Planex mini-mfp, User Manual

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Mini-MFP
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For further information on
ņ
lpr
Ň
and
ņ
lp
Ň
commands, refer to your
workstation manual.
LPD Protocol : LPD (Line Printer Daemon) is a protocol that enables you
to execute printing to a printer on the network.
Remote-Printer Queue : The Server has two remote printer queues:
USB1_LQ and USB2_LQ with respect to USB port 1 and USB port2.
To print files using a printer driver, use
ņ
lp
Ň
or
ņ
lpr
Ň
.
5.3 Using the Server on BSD UNIX/Linux
1.Log in to the BSD Unix machine through
ņ
root
Ň
.
# login root
2.Register the Server into /etc/printcap file.
Example: To register the printer of USB1 port by the printer name
ņ
Printer1
Ň
.
Printer1:\ ---(A)
:lp=:rm=Mini-MFP:rp=USB1_LQ:\ ---(B)
:sd=/var/spool/lpd/Printer1:\ ---(C)
:lf=/var/spool/lpd/Printer1/Printer1_errs: ---(D)
where
(A) Describes the printer name.
(B) lp: Device file name to connect printer. No name designation required
on the network.
rm: Host Name for the remote printer. Enter the Host Name registered to
/etc/hosts file.
rp: Remote printer name. Please input the remote printer queue name.
(C) sd: Spool directory name. It must be the absolute path.
(D) lf: Error log file name. It must be the absolute path.
3.Create the spool directory and error log file registered to /etc/printcap