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2-19 GA-1120 on a network with UNIX workstations
TO SET UP GA-1120 PRINTING ON UNIX SYSTEMS
1. Specify the appropriate settings in GA-1120 Server Setup.
To access GA-1120 Setup, see page 4-8.
2. Specify the appropriate settings in GA-1120 Network Setup.
Enter a valid IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address for the GA-1120.
3. Specify the appropriate settings in GA-1120 Printer Setup.
Publish the Print queue and/or Hold queue.
TO SET UP TCP/IP FOR COMMUNICATION WITH THE GA-1120
1. A supervisor (with root login) must add the GA-1120 to the network’s IP host table or
other system database of network printers.
2. In the file or utility used by your network, specify the remote printer name, the print
server protocol, the queue, and the spool file for the GA-1120 name you assigned.
3. Make the GA-1120 available as a printer to other network users.
4. To verify the TCP/IP connection, ping the IP address or the host name. From any
computer on the network, at the command prompt, type:
ping <IP address>
Type the GA-1120 IP address assigned in GA-1120 Network Setup.
After the GA-1120 is set up as a network printer, you can also ping the name you gave
to the GA-1120:
ping <hostname>
The server should respond with a message such as
Reply from <IP address> ...
Some systems will respond with a continuous display of output from the IP address.
To stop the output, type
Control-C. You can use the ping command at any time.