Installing And Configuring Fastp Network Print Processes - HP Spooler FASTP Manual

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Installing and Configuring FASTP
Network Print Processes
This section presents a general overview of the process of installing and configuring
FASTP network print processes. The information in this section applies to all FASTP
network print processes. To install and configure a specific FASTP network print
process, use this information along with the product-specific information in Sections
through 7.
This section also discusses general usage considerations for the FASTP network print
processes, such as how these processes process CONTROL, SETMODE, and
CONTROLBUF directives, JOB and BATCH commands, and general error-handling
guidelines.
Note. A physical network printer is installed and managed as part of network installation and
management. Access to physical network printers is often managed by print queues defined
for print servers that are installed and managed as part of the network installation and
management. Although the printer installation and network configuration tasks are outside the
scope of this manual, where special considerations apply to certain aspects of these tasks for a
product, they are noted in the product-specific section of the manual under the headings
"Printer Installation Considerations" or "Network Configuration Considerations."
Installation and configuration of a FASTP network print process requires:
1. Installation of the FASTP network print process.
2. Configuration of the FASTP network print process in the Spooler environment
(using the Spoolcom PRINT command). In most instances, print-process
configuration involves simply assigning a name to the FASTP network print
process. However, beginning with the G06.10 and D48.02 RVUs, using
FASTPTCP, you can also include a PARM attribute in the PRINT command to
specify additional print-process configuration options for FASTPTCP.
3. Configuration of a Spooler device name in the Spooler environment to represent
each printer serviced by the print process (using the Spoolcom DEV command).
The printer must be represented in the Spooler environment so the print process
can send spooled jobs to it. The DEV command also specifies Spooler device
attributes for specific devices. These attributes are used by the FASTP network
print processes for print-file formatting and device control. Note that the PARM
attribute, must, in most instances, always be specified to instruct the FASTP
network print process to read the FASTCNFG file.
4. Configuration of one or more job locations in the Spooler environment to represent
each printer associated with the FASTP network print process and to associate the
printer with the Spooler device name (by using the Spoolcom LOC command).
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