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InvisibleRasta

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Registered: 2017-04-12

Posts: 118

Epson ET-2830 network printer setup

I have this  ET-2830 printer that is connected through the router and cups installed. When trying to add the printer on the cups page http://localhost:631/ i do a scan and it finds a CUPS-BRF printer but wehn i select the make the model is not listed. what am i supposed to do?

loqs

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Registered: 2014-03-06

Posts: 18,868

Re: Epson ET-2830 network printer setup

Did you try finding a driver for your printer?  For instance by searching https://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/sear … ch/?OSC=LX

progandy

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Registered: 2012-05-17

Posts: 5,307

Re: Epson ET-2830 network printer setup

CUPS-BRF is a virtual braille-printer and not your epson printer. Your particular printer model supports AirPrint / IPP Everywhere.
You have two options to use the printer with that I think. Either install and set up avahi to get automatic discovery or manually enter the IP / hostname.

In the webui use Generic / IPP Everywhere as the PPD, for the CLI this should work:

lpadmin -p "Printer Name Here" -E -v "ipp://${HOSTNAME_OR_IP}/ipp/print" -m everywhere

You can maybe find the hostname / IP with resolvectl if you use systemd-resolved and do not want to set up avahi. Otherwise you'll have to use the printer status menu or maybe your router has an overview of connected devices.
https://daenney.github.io/2021/11/14/re … ing-dnssd/

If you want to use the Epson driver, this is the correct one: https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/epso … ter-escpr2

Edit: For the scanner you can use sane-airscan if you set up avahi (without avahi you should also be able to manually add the URL in /etc/sane/airscane.conf)

Last edited by progandy (2023-09-29 19:22:23)

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tonyyenz

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Registered: 2022-08-14

Posts: 2

Re: Epson ET-2830 network printer setup

Thank You this worked for my Epson ET 2850 specifically the command line that progandy suggested.

Last edited by tonyyenz (2025-01-27 16:45:16)

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