Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux
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1. Select the
Network printer
radio button and click
Next
.
2. Enter the IP address or host name of the print server as well as the port you
want to use. Port numbers available for TCP/IP are:
Also see
“TCP Ports Opened for Raw Printing”
on page 247.
3. Click
Next
. Fill in data to help users identify the printer, i.e. name, description
and location. Click
Next
.
4. Select printer model and click
Next
.
5. Configure the printer and click
Next
.
6. The printer is set up. Click
Finish
and the printer is accessible.
Typical Invocation from a Terminal Window
Still using Mandrake as an example, open a Terminal Window and type
the command
printtool
. If you are in a terminal window, the graphic
version will start (as described above). If you do not have the X Window
System installed, the command will start a text based version. The same
information as was described above will be needed.
Note:
In Mandrake, even if you type
printtool
at a shell prompt,
printerdrake
will
automatically start.
Ports numbers
USB port
Parallel port 1 Parallel port 2
Serial port
AXIS 5570e
9902
9900
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