Issue / Question
Installing Zebra Printer on a Mac OS environment using the CUPS driver
Applicable To
Zebra Printers on Mac OS environment
Resolution / Answer
Adding the Printer
- Navigate to Printers & Scanners
- Click ‘+’ and choose ‘Add Printers & Scanners’
- A new pop-up windows will show up
- Choose your Zebra Printer. It should be display as follows
- In the ‘Use’ Section below, select ‘Select Software’
- You may choose you preferred driver language. If you don’t know which language to use, you may choose ZPL
- Final setup should look as below. Go ahead and click ‘Add’ to finally add the printer
Logging into CUPS
- You will be able to access CUPS printer setting page by visiting the following link. Copy & paste it in Safari will work too. The link is http://localhost:631/printers/.
- Here you might encounter the following error
- To enable CUPS Control, Select and copy 'cupsctl WebInterface=yes'
- Next, click the magnifying glass in the top right-hand corner of your screen and search for 'Terminal'.
- Once in terminal, paste in 'cupsctl WebInterface=yes' and click enter.
- Now you should be able to go to http://localhost:631/printers/ and see your installed printers.
Modifying Printer Settings in CUPS
- In http://localhost:631/printers/ main page, click ‘Printers’ tab. It should be located on the Top-Left section of the page
- You may now view / select your printer
- Choose ‘Set Default Options’ from the drop-down menu
- Click ‘General’ for general printer settings
- ‘Printer Settings’ for further modification
Printing a Test Page
- From ‘Printers’ page in CUPS, select ‘Print Test Page’ from the drop-down menu to print a test page