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AirPrint
Please add AirPrint support for USB attached printers. QNAP is awesome... this would make it really sweet!
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Re: AirPrint
Printer itself has to support AirPrint not the NAS [well it could but its not something software can enable like that]... The idea behind it is that you print directly to the printer from iOS device not to a printer attached to NAS/Mac...
Sure you understand the concept well enough?
Sure you understand the concept well enough?
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Re: AirPrint
I think he means creating a airprint server in QPKG form that will allow all printers on the network to be seen by iOS devices. This is currently possible with a MAC or PC to share local printers to the iOS devices. Would be nice to have on a NAS because it would elimate the need to have a computer on.
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Re: AirPrint
As long as Apple is willing to give the code out [which I'm sure they won't do] then yeah, I don't see why not...
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Re: AirPrint
This is achievable assuming you have CUPS and avahi already setup on your NAS. (The forums have threads for how to do each.)
After that you can follow the instructions here:
http://www.atxconsulting.com/blog/tjfon ... s-printers
The python script this guy provides requires pycups. I've uploaded a version pre-compiled against python2.6 (ARM-based QNAP models only) here: http://ubuntuone.com/p/Tz9/
After that it's just a matter of running his code and placing the resulting .service files in the avahi services directory.
Maybe QNAP will dump mDNSPosixResponder for avahi and then make CUPS a QPKG. That would make the above extremely easy. As it stands now more people aren't going to want to do this much "linux kung-fu".
Results from avahi-browse:
After that you can follow the instructions here:
http://www.atxconsulting.com/blog/tjfon ... s-printers
The python script this guy provides requires pycups. I've uploaded a version pre-compiled against python2.6 (ARM-based QNAP models only) here: http://ubuntuone.com/p/Tz9/
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ipkg install python26
ipkg install make
wget -O pycups-1.9.52.tar.gz http://ubuntuone.com/p/Tz9/
gunzip -c pycups-1.9.52.tar.gz | tar xf -
cd pycups-1.9.52
make install
Maybe QNAP will dump mDNSPosixResponder for avahi and then make CUPS a QPKG. That would make the above extremely easy. As it stands now more people aren't going to want to do this much "linux kung-fu".
Results from avahi-browse:
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[/opt/unstable/bin] # ./avahi-browse --all --terminate
+ eth0 IPv4 Living Room _tivo_videos._tcp local
+ eth0 IPv4 Living Room _tivo-videos._tcp local
+ eth0 IPv4 HOME-NAS SFTP File Transfer local
+ eth0 IPv4 0000000000000000 iPod Touch Music Library local
+ eth0 IPv4 My Media on HOME-NAS iTunes Audio Access local
+ eth0 IPv4 My Media on HOME-NAS _rsp._tcp local
+ eth0 IPv4 Living Room Web Site local
+ eth0 IPv4 My Media on HOME-NAS Web Site local
+ eth0 IPv4 AirPrint HP_Photosmart_C4680 @ HOME-NAS Internet Printer local
+ eth0 IPv4 HOME-NAS(AFP) Apple File Sharing local
+ eth0 IPv4 HOME-NAS(UPNP) _upnp._tcp local
+ eth0 IPv4 HOME-NAS(TimeMachine) Apple TimeMachine local
+ eth0 IPv4 HOME-NAS [00:00:00:00:00:00] Workstation local
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Re: AirPrint
Hi ADoko,
We have integrated cups in the upcoming v3.4.0 firmware.
Currently the beta is available for QNAP Intel-based NAS.
http://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?f=133&t=36763
We have integrated cups in the upcoming v3.4.0 firmware.
Currently the beta is available for QNAP Intel-based NAS.
http://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?f=133&t=36763
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Re: AirPrint
Jason,QNAPJason wrote:Hi ADoko,
We have integrated cups in the upcoming v3.4.0 firmware.
Currently the beta is available for QNAP Intel-based NAS.
http://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?f=133&t=36763
That is excellent news and most welcome. I'll be waiting patiently for this firmware to move past the beta stage. Keep up the good work.
Regards,
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Re: AirPrint
Any solution for intel-base model QNap such as T259?
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Re: AirPrint
>>>lihuihz wrote:Any solution for intel-base model QNap such as T259?
Better here -> http://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?f=151&t=37720QNAPJason wrote:We have integrated cups in the upcoming v3.4.0 firmware.
Currently the beta is available for QNAP Intel-based NAS.
http://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?f=133&t=36763
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Re: AirPrint
Not sure what SABnzbd+ has to do with CUPS but hey!
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Re: AirPrint
Hah! I never checked the link that Jason posted. I just assumed it was to BETA firmware (that I didn't want). I guess I should check that kind of thing before replying.spoon.uk wrote:Not sure what SABnzbd+ has to do with CUPS but hey!
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Re: AirPrint
http://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?f=151&t=37720 ...yes, v3.4 Beta for x86 NAS...
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Re: AirPrint
"Airprint" is a new feature of the latest 3.1 firmware on Synology NAS devices. It seems to work well when I tried it with a USB connected colour laser printer and sent colour pictures from iPhone and iPad.
This was on a 1511+ which I found to be very noisy and less well constructed than the QNAP range so (After trying a second unit which was just as noisy) I changed it for a 459 Pro+
This was on a 1511+ which I found to be very noisy and less well constructed than the QNAP range so (After trying a second unit which was just as noisy) I changed it for a 459 Pro+
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Re: AirPrint
Hello,
I see cups as well as Bonjour announcement of the printer over the network, however it seems bonjour announcement message is not correctly interpreted by iDevices. I found a page on internet talking about how to enable airprint on Linux servers, but unfortunately this is based on Avahi that is not mDNSresponderposix used by QNAP devices.
Do you know if anyone is working on how to config mDNSresponder to support airprint?
Thanks.
I see cups as well as Bonjour announcement of the printer over the network, however it seems bonjour announcement message is not correctly interpreted by iDevices. I found a page on internet talking about how to enable airprint on Linux servers, but unfortunately this is based on Avahi that is not mDNSresponderposix used by QNAP devices.
Do you know if anyone is working on how to config mDNSresponder to support airprint?
Thanks.