Is it necessary to add an HP printer to CUPS using the hplip URI?
- by JPbuntu
I recently setup a CUPS print server (Ubuntu server 12.04) and I having trouble with performance of a
HP Color LaserJet Printer CP3505n. The printer pauses for about a second
between printing each page, which is annoying when there is a lot of
printing to be done. This doesn't happen when the printer is installed directly
to a Windows client.
In an attempt to fix this I have setup the printer a couple different ways. I decided not to do
a Samba share since this wiki said IPP is preferred.
First Method
Added to HP LaserJet to CUPS as a Discovered Network Printer, and selected
HP Color LaserJet cp3505 hpijs pcl3, 3.12.2 (en) driver. I did not use a hplip URI.
Second Method (hplip URI)
I thought adding hplip to the mix might improve the performance, so I added
the printer like this:
Ran hp-setup -m 192.168.2.60,
prompted to select driver
Selected HP Color LaserJet cp3505 hpijs pcl3, 3.12.2 (en)
Used hplip to generate a URI: hp-makeuri 192.168.2.60
Then added the printer to CUPS as a Local Printer: HP Printer (HPLIP), and entered:
hp:/net/HP_Color_LaserJet_CP3505?ip=192.168.2.60.
Either method I use I am able to share the printer on the network by adding a printer as
http://192.168.2.2:631/printers/HP_LASER-TERRAC.
Does it make a difference which way the printer is added cups?
If so, and I install the printer with the hp URI, can I still change the driver using the CUPS web interface? I have been trying out different drivers to try and improve performance, and the cups interface is the easiest way to change them.
Thanks in advance.
