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WPS870G
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LPD Configuration
Configuration for the most common platforms is described below.
LPD on IBM AIX 4.15
Before proceeding, ensure that the Wireless Print Server has been assigned an IP address.
To setup your AIX system for LPD printing, perform the following steps.
1
Add the Wireless Print Server to
/etc/hosts.lpd
, using the name you assigned to the
Wireless Print Server.
2
Start the LPD daemon if it is not running, using the following command:
start src -s qdaemon
3
Start the system administration tool
smit
and select
Print Spooling.
4
Create the required number of queues (one for each logical printer) by selecting:
– Add a Print Queue
– Remote (Printer attached to Remote Host)
– Standard Processing
5
Use the following information:
Field Entry
Name of queue to add
Use a single-word queue name, which indicates
which printer is attached.
Hostname for remote server
Wireless Print Server name as used in
/etc/hosts.lpd.
Name of queue on remote
server
Logical printer number (for example, L1) to service
this queue.
Type of print spooler on
remote server
Use default value. (AIX Version xxx)
6
Ensure that the logical printers are configured in the Wireless Print Server.
7
Print using the following command:
lp -d printer_queue file_name
Where
printer_queue
is one of the entries used in
Name of queue to add
.
file_name
is the file you wish to print.