User`s guide

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Printers, Print Jobs, and Queues for Systems Administrators
– Lexmark 4039 Plus LaserPrinter
– Lexmark 4079 Color JetPrinter Plus
– Lexmark 4227 Forms Printer
• Asynchronous Communications Adapters
– Native serial port controller
– 8–port controller
– 16–port controller
– 64–port controller
– 128–port controller
– Third–party controller
Note: Third–party asynchronous controllers are also supported. When AIX detects that
an ASCII terminal was configured with a third–party controller, the terminal–attached
printer will be configured as thoug h it was connected to the native port controller. See
”Native, 8–Port, 16–Port, and Third–party Controllers”, on page 2-27 for more
information.
Installing a Terminal–Attached Printer
To install a new terminal–attached printer and configure it into the print spooling subsystem,
you must:
• Install the physical ASCII terminal (tty) device and connect it to the system.
• Configure a tty device driver for the ASCII terminal.
• Connect the serial printer to the AUX or PRINT port of your ASCII terminal.
• Configure a virtual printer and print queue.
Installing the Physical ASCII Terminal
1. Review all relevant installation planning information and the terminal’s documentation to
ensure that you have the components required for installation.
2. Review your system’s configuration and select the serial port.
3. Ensure that the communications port is not in use.
4. Connect the terminal to the serial communications port. Be sure to use proper cabling.
Consult your documentation for cabling instructions.
5. Configure the terminal according to the documentation provided with it. Be sure to record
the settings you choose for baud rate, stop bits, bits per character, and flow control. You
will need this information to configure the AIX tty device driver.
Configuring the Terminal Device Driver (tty)
1. Log on as the root user.
2. At the system prompt type:
Devices
In the Web-based System Manager Devices container, use the menus to complete the
steps to configure the terminal device driver.
3. Select the Add a TTY option and the tty type.
4. Provide additional information as prompted such as the configuration settings you made
on your terminal at installation. If you are not sure of the port number IDs, press the F4
key to display a list of available I Ds. Be sure to enter the correct TERMINAL type. When
you have entered all configuration information, press Enter.