Printer port profile

The Printer port profile allows you to connect a printer to a serial port. Use this profile if you intend to print using the LPD protocol on your UNIX system.

Refer to your UNIX User Guide for tips on configuring the print spooler on your UNIX system.

Using the LPD Protocol

Here are some tips for configuring the print spooler on your UNIX system when you intend to print using the LPD protocol to a printer attached to device server:

• The number of copies option with lpr is not supported.
• Banner pages are not supported.
• The device server’s DNS name or IP address is the remote system’s name.
• Queue names must conform to the following conventions:
  • Begin the queue name with one of the following character strings: (a) Use ASCII if you want device server to substitute carriage return and line feed characters for each line feed the system sends. (b) Use raw if no substitution should be performed.
  • After the queue name, insert an underscore character and the number of the device server port to which the printer is attached.
  • If you want to use either of the following options, specify an additional underscore and then the letter that identifies the option: (a) Use f to append a form feed character to the end of each file in a print job (b) Use d to add a Ctrl-d to the end of each file in a print job. (This is often required by PostScript printers.)

Examples

String	Result
ascii_1	Prints to port 1 and translates CR to CR/LF.
ascii_8_f	Prints to port 8, translates CR to CR/LF and prints a form feed at the end of the job.
raw_1_d	Prints to port 1 with no translation and appends a Ctrl-d to the end of the print job.