Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux70 AXIS 5400+ / AXIS 5600+ Userís ManualDebian 3.0Debian offers a choice between plain LPD, LPRng and CUPS. There areseveral printer configuration tools in this distribution, e.g. the apsfilter(version 5 or later), which adds support for LPRng and Ghostscript'suniprint driver scheme. Red Hat's printtool is also supported, for thosewho prefer GUI administration tools.For LPRng, LPD and CUPS use the Printtool.Invocation 1. From the Gnome desktop, select Main Menu (on the panel) => Debianmenus => Apps => System => Printtool.2. On the KDE desktop, select the Main Menu (on the Panel) => System =>Debian => Printtool.3. Open a terminal window and type the command printtool (in XTERM orGnome).Print Queues Five types of print queues can be configured with printconf in the Debiandistribution:ï Local Printerï Unix Printer (lpd Spoolï Windows Printer (SMB)ï Novell Printer (NCP Queue)ï JetDirect PrinterAdding a Remote UnixPrinter1. Start printtool and click AddAddAddAdd.2. Select Remote Unix (lpd) QueueRemote Unix (lpd) QueueRemote Unix (lpd) QueueRemote Unix (lpd) Queue from the Printer TypePrinter TypePrinter TypePrinter Type menu, and click OKOKOKOK.Text fields for the following options appears:ï Printer name ó Enter a unique name for the printer. (The namecannot contain spaces and must begin with a letter. Valid charactersare a - z, A - Z, 0 - 9, -, and _.ï Remote Host ó The hostname or IP address of the remote machineto which the printer is attached.ï Remote Queue and input filter ó The remote printer queue andinput filter.3. Click NextNextNextNext to continue. Click SelectSelectSelectSelect to choose a printer driver and to set it up.4. Click OKOKOKOK. Finally, click TestTestTestTest and print a test page.Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine
