Setting up Canon Pixma MX870 printer on Debian Jessie

Here are the steps I followed to set up my printer (Canon Pixma MX870) on a machine running Debian Jessie.

Setup details:
My printer is connected wirelessly to the router which in turn is connected to the internet. The desktop machine running Debian Jessie is connected to the same router via ethernet cable.

1) Find out the IP address of the printer.

root@hogwarts:~# arp-scan --interface=eth1 --localnet
Interface: eth1, datalink type: EN10MB (Ethernet)
Starting arp-scan 1.8.1 with 256 hosts (http://www.nta-monitor.com/tools/arp-scan/)
192.168.0.1    20:e5:64:57:f1:12    (Unknown)
192.168.0.4    e8:99:c4:4c:d0:26    (Unknown)
192.168.0.8    00:1e:8f:97:25:3d    CANON INC.

3 packets received by filter, 0 packets dropped by kernel
Ending arp-scan 1.8.1: 256 hosts scanned in 1.380 seconds (185.51 hosts/sec). 3 responded

This shows that the printer's IP address is 192.168.0.8

2)  Install and start the cups service

apt-get update
apt-get install cups
/etc/init.d/cups start

I have the following packages installed but it is possible that not all of them are necessary.

root@hogwarts:~# dpkg -l cups\* | grep ^ii
ii  cups                      1.7.1-12     amd64        Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD/driver support, web interface
ii  cups-bsd                  1.7.1-12     amd64        Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - BSD commands
ii  cups-client               1.7.1-12     amd64        Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - client programs (SysV)
ii  cups-common               1.7.1-12     all          Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - common files
ii  cups-core-drivers         1.7.1-12     amd64        Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD-less printing
ii  cups-daemon               1.7.1-12     amd64        Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - daemon
ii  cups-filters              1.0.50-1     amd64        OpenPrinting CUPS Filters - Main Package
ii  cups-filters-core-drivers 1.0.50-1     amd64        OpenPrinting CUPS Filters - PPD-less printing
ii  cups-pdf                  2.6.1-9      amd64        PDF writer backend for CUPS
ii  cups-pk-helper            0.2.5-2      amd64        PolicyKit helper to configure cups with fine-grained privileges
ii  cups-ppdc                 1.7.1-12     amd64        Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - PPD manipulation utilities
ii  cups-server-common        1.7.1-12     all          Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - server common files

3) Add the printer
Add a user to the lpadmin group. For example, this is what I have

rajulocal@hogwarts:~$ id
uid=1000(rajulocal) gid=1000(rajulocal) groups=1000(rajulocal),24(cdrom),25(floppy),
29(audio),30(dip),44(video),46(plugdev),104(scanner),107(bluetooth),
109(netdev),122(lpadmin)

Go to http://localhost:631/ in your local browser.
Click on "Adding Printers and Classes"
Click on "Add Printer"

For some reason, "Find New Printers" did not detect the printer. 
So I used "Add Printer" to add the printer manually.

If prompted, provide the user login and password details of 
the account which you added to the lpadmin group.

In "Other Network Printers" section, select "LPD/LPR Host or Printer" and click continue
In the connection field, enter

lpd://192.168.0.8/queue

and hit continue. Replace 192.168.0.8 with your printer's IP address.
In the next screen, provide a Name, Description and Location for the printer and hit continue. I have

Name: CanonPixmaMX870
Description: Canon Pixma MX870 Color Printer with Duplexer, scanner, fax
Location: Home

In the next screen, choose

Make = Canon
hit continue
Model = Canon PIXMA MX870 - Cups+Gutenprint v5.2.9 (en)

click "Add Printer"
In the next screen, I have set 2-Sided Printing = Long Edge (Standard) and left all other options as-is. Click "Set Default Options" when finished.

4) Test the printer setup
Print a test file using lpr.

rajulocal@hogwarts:~/x$ lpr -P CanonPixmaMX870 santhi.txt

Useful links:

• https://wiki.debian.org/SystemPrinting
• http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/support/consumer/printers_multifunction/pixma_mx_series/pixma_mx870#DriversAndSoftware
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2014/06/msg00318.html