Tally XPRESS T9412i, Network User'S Manual

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Setting Up Your Printing Mode 33
UNIX NETWORKS
Adding the Printer to SCO OpenServer 5.x
Log into your system as root. Add the printer’s IP address
you already assigned into the /etc/hosts file. Using
lpsystem
follow these steps to open a terminal and enter
the printer’s IP address from the command line.
1.
Set up the Tally T9412i(n) printer as a remote printer on a
host that sends jobs to a Print Server using lpd. Use the
following procedures to do this:
At the prompt, type:
mkdev rlp
note:
You cannot run mkdev rlp twice. If you have
additional printers to be configured, use the rlpconf
command.
2. You will now be asked a series of questions. Respond as
follows. Do you want to install or remove a remote
printer? Type:
I
3. Do you want to change printer description file
/etc/printcap?
Type:
Y
4. Write a printer name. For example,
type:
lprprinter1
5. Is lprprinter1 a remote printer or a local printer? Type:
R
6. Enter remote host name: type host name entered in
printcap for the T9412i(n). For example, type:
lprprinter
7. Confirm the information you have entered. Type:
Y
8. Confirm the preceding connection as your system
default. Type:
Y
9. Enter another printer name or quit setup. Type:
Q
10. Do you want to start the remote daemon now? Type:
Y
11. Using a line editor of your choice, verify the following on
your
/etc/printcap
file. If necessary, use the
following steps to change the “rp” entry.
lprprinter1:\
:lp=:\
:rm=lprprinter:\
:rp=PORT1:\
:sd=/usr/spool/lpd/lprprinter1:
12. Change the
:rp=lprprinter:
entry to
:rp=PORT1.
13. Set this printer as the default printer and print a page, for
example, from a browser, to verify that the installation
was successful.
note:
This information was based on the sample input
in the earlier steps. Actual parameters may vary
depending on prior setup.