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Managing the print service

Adding, modifying, or copying a network printer

In the Printer Setup Manager, select an existing printer from the list and/or make one of these menu selections:

To: Select:
Add Printer->Add TCP/IP Printer
Modify Printer->Properties
Copy Printer->Copy
You can define (or modify) these settings:


Name
The name to call the remote printer on your local system. You cannot change the name of an existing printer.

The SCOadmin Printer Setup Manager does not permit printer names to contain the ``_'' character. To add a printer whose name includes a ``_'', add it from the command-line using lpadmin(1M). For example:

lpadmin -p printer_two

Once the printer name is created, the Printer Setup Manager will be able to manage it.


Make/Model
The printer model (or compatible model) that matches your printer.

Protocol
The spooler type on the remote host: lpd(BSD), the default network printing protocol, or System V (legacy), provided for backwards compatibility with older UNIX systems. For HP printers configured On Network, System V is automatically selected.

Printer Connection Type
If the printer is an ethernet printer (connected to the network itself instead of connected to a computer), select On Network. Otherwise, select On Remote Server.

Remote System
(This field applies only when On Remote Server is selected.) The name of the host that controls the remote printer. Click on Select to choose from a list.

Remote Printer
The name of the remote printer. (When On Network is selected, a Select button appears.)

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UnixWare 7 Release 7.1.4 - 22 April 2004