Configuring HP-UX For Peripherals

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Conﬁguring Printers and Plotters

8 Conﬁguring Printers and

Plotters

Because they are output-only devices, printers and plotters are

conﬁgured somewhat differently than other peripheral devices.

There are three basic steps to printer and plotter conﬁguration:

• physically installing the printer or plotter (documented in the

hardware manual shipped with the device).

• conﬁguring the HP-UX kernel for the device drivers to communicate

with the printer or plotter.

• setting up the HP-UX LP spooler to send print jobs to the printer or

plotter and to recognize the printer or plotter's features.

Printers and plotters are most easily conﬁgured for local, remote, or

network access using SAM (/usr/sbin/sam). SAM creates the

appropriate device ﬁles when adding a local printer and helps identify

missing drivers if it cannot ﬁnd a particular interface.

If you conﬁgure a printer or plotter using the HP-UX command-line

approach, you can use this chapter for the kernel conﬁguration and then

refer to the Managing Systems and Workgroups manual for instructions

on setting up the LP spooler.

If you are using something other than the default HP-UXspooler, consult

the documentation accompanying that application for instructions on

setting it up.

Familiarize yourself with the various pieces of documentation before

proceeding with the installation and conﬁguration.