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Configuring Print Queues Using SAM HP-UX systems, Peripheral Devices, Printers/Plotters

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Configuring Print Queues Using SAM (HP-UX systems) On HP-UX systems you can use the SAM utility to configure remote print queues for printing "text" (ASCII) files or "raw" (PCL, PostScript, or other printer language) files. Before you execute the SAM program, select an IP address for the HP Jetdirect print server and set up an entry for it in the /etc/hosts file on your system running HP-UX. 1. Start the SAM utility as a superuser. 2. Select Peripheral Devices from the Main menu. 3. Select Printers/Plotters from the Peripheral Devices menu. 4. Select Printers/Plotters from the Printers/Plotters menu. 5. Select Add a Remote Printer from the Actions list, then select a printer name. Examples: my_printer or printer1 6. Select a remote system name. Example: jetdirect1 (node name of the HP Jetdirect print server) 7. Select a remote printer name. Type text for ASCII or raw for PostScript, PCL, or HP-GL/2. 8. Check for a remote printer on a BSD system. You must type Y. 9. Click OK at the bottom of the menu. If the configuration is successful, the program prints the message: The printer has been added and is ready to accept print requests. 10. Click OK and select Exit from the List menu. 11. Select Exit Sam. Note By default, the lpsched is not running. Make sure you turn the scheduler on when you set up your print queues. ENWW Configuring for LPD Printing 47

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Configuring for LPD Printing 47
Configuring Print Queues Using SAM (HP-UX systems)
On HP-UX systems you can use the SAM utility to configure remote
print queues for printing “text” (ASCII) files or “raw” (PCL,
PostScript, or other printer language) files.
Before you execute the SAM program, select an IP address for the
HP Jetdirect print server and set up an entry for it in the
/etc/hosts
file on your system running HP-UX.
1.
Start the SAM utility as a superuser.
2.
Select
Peripheral Devices
from the
Main
menu.
3.
Select
Printers/Plotters
from the
Peripheral Devices
menu.
4.
Select
Printers/Plotters
from the
Printers/Plotters
menu.
5.
Select
Add a Remote Printer
from the
Actions
list, then select
a printer name.
Examples:
my_printer or printer1
6.
Select a remote system name.
Example:
jetdirect1
(node name of the HP Jetdirect print
server)
7.
Select a remote printer name.
Type
text
for ASCII or
raw
for PostScript, PCL, or HP-GL/2.
8.
Check for a remote printer on a BSD system. You must type
Y
.
9.
Click
OK
at the bottom of the menu. If the configuration is
successful, the program prints the message:
The printer has been added and is ready to accept
print requests
.
10. Click
OK
and select
Exit
from the
List
menu.
11. Select
Exit Sam
.
Note
By default, the lpsched is not running. Make sure
you turn the scheduler on when you set up your
print queues.