Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux36 AXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s ManualInstructions:Type the command /usr/sadm/admin/bin/printmgr in a Terminalwindow.SuSE YaST2 is the recommended printing tool. It contains a printer driver list as wellas printer detection capability.Instructions:To start the Printer Configuration tool, select this from the Desktop:YaST2 menu button (on the panel) | In Yast Control Center | Hardware| Edit PrintersNotes:Typical Invokation via a Windows ManagerUsing the Mandrake 8.2 distribution (with CUPS installed) and the KDEwindows manger as an example, a typical set-up begins with startingMandrake Control Center.Click Hardware | Printer and the Printerdrake application will be invoked.Click Expert Mode to be able to add a network printer.Click the Add a new printer button.Print Queues Five types of print queues can be configured in the Mandrake distribution:• Local Printer• Printer on remote lpd server• Network printer (TCP/Socket)• Printer on SMB/Windows 95/98/NT server• A printer device URlSelect the Network printer radio button and click Next.• A versatile IPP client for UNIX/Linux is CUPS. It can be downloaded from the Common UnixPrinting System’s Web site at www.cups.org• If you don't find your specific printer in your distribution, have a look athttp://www.linuxprinting.org/database.html
