Back in 2012, the Tao of Mac posted a short tutorial on how to make your Raspberry Pi into a gateway for your iOS device, Mac, Windows PC, Linux PC, etc. The possibilities are limitless. You can even do this on any Debian-Linux computer. This has changed a little bit however, when I noticed two entries for each printer I set up. This is why I changed the instructions a little. You can find this very thing on GitHub, but all of the commands you have to issue are right below:
sudo apt-get install cups avahi-daemon python-cups cups-pdf
sudo usermod -a -G lpadmin pi
sudo cupsctl --remote-admin
Simple, right? After you’re done, just go to http://(your-ip):631 and set up your printers. Make sure you check “Share this Printer”.
Windows won’t recognize it automatically. To add it in Windows 7 (and probably Windows 8, but I cannot confirm this), foll0w the isntructions below.
- Open Devices & Printers
- Click Add A Printer
- Click Add a Network, Wireless, or Bluetooth Printer
- Click Select a shared printer by name
- Type http://(your-ip):631/printer/(printer-name)
- Press Enter.
That should do it! Hope you enjoy your DIY AirPrint
Justin Harbour 