Axis 5400+ User Manual page 72

Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux
Adding a Remote
Unix Printer
Important!
Selecting the Print
Driver
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1. To add a remote UNIX printer, such as one attached to a different
UNIX/Linux system on the same network, click the New button
main window.
printconf
2. Select Unix Printer Unix Printer Unix Printer from the Queue Type menu Unix Printer
3. Enter a unique name for the printer in the Queue Name
name cannot contain spaces and must begin with a letter a through z or A
through Z. The valid characters are a through z, A through Z, 0 through 9,
-, and _. Click Next Next Next. Next
Text fields for the following options appear:
Server — The hostname or IP address of the remote machine to which
the printer is attached.
Queue — The remote printer queue. The default printer queue is
usually lp.
By default, the Strict RFC1179 Compliance option is not chosen. If
you are having problems printing to a non-Linux lpd queue, choose
this option to disable enhanced LPRng printing features.
4. Click Next Next Next to continue. The next step is to select the type of printer that is Next
connected to the remote system.
The remote machine must be configured to allow the local machine to print on the desired
queue. As root, create the file /etc/hosts.lpd on the remote machine to which the printer is
attached. On separate lines in the file, add the IP address or hostname of each machine which
should have printing privileges.
If you are configuring a local printer, select the print driver from the list.
The printers are divided by manufacturers. Click the arrow beside the
manufacturer for your printer. Find your printer from the expanded list,
and click the arrow beside the printer name. A list of drivers for your
printer will appear. Select one. Then finish the Wizard in the usual
manner.
New button in the New button New button
Queue Type menu, and click Next Queue Type menu Queue Type menu
Queue Name text field. The printer Queue Name Queue Name
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