OS
/2
AXIS 5600+
User’s Manual
Section 6: Setting Up - OS/2
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TCP/IP Printing
Having assigned an IP address to the AXIS 5600+, as described in
Assigning an IP address
, on page 23, you are now ready to install it for
TCP/IP printing in the OS/2 environment. The AXIS 5600+ supports
LPR Printing using the lprportd service method.
Installing the
AXIS 5600+
Follow the instructions below to install the AXIS 5600+ 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.
Creating a
print queue
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 5600+ in the
LPD server
field.
4. Enter one of the AXIS 5600+ logical printer names, for example
pr1, in the
LPD printer
field.
