I B M A I X C o n f i g u r a t i o n
To configure a print server on IBM AIX 4.x, use the SMIT program as follows: 1. Enter SMIT and select Devices.
2. Select Printer/plotter.
3. Select Manage remote printer subsystem.
4. Select Client services.
5. Select Remote printer queues.
6. Select Add a remote queue. Enter the following remote queue settings:
♦Name of queue to add (user selectable) Activate the queue (Yes).
♦Destination host (print server’s IP address; or if you have configured the /etc/hosts file, use the name of the print server that you specified in that file).
♦Name of queue on remote printer BINARY_P1 for binary files or TEXT_P1 for text files).
♦Name of device to add (user selectable; for example lp0).
7. You should now be able to print using the normal lp
Note: The configuration for earlier versions of AIX is slightly different.
The print server can also be configured as a JetDirect card using AIX. To do this, refer to your AIX documentation.
C o n f i g u r a t i o n o n O t h e r S y s t e m s
The print server can be used with any computer system that supports the LPR/LPD protocol or HP JetDirect (port 9100 is the default; however, it can be reconfigured). Refer to the system’s documentation to configure LPR/LPD or JetDirect print queues.