Unix, Linux, And As/400 Printing; Xerox® Services For Unix Systems - Xerox Phaser6700 System Administrator Manual

UNIX, Linux, and AS/400 Printing

UNIX-based printing uses LPD/LPR port 515 or lp to port 9100 to provide printer spooling and network
print server functionality. Xerox
Xerox® Services for UNIX Systems
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Xerox Services for UNIX Systems (XSUS) is an application that allows you to manage and print to
multiple printers in UNIX and Linux environments. XSUS allows you to:
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Configure and check the status of network connected printers.
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Set up a printer on your network as well as monitor the operation of the printer once installed.
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Perform maintenance checks and view supplies status at any time.
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Provide a common look and feel across the many different suppliers of UNIX and Linux operating
systems.
Supported Printing Models
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Workstation-to-printer (Peer-to-Peer): Print jobs are processed and spooled locally on your
computer, then sent directly to the printer. XSUS must be installed on each computer.
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Workstation-to-Server (Client-Server): Print jobs are processed and spooled on your computer, then
sent to the printer. Install XSUS on both the server and the computer.
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Server Based: Print jobs are sent unprocessed from your computer, spooled on the server, then sent
to the printer. Install XSUS on the server only. Individual computers can set up a generic lp or lpr
queue and point to the queue on the print server.
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Network Information Service (NIS) Based: NIS uses a printer configuration map on the server. As
new printer queues are added to a print server, only the configuration file in the master NIS server is
updated. NIS clients can then print to any of the queues listed on the server map without setting up
local queues.
For more information on how to set up NIS-based printing, see your UNIX or Linux operating system
documentation.
Installing XSUS
Before you begin:
Ensure that you have root or superuser privileges to install XSUS.
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1. From the Xerox Drivers and Downloads website, download the following .tgz files to a temporary
directory:
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Printer Model Package file which contains PPD files for all printer models. The file name is
PrinterPkgXPXX_20xx_xx_xx.tgz.
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Print Driver for your operating system. The available files are:
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XeroxAIXpowerpcxpxx_x.xx.xx.tgz for the IBM RS6000 family.
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printers can communicate using either protocol.
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