User's Manual

Wireless USB Print Server User Guide
Address. To setup your AIX system for LPD printing, perform the following steps.
1. Add the Wireless USB Print Server to /etc/hosts.lpd, using the name you
assigned to the Wireless USB Print Server.
2. Start the LPD daemon if it is not running, using the following command: start
src -s qdaemon
3. Start the system administration tool smit and select Print Spooling.
4. Create the required number of queues (one for each logical printer) by
selecting:
Add a Print Queue
Remote (Printer attached to Remote Host)
Standard Processing
5. Use the following information:
Name of queue to add: Use a single-word queue name, which indicates which
printer is attached.
Hostname for remote server: Wireless USB Print Server name as used in /
etc/hosts.lpd.
Name of queue on remote server: Logical printer number (e.g. L1) to
service this queue.
Type of print spooler on remote server: Use default value. (AIX Version
xxx)
6. Ensure that the logical printers are configured in the Wireless USB Print Server.
7. Print using the following command: lp -d printer_queue file_name
Where:
printer_queue is one of the entries used in Name of queue to add.
file_name is the file you wish to print.
LPD on System V
Before beginning LPD Setup, ensure that an IP Address has been assigned to the
Wireless USB Print Server. Keep the following points in mind:
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