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IBM AIX Configuration
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). ♦
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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.
Note: The configuration for earlier versions of AIX is slightly different.
The print server can also be configured as a JetDirect card using AIX. To do this, refer
to your AIX documentation.
Configuration on Other Systems
The print server can be used with any computer system that supports the LPR/LPD protocol or
HP JetDirect (port 9100 is the default; however, it can be reconfigured). Refer to the system’s
documentation to configure LPR/LPD or JetDirect print queues.
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