Specifications

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Configuring LPD Printers
Configuring LPD
Configuring Remote Hosts
Remote network printing using LPR/LPD requires that you set up the host
system correctly. The following table describes the setup requirements for specific
types of hosts:
Associating a Printer With a Port
To allow remote network printing with LPD, associate a printer with one or more
ports.
This is similar to defining a Telnet or TCP listener; however, instead of specifying
a port number, you specify a printer name. The printer name must be unique on
the network. You can associate the printer with a single port or you configure it to
be shared across multiple ports. This allows you to assign a single name to a
collection of similar printers.
Use the DEFINE/SET/CHANGE PRINTER command to associate a printer with
a port and configure print characteristics.
If Printing From
This Host:
Then:
UNIX Create an entry in the /etc/printcap file that includes the
name of the remote printer and the IP address of the access
server (the LPD server). Refer to your system’s LPR/LPD
documentation for details. Users must convert files to either
ASCII text or PostScript format before printing files.
Windows NT
1. Install a TCP/IP printing service.
2. Install a printer (use the Control Panel).
3. Choose an appropriate print driver for the printer.
4. Assign the LPR port that the TCP/IP printing
service creates to the printer. This causes the system
to prompt the user to enter the LPD server’s IP
address and remote printer name.
VMS UCX
1. Install the UCX software.
2. Run UCX$LPRSETUP.EXE to set up the LPR printer.
3. Follow the prompts to set up the printer.