Lexmark B2338 Printer Drivers for UNIX & Linux Systems - Page 20
Working with printer aliases, Introduction to printer aliases, Creating a print queue with an alias
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Working with printer aliases Introduction to printer aliases Use Printer Aliases when you are creating a queue in Linux to provide alternative names for a print queue. For example, the real name of a print queue could be "Bldg_4_Room1," but the alias describes it as "duplex." Users can then use "Bldg_4_Room1" or "duplex" as the print queue name when printing. Note: Printer aliases are supported only on Linux platforms with the LPRng print subsystem enabled. If you want to modify the aliases of a queue, you need to recreate the print queue. Creating a print queue with an alias 1 Access the Printer Aliases screen of the Add Print Queue Wizard. 2 Select Enable Printer Aliases. 3 Enter the name of the alias in the Alias Name field. Displaying the alias of a print queue Right-click the print queue, and select Printer Aliases. Working with printer classes Introduction to printer classes Printer classes help you group several printers into one class. Once a printer class is set up, you can print to a class rather than a specific printer. Because printing resources are pooled within a class, the first available printer completes your job, providing faster turnaround. Note: Printer classes are optional and should be used only if they are considered beneficial for users. Printer classes are only available when you are creating a queue on Sun Solaris, HP-UX, IBM AIX, or Linux with CUPS enabled. You can access printer classes in two ways: • From the last screen of the Add Printer Queue Wizard • By right-clicking a printer queue and then selecting Printer Classes To add this printer to a class, select Enable Printer Classes. You have three options available: • Create a New Class • Select Existing Class • Remove Existing Class You cannot remove a queue from a class at the time you create the queue. You can also change or modify a printer queue class from the command line. To add a queue to a new or existing class, type the following command: # /usr/lexprint/bin/chqueue -q myqueue -c -a class1,class2 Performing tasks 20