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Adding Printers in UNIX/Linux
AXIS 540+/AXIS 560 67
Print Queues Five types of print queues can be configured in the Mandrake distribution:
•Local Printer
• Printer on remote lpd server
• Network printer (TCP/Socket)
• Printer on SMB/Windows 95/98/NT server
• A printer device URl
4. Select the Network printer radio button and click Next.
5. Enter the IP address or host name of the print server as well as the port you
want to use. Port numbers available for TCP/IP are:
6. Click Next.
7. Fill in data to help users identify the printer, i.e. name, description and
location. Click Next.
8. Select printer model and click Next.
9. Configure the printer and click Next. The printer is set up. Click Finish and
the printer is accessible.
Typical Invocation from a Terminal Window
Still using Mandrake as an example, open a Terminal Window and type the
command
printtool. If you are in a terminal window, the graphic version will
start (as described above). If you do not have the X Window System installed,
the command will start a text based version. The same information as was
described above will be needed.
Note: In Mandrake, even if you type
printtool at a shell prompt, printerdrake will
automatically start.
Port number LPT1 LPT2 COM1
AXIS 540+ 9900
AXIS 560 9900 9902 9901