To create/restore IPP printers
- modify /etc/cups/mime.types and uncomment out application/octet-stream
- modify /etc/cups/mime.convs and uncomment out application/octet-stream
- Browse to http://localhost:631/printers and click Add Printer
- Provide Name, Location, Description of Printer, click Continue.
- Choose appropriate device type for printer. A USB printer should appear in the drop down list (e.g. DESKJET 970C (HEWLETT-PACKARD DESJKET 970C)). You can choose that and avoid having to create a the device URL. Click Continue.
- Choose Make and Model
To install the printer in Windows:
- Click "Add a Printer" in Printers and Faxes, then click Next
- Click "A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer", click next
- Click "Connect to a printer on the Internet or on a home or office network"
- Fill in the URL (i.e. http://w.x.y.z:631/printers/printer_name).
- Select the Manufacturer and Printer Model, and select Yes/No to make printer the default.

