From [WayBack] osx lion – osx change printer ip address without adding new printer – Super User:
Q
Is there a way to change a printer’s IP address in OSX (Lion) without having to add a new printer? I did find Printer IP Remedy, but was curious if there was an ‘official’ method.
A
You can do this in the CUPS web interface with the following steps:
- Open Terminal.app and run
cupsctl WebInterface=yes. This enables the CUPS web interface
- Open
http://127.0.0.1:631/printers in your web browser
- Click on the printer you want to change. From the “Administration” drop down, select “Modify Printer”.
- Log in with your local admin account
- Select the new printer IP either from “Discovered Network Printers” or add it manually with “Other Network Printers”. Make sure that you keep the same connection protocol as it says in “Current Connection” (for me, this was LPD).
Once you’re done with this, Mac OS X will directly print to the new IP address. There is no need to reboot or so. If you want to disable the CUPS web interface again, run cupsctl WebInterface=no.
The CUPS solution works splendid in MacOS as well, so there was no need for [Archive.is] Printer IP Remedy 1.3 free download for Mac | MacUpdate.
Without the CUPS web interface enabled, the web-interface at http://127.0.0.1:631/printers looks like this:
Web Interface is Disabled
The web interface is currently disabled. Run “cupsctl WebInterface=yes” to enable it.
After enabling it like the CUPS web interface wit cupsctl WebInterface=yes, you can see I have the same printer configured multiple times with different communication protocols and output languages:
Printers
Search in Printers:
Showing 6 of 6 printers.
| Queue Name |
Description |
Location |
Make and Model |
Status |
| OKI_MC342_36855D |
OKI-MC342-PSO-36855D |
Office |
MC342-AirPrint |
Idle |
| OKI_MC342_36855D_PCL |
OKI-MC342-36855D PCL |
1060NP-Office |
Generic PCL Laser Printer |
Idle |
| OKI_MC342_IPP |
OKI-MC342-IPP |
Office |
Generic PostScript Printer |
Idle |
| OKI_MC342_LPR |
OKI-MC342-LPR |
Office |
Generic PostScript Printer |
Idle |
The first two printers were mapped by DNS, but the last two were mapped by IP address.
Changing the IP address was simple:
- Click on each link
- Select “Modify printer”
- Authenticate (only needed for the first printer change)
- For IPP: note the current address (like ipp://192.168.71.52/), then
- Choose “Internet Printing Protocol (ipp) “
- Click “Continue”
- Enter the correct ipp://…./ address (help is at http://127.0.0.1:631/help/network.html or http://127.0.0.1:631/help/network.html?PRINTABLE=YES)
- Click “Continue”
- Check the modifications (optionally change Description/Location)
- Click “Continue”
- Keep the driver
- Click “Modify printer”
- For LPD, note the current address (like lpd://192.168.71.52/), then follow the IPP steps, but choose “LPD/LPR Host or Printer” and enter a valid lpd address.
This is also the place where you can change “Default options”, like paper size (which – for all but the first – somehow defaulted to US Letter 11 inch, while it is actually filled with A4 paper).
At the end, disable the web interface: cupsctl WebInterface=no.
Related:
–jeroen
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