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2
Setting Up Printers
If you are installing DECprint Supervisor for the first time, or installing new
printers, read this chapter. You may also find this chapter useful if you are
changing the setup of an existing printer. The following sections describe how
to set up your printers to work with DECprint Supervisor software.
Non-PrintServer printers Section 2.1
DIGITAL PrintServer printers Section 2.2
Note
If you are changing the setup of a printer for which a DECprint
Supervisor queue already exists, you must first stop the associated
queue using the STOP/QUEUE/NEXT or STOP/QUEUE/RESET command.
2.1 Non-PrintServer Printers
You can connect PostScript printers other than DIGITAL PrintServer printers
to your OpenVMS system in a number of ways:
• If your printer contains a network interface card (NIC) that supports
the bi-directional raw TCP/IP, LAT, or AppleTalk protocol, you can
communicate with your printer via the network.
• If your printer uses a serial connection, you can connect the printer directly
to your OpenVMS system, or connect it to a print server or terminal server
and communicate with it via the network.
• If your printer uses a bi-directional Centronics parallel connection, you can
connect it to a print server or terminal server and communicate with it via
the network.
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