UNIX

The machine supports the LPD print application for printing over TCP/IP networks.

The following procedures are only examples. The setup procedures for your environment may differ.


Remark
  • If the settings for <RX/Print Range> in [IP Address Range Settings] on the IPv4 or IPv6 Settings screen do not permit the IP address, you cannot specify the spooling system.

  1. Log in to a workstation as a superuser → set up the spooling system.

  • Add the following to the /etc/printcap file:

<Print queue name>|<comment>:\
:lp=<device special file>:\
:sd=<spool directory>:\
:rm=<printer IP address or host name>:


  • Start the admintool utility → click [Browse] → [Printers] → [Edit] → [Add] → [Access to Printer] → in [Printer Name], enter the desired print queue name → in [Print Server], enter the IP address or printer host name.
  • The admintool utility is included with the operating system. For specific operating instructions, see the operating system manual.
  • You can specify one of the following print queues.
  • LP
    The machine prints according to its spool settings. Normally, <LP> is entered as a print queue.
  • SPOOL
    The machine prints only after spooling a print job on the hard disk, regardless of its spool settings.
  • DIRECT
    The machine prints without spooling a print job on the hard disk, regardless of its spool settings.
  • When the job log appears on the touch panel display of the machine, <unknown> may be displayed as the document name and user name of print data transmitted to the machine over a UNIX network. (To display the job log, press [System Monitor] → [Print] → [Log] on the touch panel display.)