FastPort User’s Guide
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C h a p t e r 5
Installing and Printing on a UNIX Environment
5.1
Introduction
To perform installation on a UNIX TCP/IP client workstation:
1. Decide whether to use:
a. LPR/LPD support, which is native to UNIX systems, or
b. Digi’s host software.
2. Also, decide whether to print directly to FastPort from each client
workstation, or to spool through a single server.
3. Load the UNIX contents onto the local system. The diskette contains an
install script and compiled host software for UNIX systems. It also has
example config. files, system files, and additional utilities.
4. Configure FastPort with a proper IP address (refer to Chapter 2 for
information on assigning an IP address).
5. Refer to the section in this chapter for the specific type of installation:
LPR/LPD or host software.
5.2
Host Software Versus LPD
There are two ways to install FastPort print server onto UNIX (Both
methods can print with UNIX print commands):
• Direct LPD support
• Host software
Direct LPD is used on UNIX systems that support remote printing to BSD
UNIX spoolers. On System V systems, system administration utilities built
into the OS provide quick set-up menus for printing to remote systems.
Host software allows for customize print jobs. It can be integrated into
environments to do tasks such as ASCII-to-PS conversion, banner
generation, and status reporting.
