Axis Communications AXIS 5500, Network Print Servers Typical Invocation via a Windows Manager

Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux

Solaris 9 The printing tool is called Printer Administrator. This operating environment has an integrated printer driver list, but does not have printer detection functionality.

Instructions:

Type the command /usr/sadm/admin/bin/printmgr in a Terminal window.

SuSE YaST2 is the recommended printing tool. It contains a printer driver list as well as printer detection capability.

Instructions:

To start the Printer Configuration tool, select this from the Desktop:

YaST2 menu button (on the panel) In Yast Control Center Hardware

Edit Printers

Notes:

•A versatile IPP client for UNIX/Linux is CUPS. It can be downloaded from the Common Unix Printing System’s Web site at www.cups.org

•If you don't find your specific printer in your distribution, have a look at http://www.linuxprinting.org/database.html

Typical Invocation via a Windows Manager

Using the Mandrake 8.2 distribution (with CUPS installed) and the KDE windows manger as an example, a typical set-up begins with starting Mandrake Control Center.

Click Hardware Printer and the Printerdrake application will be invoked.

Click Expert Mode to be able to add a network printer.

Click the Add a new printer button.

Print Queues Five types of print queues can be configured in the Mandrake distribution:

•Local Printer

•Printer on remote lpd server

•Network printer (TCP/Socket)

•Printer on SMB/Windows 95/98/NT server

•A printer device URl

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