Installing driver over the network

On some UNIX OS, for example on Solaris 10, just added printers may not be enabled and/or may not accept jobs. In this case run the following two

commands on the root terminal:

accept <printer_name>

enable <printer_name>

Uninstalling the printer driver package

Setting up the printer

To add the printer to your UNIX system, run ‘installprinter’ from the command line. This will bring up the Add Printer Wizard window. Setup the printer in this window according to the following steps:

1Type the name of the printer.

2Select the appropriate printer model from the model list.

3Enter any description corresponding to the type of the printer in the Type field. This is optional.

The utility should be used to delete the printer installed in the system.

aRun “uninstallprinter” command from the terminal. It will open the Uninstall Printer Wizard.

The installed printers are listed in the drop-down list.

bSelect the printer to be deleted.

cClick Delete to delete the printer from the system.

dExecute the “. /install –d command to uninstall the whole package.

eTo verify removal results, execute the “. /install –c command.

4Specify any printer description in the Description field. This is optional.

5Specify the printer location in the Location field.

6Type the IP address or DNS name of the printer in the Device textbox for network-connected printers. On IBM AIX with jetdirect Queue type,

only the DNS name is possible-numeric IP address is not allowed.

To re-install it, use the command “. /install -i to reinstall the binaries.

7Queue type shows the connection as lpd or jetdirect in the corresponding list box. Additionally, usb type is available on Sun Solaris

OS.

8Select Copies to set the number of copies.

9Check the Collate option to receive copies already sorted.

10 Check the Reverse Order option to receive copies in the reverse order.

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