Lantronix ETS16PR, ETS8PS, ETS16PS, ETS32PR Rtel Functionality, Answer the questions that follow

Printing on the ETS

2. Answer the questions that follow.

Figure 5-6. Configuring Remote Printer

Remote Printing Configuration

Enter information for remote printers or local printers accepting remote printing requests Please enter the printer name (q to quit): backupprinter

Is printer backupprinter a remote printer or a local printer? (r/l) r

Please enter the name of the remote host that backupprinter is attached to: ETS_xxxxxx

The backupprinter is connected to host ETS_xxxxxx. Is this correct? (y/n) y

Would you like this to be the sys.default printer? (y/n) y

Make sure your hostname appears in ETS_PRT’s /etc/hosts.equivor or /etc/hosts:lpd file.

Make sure backupprinter appears in /etc/printcap (in BSD format).

Make sure backupprinter has a spool directory on ETS_PRT.

Putting the printer in printer description file and creating spool directory... done

Updating LP information... done

In the example, the printer name is your ETS service name, and the remote host name is the name of your ETS as it is listed in your hosts file.

During initial configuration, the queue name must be the same as the remote printer name. However, you may change the queue name later by manually editing the printcap file.

RTEL Functionality

If the LPR method of printing is not adequate for an application (for example, if you need banners before jobs, or more flexibility), configure the Lantronix-supplied RTEL software on the host. After installing the software configuring the connections to the ETS, you can use normal UNIX print commands and queue utilities such as lpc and lpstat.

Note: RTEL binaries are provided for many systems. Source code is also provided for use on non-supported systems. Download it from ftp://ftp.lantronix.com/pub/rtel.

To print to the ETS using special formatting or using third-party software packages, you may have to create print pipes on the host. The RTEL software provides this functionality by providing a UNIX named-pipe interface.

To recreate the RTEL source files:

1.Copy the file RTEL_SRC.TAR in binary mode from the distribution CD-ROM to the UNIX host.

2.Untar the archive.

3.See the README files in the created directories that describe the contents of the RTEL distribution and man pages that describe the actual software functionality.

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