NEC SuperScript 4200 Network Manual page 42

Superscript color laser
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Adding a SuperScript Color Laser Printer to SCO
OpenServer 5.x
Log into your system as root. Add the printer's IP address
you already assigned into the /etc/hosts file. Using
lpsystem follow these steps to open a terminal and enter
the printer's IP address from the command line. A
SuperScript 4400N printer will be used for this example.
1.
Set up the SuperScript 4400N printer as a remote printer
on a host that sends jobs to a Print Server using lpd. Use
the following procedures to do this:
At the prompt, type: mkdev rlp
note:
You cannot run mkdev rlp twice. If you have
additional printers to be configured, use the rlpconf
command.
2.
You will now be asked a series of questions. Respond as
follows. Do you want to install or remove a remote
printer? Type: I
3. Do you want to change printer description file
/etc/printcap? Type: Y
4. Write a printer name. For example,
type: lprprinter1
5. Is lprprinter1 a remote printer or a local printer? Type: R
6.
Enter remote host name: type host name entered in
printcap for the 4400N. For example, type: lprprinter
7.
Confirm the information you have entered. Type: Y
8.
Confirm the preceding connection as your system
default. Type: Y
9.
Enter another printer name or quit setup. Type: Q
10. Do you want to start the remote daemon now? Type: Y
11. Using a line editor of your choice, verify the following on
your /etc/printcap file. If necessary, use the
following steps to change the "rp" entry.
lprprinter1:\
:lp=:\
:rm=lprprinter:\
:rp=PORT1:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/lprprinter1:
12. Change the :rp=lprprinter: entry to :rp=PORT1.
13. Set this printer as the default printer and print a page, for
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SuperScript Color Laser Network Guide
example, from a browser, to verify that the installation
was successful.
note:
This information was based on the sample input
in the earlier steps. Actual parameters may vary
depending on prior setup.

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