HP ew2500 802.11b/g Print Server manual Requirements for configuring LPD, LPD setup overview

Table A-1LPD programs and protocols (continued)

Program Name	Purpose of Program
lpq	Display print queues
lprm	Remove jobs from print queues
lpc	Control print queues
lpd	Scan and print the files if the specified printer is connected to the system
	If the specified printer is connected to another system, this process forwards the files to an
	lpd process on the remote system where the files are to be printed.

Requirements for configuring LPD

Your printer must be properly connected to the network through the HP Jetdirect print server, and you must have print server status information. This information is listed on the HP Jetdirect printer configuration page. If you have not printed a configuration page from your printer, see your printer documentation for instructions. You must also have the following:

●Operating system that supports LPD printing.

●Superuser (root) or administrator access to your system.

●LAN hardware address (or station address) of the print server. This address is displayed with print server status information on the HP Jetdirect configuration page and is of the form:

HARDWARE ADDRESS: xxxxxxxxxxxx

In this examle, x is a hexadecimal digit (for example, 0001E6123ABC).

●IP address configured on the HP Jetdirect print server.

LPD setup overview

To configure the HP Jetdirect print server for LPD printing, complete the following:

1.Set up IP parameters.

2.Set up print queues.

3.Print a test file.

The following sections provide detailed descriptions for each step.

Step 1. Set up IP parameters

To set up IP parameters on the HP Jetdirect print server, see TCP/IP configuration on page 14.

Step 2. Set up print queues

Set up a print queue for each printer or printer personality (PCL or PostScript) you use on your system. Different queues are required for formatted and unformatted files. The following table lists the supported queue types and how the line HP Jetdirect printer daemon server processes each.

164 Appendix A LPD printing