User's Guide

UNIX (HP-UX and Solaris) Networks 67

The spooling system is a set of programs, shell scripts, and

directories that control your printers and the flow of data going to

them. This section explains how to use the HP JetAdmin software

to configure your network-based printer into the spooling system.

Note For additional support information, visit HP

Customer Care Online at

http://www.hp.com/support/net_printing.

Adding a Network Print Queue from the Local

Spooler

To configure a print queue for your network-based printer into a

spooler, follow these steps: (Type

for online help.)

1. Run the HP JetAdmin software. Type:

/opt/hpnp/bin/jetadmin

2. Select Configuration from the software’s main menu. The

configuration menu appears.

3. Select Add printer to local spooler.

4. When the following prompt appears:

Enter the network printer name:

type the name of your network printer, which is the name typed

in NIS (Network Information Service), DNS (Domain Name

Service), or

/etc/hosts

for the printer. It is the printer’s

node name.

5. When the HP JetAdmin software displays a list of configurable

parameters, change the parameters you want to change, then

select 0 (zero).