Configuring Tcp/Ip On A Unix Host - Tektronix Phaser 380 Service Manual

Configuring TCP/IP on a UNIX host
This is a brief overview of the steps you follow to configure the host and the
printer for TCP/IP network. The PhaserShare Network Cards and Software System
Administrator User Manual gives the step-by-step procedure you follow to
perform this configuration. Also refer to the Tektronix web pages
www/tek./com/Color_Printers/userdocs for the latest install information. You will
first configure the host and then the printer.
Configuring the host
1.
Add the printer name to the host table (/etc/host) and assign an IP
address to the printer's name.
2. Assign a print queue to the printer. If necessary, refer to the Tektronix
web page http://www.tek.com/Color_Printers/userdoc/PShare3/
tcpunix.html", for the latest information on host-specific, TCP/IP
configurations.
For BSD systems, edit the /etc/printcap file and add a spool
directory (for example, to /usr/spool/lpr).
For System V hosts, configure the queue as a remote BSD print queue
(support for TCP/IP LPR is required).
Note Some UNIX hosts report an error when you configure a print queue
that is not currently on the network. Ignore this message.
Configuring the printer
1. Set the printer's IP address as described in the earlier topic "Setting
the printer's IP address using the front panel" on page 2-38.
Alternately, you can create a RARP or BOOTP configuration file to
automatically configure the printer's IP address (although it will not
be stored in the printer's NVRAM).
2.
Optionally, configure the printer's TCP/IP parameters. This can be
done using PhaserLink or by downloading PostScript snippets created
from a shell script:
lpr, the host access list (if the customer site uses lpr and filtering).
AppSocket, the printer language(s) supported by the printer (if the
customer site uses AppSocket and filtering).
Syslog, collect printer information for the network administrator.
SNMP, allow the administrator to query and control the printer's status
remotely.
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