Tcp/Ip Printing - Axis 560 User Manual

AXIS 560/660 User's Manual

TCP/IP Printing

Installing the
AXIS 560/660
Creating a
print queue
Having assigned an IP address to the AXIS 560/660, as described in
Assigning an IP address, on page 30, you are now ready to install it for
TCP/IP printing in the OS/2 environment. The AXIS 560/660
supports LPR Printing using the lprportd service method.
Follow the instructions below to install the AXIS 560/660 using the
lprportd service method:
1. Open the OS/2 System window, select TCP/IP and TCP/IP
Configuration.
2. Select Printing, type a number, e.g. 3, in the Maximum number
of LPD ports field. The Remote print server and Remote print
server's printer fields should remain empty.
3. Select Autostart, select lprportd, click the Autostart check box
and select Detached.
4. Exit and Save.
5. Restart your OS/2 client.
Continue with the instructions below to create a print queue:
1. Open the Template group. Create an new printer from
Templates by dragging the Printer icon to the desktop with the
right mouse button.
2. Select a printer driver and double-click a free Output port, for
instance \PIPE\LPD0.
3. Enter the host name or the IP address of the AXIS 560/660 in the
LPD server field.
4. Enter one of the AXIS 560/660 logical printer names, for example
pr1, in the LPD printer field.
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