Install And Configure Lprafp For Windows From The Web; Preparing To Submit Print Jobs - Ricoh InfoPrint Pro C900AFP Manual

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 5.1 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.
Note: The Microsoft LPR client supports a –o flag, but it is not the same as the
InfoPrint –o. Any values you pass to InfoPrint Manager using the Microsoft –o flag
will be lost. In addition, some LPR clients provide print control functions, such as
landscape print. The InfoPrint Manager LPD does not support these options.

Install and configure lprafp for Windows from the Web

For Windows operating system clients, the lprafp sample code package is available
for free download from the Ricoh Production Print Solutions Company Web site at
http://www.infoprint.com. Use this procedure to locate and install the package:
1. Navigate to http://www.infoprint.com in your Web browser.
2. Click Support and maintenance.
3. Select InfoPrint Manager for Windows in the Software Support list.
4. On the InfoPrint Manager for Windows Home page, click Downloads.
5. On the Downloads page, click InfoPrint Manager for Windows NT and
Windows 2000 downloads.
6. Click lprafp - LPR sample code package and click FTP.
7. Save the lprafp.zip file to your machine.
8. Use a zip utility to unzip the package.
9. Open the readme.txt file and follow the instructions for installing the package
on a Windows system.

Preparing to submit print jobs

When you submit jobs to the InfoPrint Manager LPD, it uses a mapping file to
match the keywords you specify on the -o option with InfoPrint attributes. A
sample mapping file comes with InfoPrint Manager for Windows; before you
submit any print jobs to the InfoPrint Manager LPD, you should modify this file to
meet your needs.
To modify the mapping file do this:
1. Open the file <install path>\var\pd\lpd\lpdmap.txt (where <install path> is
the directory where InfoPrint Manager is installed) in a text editor such as
Notepad.
2. Read all of the instructions in the mapping file before you make any changes.
3. Edit the mappings as necessary and save the file using the same name.
Because all LPR clients use different keywords, it is impossible to list them all. The
mappings listed are "best guess" mappings and might not generate the results you
need. The best way to see what values you need to add or change is to
uncomment the line that reads:
* DEBUG
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