Administrator Guide

Using the Printer Setup Dialog Box for Non-Windows Network
Printers (LPD)
To congure the Printer Setup dialog box for Non-Windows Network Printers (LPD).
1 From the desktop menu, click System Setup, and then click Printer.
The Printer Setup dialog box is displayed.
In this example we have an HP LaserJet 4200n attached to a thin client through LPR.
2 Click the LPDs tab and use the following guidelines when printing to a non-Windows network printer:
a Select LPD — Select LPD1 or LPD2 port.
b Printer Name — Enter name you want displayed in your list of printers.
c Printer Identication — Enter the type or model of the printer in the exact text of the Windows printer driver name —
including capitalizations and spaces.
In this example, enter HP LaserJet 4200n PCL6.
d LPD Hosts — The DNS or WINS name of the server for the network printer. An IP address of the printer on the network can
also be entered as we have used in our case example.
NOTE: If the printer is attached to another thin client on your network, the entry in the LPD Hosts box is the name or
address of that thin client.
e LPD Queue Name — An LPD host maintains a named queue for each supported printer. Enter the name of the queue
associated with the printer used. This name can be dierent for each vendor. This eld is required and must be correct so that
the network printer accepts incoming print jobs properly. In our case example,
auto can be used for HP LaserJet 4200n PCL6 as
per documentation found on the HP website.
NOTE
: If the printer is attached to another thin client on your network, the LPD Queue Name must match the content
of the Printer Name box on the thin client with the printer attached.
f Printer Class —You can leave this as default.
g Enable the printer device — Must be selected to enable the printer enables the device so it displays on the remote host.
Using INI Parameters for Non-Windows Network Printers
(LPD)
Conguring network printing using ThinOS INI parameters is simple and an easy way to congure a printer for all clients in your environment
assuming every printer is the same.
Your INI parameters will look something like the following:
Printer=LPD1 \
LocalName="HP LaserJet 4200n" \
Host=10.10.10.1 \
Queue=auto \
PrinterID="HP LaserJet 4200 PCL6" \
Enabled=yes
NOTE
: The PrinterID is the exact text of the Windows printer driver name, so if a printer driver is named HP LaserJet 4200n
PCL6 in Windows, then it must be exactly the same in the PrinterID eld in the INI parameters including capitalizations and
spaces.
Printing to Windows Network Printers (SMB)
ThinOS can print to printers that are shared by Microsoft print servers. There are some conguration requirements that need to be
considered when conguring SMB printing from ThinOS which may require changes to your thin client setup.
Examples of Common Printing
Congurations 145