Wireless USB Print Server User Guide
Spool Directory: /var/spool/lpd/
name_of_printer
File Limit
: 0 (no limit)
Remote Host
: Name or IP Address of Wireless USB Print Server, e.
g. SC3000014
Note
: host file entry is required to use the name instead of IP Address
Remote Queue
:
L
n
Where
n
is the Logical Printer number. By default, L1 is port 1, and L2 is port 2
if the Print Server has 2 ports.
5. Save this data and exit the Printer Configuration. Configuration is now
completed and the printer is now available for use.
LPD on BSD
Before continuing, ensure that an IP Address has been assigned to the Wireless USB
Print Server. Remember the following:
●
The
remote host name
is the name of the Wireless USB Print Server.
●
The
remote printer name
is the logical printer (e.g. L1) on the Wireless USB
Print Server.
●
If asked for the LPD type, enter the service type as BSD.
Commands
In the sample commands shown,
printer_name
is the Print Queue serviced by the
logical printer on the Wireless USB Print Server, and
Spooler_di
r
is the name of the
directory, which is used to spool the print jobs.
●
Create a spooling directory:
mkdir /usr/spool/
Spooler_dir
●
Set spooling daemon as owner of this directory:
chown daemon /usr/spool/
Spooler_dir
●
Create read/write permissions:
chmod 775 /usr/spool/
Spooler_dir
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