Configuring A Unix Client; Configuration Procedures - NEC SuperScript 1800 Network User's Manual

Configuring a UNIX Client
Configuring a UNIX computer involves two procedures:
configuring the host table, then adding access to the printer.
Before doing the procedures, the following requirements
must be met.
• The computer must be running Sun Solaris OS 2.51 or
higher.
• The computer must be running X-Windows.
Configuration Procedures
To configure the Host Table:
1. Login into the computer as root.
2. Move to a shell command prompt.
3. Type vi /etc/hosts then press ENTER to display the Host
Table (also known as the look-up table).
4. At the bottom of the table, add the IP address and a host
name for the printer.
5. Press esc to exit edit mode.
6. Type :wq! then press ENTER to save the changes and exit
the editor.
After the host table has been configured, add access to the
printer.
To add access to the printer:
1. From a shell prompt, type admintool & then press
ENTER to start Admintool.
2. From the Browse menu, select Printers to list all the
printers connected to the network.
3. From the Edit menu, point to Add, then select Access to
printer to open the Add Access to Printer dialog box.
4. In the Printer Name text box, type in a name for the
printer.
5. In the Printer Server text box, type in a server name for
the printer.
Use the host name that was assigned to the printer. The
host name was assigned in the Host Table.
6. In the Description text box, type in a description of the
printer; for example, its location.
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7. If you want this printer to be the default printer, select
the Default Printer check box.
8. Click Apply to return to the Admintool main window.
Your UNIX computer is now ready to send print jobs to the
printer.
To print a file, move to a command prompt, then enter the
following command, where filename is the name of the file
you want to print.
/usr/ucb/lpr filename
Users can edit their start-up file by including the path to the
lpr program so that they do not have to always type /usr/ucb
when they want to print.