Mobile Printing Options; Printing From Linux Workstation; Printing With Wi-Fi Direct - Xerox WorkCentre 6515 User Manual

Printing
Printing from a Linux Workstation
To print from a Linux workstation, install either a Xerox
You do not need both drivers.
Xerox recommends that you install one of the full-featured custom print drivers for Linux. To locate
drivers for your printer, go to
If you use CUPS, ensure that CUPS is installed and running on your workstation. The instructions for
installing and building CUPS are contained in the CUPS Software Administrators Manual, written and
copyrighted by Easy Software Products. For complete information on CUPS printing capabilities, refer
to the CUPS Software Users Manual available from
Installing the PPD on the Workstation
1. If available, download the Xerox
Support website.
2. Copy the PPD into the CUPS ppd/Xerox folder on your workstation. If you are unsure of the location
of the folder, use the Find command to locate the PPD files.
3. Follow the instructions that are included with the PPD.
Adding the Printer
1. Verify that the CUPS daemon is running.
2. Open a Web browser and type http://localhost:631/admin, then click Enter or Return.
3. For User ID, type root. For password, type the root password.
Click Add Printer and follow the onscreen prompts to add the printer to the CUPS printer list.
4.
Printing with CUPS
CUPS supports the use of both the System V (lp) and Berkeley (lpr) printing commands.
To print to a specific printer in System V, type: lp -dprinter filename, then click Enter.
1.
2. To print to a specific printer in Berkeley, type: lpr -Pprinter filename, then click Enter.

Mobile Printing Options

This printer can print from iOS and Android mobile devices.

Printing with Wi-Fi Direct

You can connect to your printer from a Wi-Fi mobile device, such as a tablet, computer, or smart phone,
using Wi-Fi Direct.
For details, refer to Connecting with Wi-Fi Direct
For details on using Wi-Fi Direct, refer to the documentation provided with your mobile device.
Note: Depending on which mobile device you are using, the printing procedure varies.
100 Xerox WorkCentre
®
User Guide
www.xerox.com/office/drivers.
® PPD for CUPS from the Drivers and Downloads page on the Xerox
6515 Color Multifunction Printer
®
® print driver for Linux or a CUPS print driver.
www.cups.org/documentation.php.
on page 50.