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Contents
About This Manual
1 Advanced Printing Software Overview
1.1
Terminology ............................................................
1–1
1.1.1
Clients and Servers ..............................................
1–1
1.1.1.1
Client Programs .............................................
1–2
1.1.1.2
Server Programs .............................................
1–2
1.1.2
Objects and Object Attributes .................................. 1–2
1.1.3
Operations ........................................................
1–3
1.1.4
Logical Printers, Physical Printers, and Queues ............ 1–4
1.1.5
Documents and Jobs ............................................
1–5
1.1.6
Initial-Value Objects .............................................
1–5
1.1.7
Supported and Ready Attributes .............................. 1–5
1.1.8
Name Services ....................................................
1–6
1.1.9
Server Databases .................................................
1–6
1.1.10
User Classes and Access Control .............................. 1–7
1.1.11
Notification Profile and Events ................................ 1–7
1.2
Software Components ................................................
1–7
1.2.1
Client Interfaces .................................................
1–7
1.2.1.1
End-User Interface .......................................... 1–8
1.2.1.2
Administrative Interfaces .................................. 1–8
1.2.2
Server Programs ................................................. 1–8
1.2.2.1
Spooler ........................................................ 1–8
1.2.2.2
Supervisor .................................................... 1–9
1.2.2.3
LPD Outbound Gateway Supervisor ..................... 1–9
1.2.3
Server Daemons .................................................. 1–9
1.2.4
Printer Attribute Files .......................................... 1–10
1.2.5
Translation and Modification Filters .......................... 1–10
2 Planning an Installation
2.1
Setting Up Software Components .................................. 2–1
2.1.1
Printer Configurations .......................................... 2–1
2.1.2
Multiple Server Hosts ........................................... 2–1
2.1.3
Server Restrictions ............................................... 2–2
2.1.3.1
Logical-to-Physical Printer Associations ................ 2–2
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