Section 5: Setup for OS/2
Axis NPS 550 User’s Manual
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Create a Print Queue
Each Axis print server port will be seen as a print queue destination by the
OS/2 Print Manager. Print queue destinations are referred to as devices in
OS/2 version 1.x and ports in version 2.x. They appear as pipe names, e.g.
\PIPE\AX100086.LP1, etc. Assigning Axis print server ports as print
queue destinations follow the standard procedures under OS/2. The
procedures are identical for LAN Server and LAN Manager, but differ
between OS/2 versions 1.x and 2.x as shown below.
The examples below demonstrate how to create a new print queue and
assign it to an NPS 550 printer port. Alternatively, you may re-direct an
existing queue to an NPS 550 port.
OS/2 Version 1.x
The print queue assignment under OS/2 version 1.x requires two
operations – the definition of a printer, and the definition of one or more
print queues for that printer. Follow these steps to create a print queue
and assign it to an NPS 550 printer port:
1. Double-click the Print Manager icon.
2. Click the
Setup
menu option, then select
Printers...
3. Click
Add
to make a new printer definition.
4. Type a printer name in the Name field.
5. Select a Device (a pipe name, e.g. \PIPE\AX100086.LP1).
6. Select a printer driver suitable for the printer attached to the NPS 550.
7. Click
Add
, then click
OK
to confirm the new printer definition.
8. Click the
Setup
menu option, then select
Queues...
9. Click
Add
to make a new print queue definition.
10.Type a queue name in the Name field (preferably the printer name
assigned above).
11.Select the previously defined printer.
12.Click
Add
, then click
OK
to confirm the new queue definition.
