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To configure a print server on IBM AIX 4.x, use the SMIT program as follows:

1. Enter smit and select Devices.

2. Select Printer/plotter.

3. Select Manage remote printer subsystem.

4. Select Client services.

5. Select Remote printer queues.

6. Select Add a remote queue. Enter the following remote queue settings:

Name of queue to add (user selectable) Activate the queue (Yes).

Destination host (print server’s IP address; or if you have configured the /etc/hosts file, use the name of the print server that you specified in that file).

Name of queue on remote printer BINARY_P1 for binary files or TEXT_P1 for text files).

Name of device to add (user selectable; for example lp0).

7. You should now be able to print using the normal lp -d command.

Notes:

The configuration for earlier versions of AIX is slightly different. Refer to the Administrator's Manual on the CD-ROM for details.

The print server can also be configured as a JetDirect card using AIX. To do this, refer to your AIX documentation.

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