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<h1 class="title">hp-setup: Printer/Fax Setup Utility (ver. 7.0)</h1>
<p>Installs HPLIP printers and faxes in the CUPS spooler. Tries to automatically determine the correct PPD file to use. Allows the printing of a testpage. Performs basic fax parameter setup.</p>
<p><strong>Usage: hp-setup [MODE] [OPTIONS] [SERIAL NO.|USB bus:device|IP|DEVNODE]</strong></p>
<p><strong>[MODE]</strong></p>
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<tr><td><em>Enter graphical UI mode:</em></td>
<td>-u or --gui (Default)</td>
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<tr><td><em>Run in interactive mode:</em></td>
<td>-i or --interactive</td>
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<p><strong>[OPTIONS]</strong></p>
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<tr><td><em>Automatic mode:</em></td>
<td>-a or --auto (-i mode only)</td>
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<tr><td><em>To specify the port on a multi-port JetDirect:</em></td>
<td>-p<port> or --port=<port> (Valid values are 1*, 2, and 3. *default)</td>
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<tr><td><em>No testpage in automatic mode:</em></td>
<td>-x (-i mode only)</td>
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<tr><td><em>To specify a CUPS printer queue name:</em></td>
<td>-n<printer> or --printer=<printer> (-i mode only)</td>
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<tr><td><em>To specify a CUPS fax queue name:</em></td>
<td>-f<fax> or --fax=<fax> (-i mode only)</td>
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<tr><td><em>Type of queue(s) to install:</em></td>
<td>-t<typelist> or --type=<typelist>. <typelist>: print*, fax* (*default) (-i mode only)</td>
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<tr><td><em>Bus to probe (if device not specified):</em></td>
<td>-b<bus> or --bus=<bus></td>
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<tr><td> </td>
<td><bus>: cups*, usb*, net, bt, fw, par* (*defaults) (Note: bt and fw not supported in this release.)</td>
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<tr><td><em>Set the language:</em></td>
<td>-q <lang> or --lang=<lang>. Use -q? or --lang=? to see a list of available language codes.</td>
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<tr><td><em>Set the logging level:</em></td>
<td>-l<level> or --logging=<level></td>
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<tr><td> </td>
<td><level>: none, info*, error, warn, debug (*default)</td>
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<tr><td><em>Run in debug mode:</em></td>
<td>-g (same as option: -ldebug)</td>
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<tr><td><em>This help information:</em></td>
<td>-h or --help</td>
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<p><strong>[SERIAL NO.|USB ID|IP|DEVNODE]</strong></p>
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<tr><td><em>USB bus:device (usb only):</em></td>
<td>"xxx:yyy" where 'xxx' is the USB bus and 'yyy' is the USB device. (Note: The ':' and all leading zeros must be present.)</td>
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<tr><td> </td>
<td>Use the 'lsusb' command to obtain this information.</td>
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<tr><td><em>IPs (network only):</em></td>
<td>IPv4 address "a.b.c.d" or "hostname"</td>
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<tr><td><em>DEVNODE (parallel only):</em></td>
<td>"/dev/parportX", X=0,1,2,...</td>
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<tr><td><em>SERIAL NO. (usb and parallel only):</em></td>
<td>"serial no."</td>
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<p><strong>Examples:</strong></p>
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<tr><td><em>Setup using GUI mode:</em></td>
<td>$ hp-setup</td>
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<tr><td><em>Setup using GUI mode, specifying usb:</em></td>
<td>$ hp-setup -b usb</td>
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<tr><td><em>Setup using GUI mode, specifying an IP:</em></td>
<td>$ hp-setup 192.168.0.101</td>
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<tr><td><em>One USB printer attached, automatic:</em></td>
<td>$ hp-setup -i -a</td>
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<tr><td><em>USB, IDs specified:</em></td>
<td>$ hp-setup -i 001:002</td>
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<tr><td><em>Network:</em></td>
<td>$ hp-setup -i 66.35.250.209</td>
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<tr><td><em>Network, Jetdirect port 2:</em></td>
<td>$ hp-setup -i --port=2 66.35.250.209</td>
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<tr><td><em>Parallel:</em></td>
<td>$ hp-setup -i /dev/parport0</td>
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<tr><td><em>USB or parallel, using serial number:</em></td>
<td>$ hp-setup -i US12345678A</td>
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<tr><td><em>USB, automatic:</em></td>
<td>$ hp-setup -i --auto 001:002</td>
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<tr><td><em>Parallel, automatic, no testpage:</em></td>
<td>$ hp-setup -i -a -x /dev/parport0</td>
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<tr><td><em>Parallel, choose device:</em></td>
<td>$ hp-setup -i -b par</td>
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<p><strong>Notes:</strong></p>
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<li>If no serial number, USB ID, IP, or device node is specified, the USB and parallel busses will be probed for devices.</li>
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<li>Using 'lsusb' to obtain USB IDs: (example)</li>
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<tr><td colspan="2">$ lsusb</td>
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<tr><td colspan="2">Bus 003 Device 011: ID 03f0:c202 Hewlett-Packard</td>
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<tr><td colspan="2">$ hp-setup --auto 003:011</td>
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<tr><td colspan="2">(Note: You may have to run 'lsusb' from /sbin or another location. Use '$ locate lsusb' to determine this.)</td>
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<li>Parameters -a, -n, -f, or -t are not valid in GUI (-u) mode.</li>
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<p><strong>See Also:</strong></p>
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<tr><td><a class="reference" href="makeuri.html">hp-makeuri</a></td>
<td> </td>
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<tr><td><a class="reference" href="probe.html">hp-probe</a></td>
<td> </td>
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<center><small>Page last updated: Fri Feb 8 18:07:18 2008; HPLIP Version: 2.8.2</small></center>
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