Equipment required to hacked basic printer into WLAN printer

A normal printer which is connected to our machine using usb cable can turn into a wlan printer.
We took Hackberry Board as embedded board for doing this experiment.

hacked basic printer

Wifi_printer

Wifi_printer

 Install a linux on Board {linaro} :

from prebuilt or cross compiled by your own
get the prebuilt image from http://dl.miniand.com/jas-hacks/linaro/linaro_hf_3.0.36_1gb.img.gz

  $gunzip linaro_hf_3.0.36_1gb.img.gz
  $dd if=linaro_hf_3.0.36_1gb.img of=/dev/<device>
  $sudo sync

insert your mmc card into the hackberry and install the following



Install a printer software on board :




  $sudo wget http://oleg.wl500g.info/hplj/sihp1020.dl
    //place this firmware in /lib/firmware/hp/sihp1020.dl
  $sudo apt-get install hplip  


Install cups-server on board


for installing the cups


  $sudo apt-get install cups


for  configuring the cups


  $sudo cp /etc/cups/cupsd.conf /etc/cups/cupsd.conf.original
  $sudo chmod a-w /etc/cups/cupsd.conf.original


changes in config


  comment Listen localhost:631
  add Listen 192.168.2.xx:631




Setup the wifi on board 


Add wifi setting in /etc/network/interface       


  $sudo nano /etc/network/interface
  auto wlan0
  iface wlan0 inet dhcp
  wpa-ssid “ssid”
  wpa-psk “passwd”


 


In client machine 


Open a browser in client laptop and browse for 192.168.2.xx:631


cups page will be visible , then add the printer configuration to the cups


and also you can manage the printer remotely on the same network.