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The LAN hardware address (or station address) of the print
server. This address is printed with print server status
information on the HP Jetdirect configuration page and is of the
form:
LAN HW ADDRESS: xxxxxxxxxxxx
where x is a hexadecimal digit (for example, 001083123ABC).
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An IP address configured on the HP Jetdirect print server.
LPD Setup Overview
The following steps are necessary to configure the HP Jetdirect
print server for LPD printing:
1. Setting up IP parameters.
2. Setting up print queues.
3. Printing a test file.
The following sections provide detailed descriptions for each step.
Step 1. Setting Up IP Parameters
To set up IP parameters on the HP Jetdirect print server, refer to
chapter 3. For more information on TCP/IP networks, refer to
appendix
A
.
Step 2. Setting Up Print Queues
You must set up a print queue for each printer or printer personality
(PCL or PostScript) you use on your system. Also, different queues
are required for formatted and unformatted files. The queue names
text
and
raw
in the following examples (see
rp
tag) have special
meanings.
Table 4.2
Supported Queue Names
raw, raw1, raw2, raw3
no processing
text, text1, text2, text3
carriage return added
auto, auto1, auto2, auto3
automatic
