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MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 5-5
Digi provides an install script to configure UNIX for FastPort. UNIX
systems that support LPD include:
• BSD UNIX systems
• System V Release 4 machines
• IBM, HP, or DEC mainframe machines that run TCP/IP
5.4.1 Getting Started on an LPD System
1. Install FastPort on the network and assign it an IP address.
2. Verify that LPD and fpfilter socket is enabled.
Two items are required to configure an LPD printer:
• Remote system name (device’s host name) or IP address
• Remote printer/queue name (a queue listed in Table 5-1)
5.4.2 Pre-defined Queue Names
Table 5-1: Printer/Queue Types
To use a printer attached to the serial or parallel port, add an _s1, _s2,
_p1, _p2, and _p3. Default: Parallel 1. FastPort supports multiple
queues by printing via LPD from a maximum of 8 LPD connections (no
limits for host software). The device listens for LPD connections
simultaneously; if they are being used, the 9th LPD connection will not
connect
Printer Types Description
raw Sends data with no header and no translation.
ascii Writes data as ASCII, substitutes carriage-return, line-feed pairs for the line feeds sent by
UNIX, and sends a text banner and a final form feed.
ascii_landscape Like ASCII, but sets the printer in the landscape mode before printing.
pcl_landscape Like PCL, but sets the printer in the landscape mode before printing.
pcl Assumes the data is PCL and sends a text banner. Carriage returns are not added. Form feed
is sent at the end of the job.
psb_tek Prints PostScript binary files on a Adobe PostScript Level 2 printers.
ps Writes PostScript and sends a Control+D at the end of the print job. Sends a PostScript banner
page at the end of the print job.
psb_hp Prints PS binary files on newer HP printers that support PostScript level 2. Use this queue-
type only if PostScript binary data is being printed.
autosense Data is checked. For ASCII, line feeds are translated into carriage return feeds. Final form feed
is sent. For PS, a Control+D is sent at the end. Either way, a PS banner is sent at the end.