Managing Systems and Workgroups: A Guide for HP-UX System Administrators

Conﬁguring a Workgroup

Conﬁguring Printers for a Workgroup

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Adding a Network-Based Printer

Using SAM You can use SAM to add a network-based printer that uses the HP

JetDirect Network Interface. The HP JetDirect software must be

installed on your system and you must be prepared to provide SAM with

the following:

• the printer’s node name (the name associated with an Internet

address)

• the local name that the LP spooler will use to refer to the printer.

With HP JetDirect, printers can connect directly to the network. The

printer uses a LAN connection and the HP JetDirect software transmits

prints requests. For more information, see HP JetDirect Network

Interface Conﬁguration Guide.

Using HP-UX

Commands

If you do not use SAM, follow the instructions shipped with your printer

or the network interface card for the printer.

Creating a Printer Class

For conceptual information, read “Printer Class” on page 111.

You can use SAM to add a printer to a printer class when the printer is

being added to the spooler; otherwise, you must use HP-UX commands.

To use HP-UX commands, follow these steps after several printers have

been added to the LP spooler:

Step 1. Ensure that you have superuser capabilities.

Step 2. Stop the LP spooler:

/usr/sbin/lpshut

For more information, see “Stopping and Restarting the LP Spooler” on

page 703.

Step 3. Create the printer class, specifying the printer you want to add to the

class of printers.

For example, to add a printer named laser1 to the class of printers

named laser, enter:

/usr/sbin/lpadmin -plaser1 -claser