Reference Guide

Printer Parameters Option

This appendix provides the options that you can use for the following supported printer parameters:

• Printer

• JetDirectPrinter

• NetworkPrinter

• PrinterURI

• SMBPrinter

Printer

The following table contains the supported options you can use for the Printer parameter, where defaults values are underlined.

NOTE: The Printer command line defines a locally attached printer connected through the noted interface.

Table 16. Printer Parameter Options

Options Description

Default={yes, no} Default is yes

Description=<string> Not used internally.

Enable={yes, no} Default is yes

ModelID={<linux driver name>} Identifies the printer for the purpose of choosing a Linux printer

driver

For example, Dell B5465dnf Laser MFP.

Name=<printer name> Provides both the name that is given in the local printers list and

the internal name of the local print queue. The name must be

between 1 and 16 characters, starting with a letter and composed

entirely of letters, digits, underscores, and dashes.

NOTE: This parameter is mandatory

PPD=<PPD name> It directly specifies a Postscript Printer Definition filename for use,

as a local printer driver.

PrinterID= <Windows driver> Identifies the printer for the purpose of choosing a Windows

printer driver

For example, Brother MFC-420CN Printer. Specify this parameter

if you are forwarding the printer access to a Citirx or RDESKTOP

connection.

JetDirectPrinter

The Following Table contains the supported options you can use for the JetDirectPrinter parameter where defaults are in bold:

NOTE: The JetDirectPrinter command line defines a printer served an HP JetDirectprint server.

52 Printer Parameters Option