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Creating a print queue, Creating print queues using the Add Print Queue Wizard

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For physical devices: # /usr/lexprint/bin/mkdevice -d name -f device -t type For network devices: # /usr/lexprint/bin/mkdevice -d name -i host [-c name] [-p port] [-t type] Note: For more details regarding this command, type mkdevice -h from the command line. Creating a print queue Creating print queues using the Add Print Queue Wizard 1 From the printer driver, click Add Print Queue Wizard. 2 From the list of Available Devices select a device, or click Add Device to create a new device. For more information about adding devices, see "Creating virtual devices" on page 15. 3 Click Next. 4 Enter the printer name and description. 5 Select the printer type. 6 Click Next. 7 Select the printer languages the queue will accept. 8 Click Properties to change the settings for the print queue. For more information, see "Changing the print queue properties" on page 19. 9 Click Next. 10 Finish creating the print queue. • If you are using Sun Solaris, HP-UX, IBM AIX, or Linux with CUPS, select Enable Printer Classes to put a queue in a class. For more information about printer classes, see "Working with printer classes" on page 20. • If you are using Linux with the LPRng print subsystem, select Enable Printer Aliases to create aliases for this queue. For more information about printer aliases, see "Working with printer aliases" on page 20. 11 Click Finish. Creating print queues from the command line 1 Before you can create the queue, you must gather the following information: a valid device name, the printer type, the printer language, and the default print queue settings options. a The device name associated with the print queue must exist before you create the queue. • You can list the defined virtual devices by running the following command: # /usr/lexprint/bin/lsdevice -l • If the device does not exist, you can create one by running the mkdevice command. For more information, see "Creating virtual devices" on page 15. Performing tasks 17

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For physical devices:
# /usr/lexprint/bin/mkdevice -d name -f device -t type
For network devices:
# /usr/lexprint/bin/mkdevice -d name -i host [-c name] [-p port] [-t type]
Note:
For more details regarding this command, type
mkdevice -h
from the command line.
Creating a print queue
Creating print queues using the Add Print Queue Wizard
1
From the printer driver, click
Add Print Queue Wizard
.
2
From the list of Available Devices select a device, or click
Add Device
to create a new device.
For more information about adding devices, see “Creating virtual devices” on page 15.
3
Click
Next
.
4
Enter the printer name and description.
5
Select the printer type.
6
Click
Next
.
7
Select the printer languages the queue will accept.
8
Click
Properties
to change the settings for the print queue.
For more information, see “Changing the print queue properties” on page 19.
9
Click
Next
.
10
Finish creating the print queue.
•
If you are using Sun Solaris, HP-UX, IBM AIX, or Linux with CUPS, select
Enable Printer Classes
to put a queue
in a class.
For more information about printer classes, see “Working with printer classes” on page 20.
•
If you are using Linux with the LPRng print subsystem, select
Enable Printer Aliases
to create aliases for this
queue.
For more information about printer aliases, see “Working with printer aliases” on page 20.
11
Click
Finish
.
Creating print queues from the command line
1
Before you can create the queue, you must gather the following information: a valid device name, the printer type,
the printer language, and the default print queue settings options.
a
The device name associated with the print queue must exist before you create the queue.
•
You can list the defined virtual devices by running the following command:
# /usr/lexprint/bin/lsdevice -l
•
If the device does not exist, you can create one by running the
mkdevice
command.
For more information, see “Creating virtual devices” on page 15.
Performing tasks
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