LDAP-UX Client Services B.04.10 with Microsoft Windows Active Directory Server Administrator's Guide

Printer Configurator Architecture
Figure 5–1 shows printer configurator architecture. As an example, this figure uses the alternate
printer attributes, printerbyname and printer-resource. The printerbyname attribute
specifies the local printer name. The printer-resource attribute provides the remote host name
and remote printer name.
Figure 5-1 Printer Configurator Architecture
Directory Server
* Defined Printer Attributes
* Printer Entries
dn: printbyname: laser2, ou=printers, dc=hp, dc=com
printerbyname: laser2
printer-resource: lpd://hostA.corp.hp.com/lj2004
dn: printerbyname: laser8, ou=printers, dc=hp, dc=com
printerbyname: laser8
printer-resource: lpd://jetdirect.unit1.hp.com/lj8100
LDAP-UX Client
“hostA.corp.hp.com”
“hostB.cup.hp.com”
ldapclientd
lj2400 lj8100
Print Server
“jetdirect.unit1
hp.com”
(LPD) protocol
Create and remove remote LP printer
configurations automatically
#lpstat-t
device for laser2:/dev/null
remote to lj2004 on hostA.corp.hp.com
device for laser8:/dev/null
remote to lj8100 on jetdirect.unit1.hp.com
LDAP
Printer
Configurator
How the LDAP Printer Configurator works 75