Wireless USB Print Server User Guide
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Give permissions to LPD processes:
chgrp daemon /usr/spool/
Spooler_dir
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Start lcomputer print mechanism:
lcomputer start
printer_name
Adding Remote Printers
A remote printer is added by inserting the following line in the /etc/printcap file.
Note
:
The entry is really one line, but can be entered as shown. Use a TAB
character where shown.
Printer_name
|
Remote_Printer_Alias:\
[Tab]
:lp=:\
[Tab]
:rm=
PS_NAME
:\
[Tab]
:rp=
Logical_Printer_name
:\
[Tab]
:sd=
Spooler_directory
:\
[Tab]
:mx#0:
Where
:
Printer_name
is the Print Queue name used to store jobs for the corresponding
logical printer.
PS_NAME
is the Wireless USB Print Server name defined in /etc/hosts.
Logical_Printer_name
is the logical printer name on the Wireless USB Print Server.
(e.g. L1)
Spooler_directory
is the directory you created.
Example
:
Marketing|RP1_PS123456:\
[Tab] :lp=:\
[Tab] :rm=PS_Rm203:\
[Tab] :rp=L1:\
[Tab] :sd=/usr/spool/Marketing:\
[Tab] :mx#0:
Repeat this process for each Logical Printer/Print Queue combination that you wish to
create.
Printing using LPD
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