Chapter 18. Using The Infoprint Manager Line Printer Daemon (Lpd) - Ricoh InfoPrint Pro C900AFP Manual

Chapter 18. Using the InfoPrint Manager line printer daemon
(LPD)
The InfoPrint Manager Line Printer Daemon (LPD) is a utility that lets you submit
print jobs from other operating systems using a Line Printer (LPR) client. The
InfoPrint Manager LPD replaces the LPD that is supplied with the Windows
operating system (TCP/IP Print Services); however, it submits the files it receives
directly to an InfoPrint destination, not to a Windows printer. It also supports the
-o options that are available with some LPR clients (-o options allow you to specify
advanced InfoPrint print options, such as formdefs and pagedefs).
Only one LPD can run on your InfoPrint Manager server system at a time. If you
have TCP/IP Print Services installed, InfoPrint Manager will disable it and enable
the InfoPrint Manager LPD. If you would prefer to use TCP/IP Print Services, use
the Management Console to change the service configuration. See the Management
Console help for further instructions.
Important: If you have a different LPD installed, InfoPrint Manager will not
disable it, but will install and start the InfoPrint Manager LPD. You must stop one
of the LPDs before you try to submit a print job using an LPR client.
To submit print jobs to the InfoPrint Manager LPD, you can use any LPR client.
However, to be able to specify advanced InfoPrint options on the –o flag, you
should use the lprafp sample code package. lprafp is an LPR client that is
available as a free download from the Ricoh Production Print Solutions Company
Web site. The package includes executable forms of the lprafp client for the
Windows and AIX (version 4.3.3 and later) platforms. You can compile this code to
use it on other platforms as well. Ricoh Production Print Solutions Company does
not provide support for the package.
For information about downloading, configuring, and using the lprafp sample code
package, see "Submitting print jobs through the InfoPrint Manager LPD" on page
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