
The setup is complete.
Printing From the Applications
When you have finished setting up the queue, you can print jobs from the applications. Start the print job from the
application, and specify the queue in the print dialog box. However, sometimes you can print only from the default
queue depending on the application (for example Mozilla). In these cases, before you start printing, set queue you
want to print to as the default queue. For information on specifying the default queue, see "Setting the Default
Queue."
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