Setting up a Linux Client
Download the CUPS and SANE driver package.
Either install the downloaded .rpm file using your Linux distribution’s Package Manager or open a shell session (terminal) and enter the following command as root user:
rpm -ivh e-studio-1.1-3.i386.rpm
where e-studio-1.1-3.i386.rpm is the name of the downloaded .rpm file.
If the MFP is connected to a Linux PC:
- Browse to http://localhost:631
- Click on the Printers button/link on the CUPS webpage.
- Click on the Add printer button/link on the CUPS webpage.
- Complete the Name, Location and Description fields appropriately and then click on the Continue button/link on the CUPS webpage.
- Select Internet Printing Protocol (http) device in the Device list and then click on the Continue button/link on the CUPS webpage.
- Type in http://###.###.###.###:631/printers/PrinterName, where ###.###.###.### is the IP address of the Linux PC to which the MFP is connected and PrinterName is name the printer on that PC. *Then click on the Continue button/link on the CUPS webpage.
- Select Wordcraft from the list of Makes and then click on the Continue button/link on the CUPS webpage.
- Select the appropriate e-STUDIO model from the Model list and then click on the Continue or Add Printer button/link (depending on the Linux distribution in use) on the CUPS webpage.
- The printer is now created but it may need configuring, via the Configure Printer or Set Printer Options button/link, to set the correct paper size.
If the MFP is connected to a Windows PC:
- Browse to http://localhost:631
- Click on the Printers button/link on the CUPS webpage.
- Click on the Add printer button/link on the CUPS webpage.
- Complete the Name, Location and Description fields appropriately and then click on the Continue button/link on the CUPS webpage.
- Select Windows printer via SAMBA from the Device list and then click on the Continue button/link on the CUPS webpage.
- Type in smb://###.###.###.###/ShareName into the Device URI field, where ###.###.###.### is the IP address of the Windows PC to which the MFP is connected and ShareName is name the printer is shared as on that Windows PC.
- Then click on the Continue button/link on the CUPS webpage.
- Select Wordcraft from the list of Makes and then click on the Continue button/link on the CUPS webpage.
- Select the appropriate e-STUDIO model from the Model list and then click on the Continue or Add Printer button/link (depending on the Linux distribution in use) on the CUPS webpage.
- The printer is created but it may need configuring, via the Configure Printer button/link, to set the correct paper size.
You will now be able to print using the CUPS printer on the MFP and scan using the SANE driver via SANE compatible Linux applications using the MFP.