All,

Kubuntu 14.04 LTS on Aspire 7739Z laptop

Trying to connect my Pantum P2500W laser printer wirelessly! Only use WICD on my laptop as Network Manager is unstable on it. The printer appears in WICD control panel, but connect to it disconnects the WIFI router connection.

Cannot find a "HOWTO" on connecting the printer as secondary, non WIFI source connection. Assuming it is something either independent or in the /etc/network/interfaces file.

Need a good resource on this. Please pass along any you know!

Cheers!

TBNK

Are you trying to print or configure the printer?

There are two ways of configuring a WiFi printer:
Have it as you do where it is a WiFi hotspot in its own right and you connect only to it.
Or
Have it connect to your WiFi network. After which you can worry about how to print to it using CUPS, or whatever.

So, read the manual which came with the printer and the general first steps are the same for any OS.

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wicd is not the right tool for connecting to a printer. That you can see the printer in wicd means only that it is broadcasting on the wireless network.

I recommend that you give the printer a static ip address (dealing with network printers is a lot easier if they have static ip addresses--consult the printer's docs for how to do that).

Then install it through CUPS as you would any other network printer.

frankbell,

The printer manual, says to set the IP Address through the embedded web interface, but since on Linux it does not install this interface, have no idea how to get this done. Checking with help, via the MFG to find a solution!

Cheers!

TBNK

I am not familiar with the printer and a quick search found this guide. I don't know how current or accurate the posted information since it is a few years old. From the posted information the printer itself has an embedded web server where you can configure its settings.

I would guess you should be able to access the printer from its LAN IP addresses versus its AP address. You can find the printer's IP address from the router's configuration web server page that displays attached devices or DHCP leases.

https://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2303169

michaelk,

The embedded web server is connected via software that installs on a Windows box. The BASH install program for Linux does not install that interface. Called factory support and their 1st line support had me email 2nd tier support, as they don't know at the 1st level support.

Hope I have the solution soon! Guessing 2nd tier support is in China, so may be late afternoon or evening before I have the answer!

Cheers!

TBNK

Good luck...

michaelk,

Ran:

"locate -i pantum | grep html" and "locate -i pantum | grep php"

from cmd line just to make sure there are no browser available apps out there!

Cheers!

TBNK
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It's any web browser using the printers ip address as the URL

All,

Haven't been back on this issue for a while, but must be able to print wirelessly from my:

DT #1 Kubuntu 14.04 OS
DT #2 Kubuntu 14.04 OS
DT #3 Kubuntu 14.04 OS
DT #4 Kubuntu 14.04 OS
DT #5 Kubuntu 14.04 OS
DT #6 Kubuntu 14.04 OS
SVR Kubuntu 14.04 OS
LT #1 Kubuntu 14.04 OS
LT #2 Win 7

None of the machines find this printer, though it's always broadcasting. Sometimes it shows in the list of APs on LT #1, but not always.

Cheers!

TBNK

As 273 posted the printer can either be its own access point or connect as client to your wireless router and as suggested use the latter method.

If you can't connect to the web interface when using the printer as a wireless hotspot and change it so that it uses your wireless router so that it becomes visible to the network as a printer then you're at a bit of an impasse. Especially if the tech support can't help. What is worth doing is asking the tech support how to do that without telling them you're running Linux (connecting via a web browser means it should not matter).
Edit: I found this guideon the Ubuntu forums and what I am referring to is steps 9 onwards where you're attaching the printer to your existing wireless network.

273l

Thanks for the concept, but that is what I'm trying to learn to do!

Cheers!

TBNK

So, when you follow the attached link are you able to connect to the device as its own hotspot and open the web page on it?
If not, as I mentioned, you may just not be able to make this work.
There are devices out there which require Windows-based aqpplications in order to cinfigure them but the link I posted suggests that this is not one of those.