Administrator Guide

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NOTE: When the LPD printer is mapped to a session and the LPD service host is not accessible, the TCP connection
tries to connect to the LPD service host. The timeout period is 60 seconds. During the timeout period, you cannot close
the session until the LPD printer initialization error log is displayed.
Configuring the SMBs settings
To configure the SMBs Settings:
1. From the floating bar Menu, click the System Setup , and then click Printer.
The Printer Setup dialog box is displayed.
Figure 121. SMBs
2. Click SMBs tab and use the following guidelines when printing to a Windows network printer.
a. Select SMB Select the SMB you want from the list.
b. Printer Name (Required) Enter name you want displayed in your list of printers.
c. Printer Identification- Enter the type or model of the printer in the exact text of the Windows printer driver name
including capitalizations and spaces.
This name must be either the device driver name for the printer under the Microsoft Windows system, or a key to map
to the device driver. If not specified, the name will be defaulted to the printer-supplied identification for standard direct-
connected USB printers or Generic / Text for non-USB connected printers upon connection to Windows hosts. The
driver name mapping takes place either through a printer-mapping file read by the system as part of the global profile
(wnos.ini) or by MetaFrame servers through the MetaFrame printer configuration file (\winnt\system32\wtsprnt.inf).
d. \\Host\PrinterEnter the Host\Printer or use the browse folder icon next to the box to browse your Microsoft
Networks and make the printer selection you want from the network printers available (The DNS name or IP address of
the Windows print server on the network).
e. Printer Class (Optional) Select the printer class from the list.
f. Enable the printer device Must be selected to enable the printer. It enables the device so it displays on the remote
host.
g. Enable LPD service for the printerSelect this to make the zero client an LPD (Line Printer Daemon) network print
server for LPR printing requests from the network.
Configuring Zero Client Settings
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