The spooling system is a set of programs, shell scripts, and directories that control your printers and the flow of data going to them. This section explains how to use the HP JetAdmin software to configure your network-based printer into the spooling system.

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For additional support information, visit HP

 

Customer Care Online at

 

http://www.hp.com/support/net_printing.

 

 

Adding a Network Print Queue from the Local Spooler

To configure a print queue for your network-based printer into a spooler, follow these steps: (Type ? for online help.)

1.Run the HP JetAdmin software. Type:

/opt/hpnp/bin/jetadmin

2.Select Configuration from the software’s main menu. The configuration menu appears.

3.Select Add printer to local spooler.

4.When the following prompt appears:

Enter the network printer name:

type the name of your network printer, which is the name typed in NIS (Network Information Service), DNS (Domain Name Service), or /etc/hosts for the printer. It is the printer’s node name.

5.When the HP JetAdmin software displays a list of configurable parameters, change the parameters you want to change, then select 0 (zero).

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