Digi MIL-3000FTX manual Installing and Printing on a Unix Environment, Host Software Versus LPD

C h a p t e r 5

Installing and Printing on a UNIX Environment

5.1 Introduction

To perform installation on a UNIX TCP/IP client workstation:

1.Decide whether to use:

a.LPR/LPD support, which is native to UNIX systems, or

b.Digi’s host software.

2.Also, decide whether to print directly to FastPort from each client workstation, or to spool through a single server.

3.Load the UNIX contents onto the local system. The CD-ROM contains an install script and compiled host software for UNIX systems. It also has example config. files, system files, and additional utilities.

4.Configure FastPort with a proper IP address (refer to Chapter 2 for information on assigning an IP address).

5.Refer to the section in this chapter for the specific type of installation: LPR/LPD or host software.

5.2Host Software Versus LPD

There are two ways to install FastPort print server onto UNIX (Both methods can print with UNIX print commands):

•Direct LPD support

•Host software

Direct LPD is used on UNIX systems that support remote printing to BSD UNIX spoolers. On System V systems, system administration utilities built into the OS provide quick set-up menus for printing to remote systems.

Host software allows for customize print jobs. It can be integrated into environments to do tasks such as ASCII-to-PS conversion, banner generation, and status reporting.

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