Printing
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Xerox
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WorkCentre
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7800/7800i Series Color Multifunction Printer
System Administrator Guide
UNIX, Linux, and AS/400 Printing
UNIX-based printing uses LPD/LPR port 515 or lp to port 9100 to provide printer spooling and network
print server functionality. Xerox
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printers can communicate using either protocol.
Xerox
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Printer Manager
Xerox
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Printer Manager is an application that allows you to manage and print to multiple printers in
UNIX and Linux environments.
Xerox
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Printer Manager allows you to:
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Configure and check the status of network connected printers.
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Set up a printer on your network as well as monitor the operation of the printer once installed.
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Perform maintenance checks and view supplies status at any time.
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Provide a common look and feel across the many different suppliers of UNIX and Linux operating
systems.
Installing Xerox
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Printer Manager
Before you begin:
Ensure that you have root or superuser privileges to install Xerox
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Printer Manager.
1.
Download the appropriate package for your operating system. To locate drivers for your printer, see
. The available files are:
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Xeroxv5Pkg-AIXpowerpc-x.xx.xxx.xxxx.rpm for the IBM PowerPC family.
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Xeroxv5Pkg-HPUXia64-x.xx.xxx.xxxx.depot.gz to support HP Itanium workstations.
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Xeroxv5Pkg-Linuxi686-x.xx.xxx.xxxx.rpm to support RPM-based 32-bit Linux environments.
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Xeroxv5Pkg-Linuxi686-x.xx.xxx.xxxx.deb to support Debian-based 32-bit Linux environments.
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Xeroxv5Pkg-Linuxx86_64-x.xx.xxx.xxxx.rpm to support RPM-based 64-bit Linux environments.
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Xeroxv5Pkg-Linuxx86_64-x.xx.xxx.xxxx.deb to support Debian-based 64-bit Linux environments.
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Xeroxv5Pkg-SunOSi386-x.xx.xxx.xxxx.pkg.gz for Sun Solaris x86 systems.
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Xeroxv5Pkg-SunOSsparc-x.xx.xxx.xxxx.pkg.gz for Sun Solaris SPARC systems.
2.
To install the custom driver, log in as root then type the following command:
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AIX:
rpm -U Xeroxv5Pkg-AIXpowerpc-x.xx.xxx.xxxx.rpm
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HPUX:
swinstall -s Xeroxv5Pkg-HPUXia64-x.xx.xxx.xxxx.depot.gz \*
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Linux (RPM based):
rpm -U Xeroxv5Pkg-Linuxi686-x.xx.xxx.xxxx.rpm
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Linux (Debian based):
dpkg -i Xeroxv5Pkg-Linuxi686-x.xx.xxx.xxxx.deb
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Solaris (x86 based):
pkgadd -d Xeroxv5Pkg-SunOSi386-x.xx.xxx.xxxx.pkg
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Solaris (SPARC based):
pkgadd -d Xeroxv5Pkg-SunOSsparc-x.xx.xxx.xxxx.pkg
The installation creates a Xerox directory in /opt/Xerox/prtsys.