Unix - Canon imageRunner 6570 Network Manual

UNIX

NOTE
The machine supports the LPD print application for printing over TCP/IP networks.
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Setting Up a Computer for Printing/Sending a Fax (Windows/UNIX)
Log in to a workstation as a superuser.
Set up the spooling system.
● Example using Solaris 1.x:
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Add the following to the /etc/printcap file:
<Print queue name>|<comment>:\
:lp=<device special file>:\
:sd=<spool directory>:\
:rm=<printer IP address or host name>:
Input Example:
print_queue_name|comments:\
:lp=/var/spool/print_queue_name/.null:\
:sd=/var/spool/print_queue_name:\
:rm=printer_host_name:
● Example using Solaris 2.x:
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Start the admintool utility.
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Click [Browse] ➞ [Printers].
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Click [Edit] ➞ [Add] ➞ [Access to Printer].
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In [Printer Name], enter the desired print queue name.
You can specify a print queue. The following three print queues are available:
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LP
The machine prints according to its spool settings. Normally, <LP> is
entered as a print queue.
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SPOOL
The machine prints only after spooling a print job on the hard disk,
regardless of its spool settings.
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DIRECT
The machine prints without spooling a print job on the hard disk, regardless
of its spool settings.
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In [Print Server], enter the IP address or printer host name ➞ click [OK].