Printing to a TCP/IP printer

Printers

Complete the following steps to print to a TCP/IP printer.

To add a Windows printer, you must be a member of the Administrators group. If you are using Windows 2000, you can also be a member of the Printer Operators or Server Operators group or a Power User on a workstation.

LPR does not support spaces in file names. File names sent by LPR will be truncated at the first space. Consider replacing spaces in file names with underscores ( _ ).

1. Define a Windows printer

2. Enable 'Print directly to the printer'

3. Define a spool printer

See also:

• BARR/PRINT TCP/IP overview

• Modifying a printer's port settings

• LPR overview

• Using LP command lines

Defining a Windows printer

Complete the following steps to define a Windows printer.

1. Open the Add Printer Wizard.

2. Select to define a local printer selecting the Barr LPR Port.

3. Type the Port name, and then click OK.

When you name ports, include the port type and number in the name so you can easily identify the ports later. If you want all the Barr ports to be grouped together in the ports list, include Barr as the first word of each port name.

4. After you assign the port name, a dialog box displays so you can configure the port settings. Use the LPR Port Configuration dialog box to configure Barr LPR port. Click OK when you are finished.

1. From the Job tab, configure the necessary parameters. In the Server IP addr. (-S) box, type the IP address Short for Internet Protocol address. A 32-bit (4-byte) binary number that uniquely identifies a host (computer) connected to the Internet to other Internet hosts. or host name of the print server where the files will be sent. You can also click the ellipsis (...) button to select a header field whose value will be used as the IP address. In the Printer queue (-P) box, type the name of the print queue on the print server. You can also click the ellipsis (...) button to select a header field whose value will be used as the print queue.

   

2. From the Content tab, specify the file type. You can specify a font if you select the file type DVI, Ditroff output, or Troff output.

   

3. From the Advanced tab, configure the advanced options if necessary. You can select to restrict the local port number to the 512-1024 range. You can also select to test the connection before processing data.

   

5. Click Next.

6. In  the Manufacturers list, select your printer’s manufacturer and select the printer model from the Printers list. Click Next.

7. Type the Printer name as you want it to appear in the Windows Printers folder. Choose whether or not to use this printer as your default printer. Click Next.

8. Choose whether or not this printer will be shared with other network users. If this printer will be shared, you will need to type a share name. Click Next.

To set up a printer for sharing, the printer and users who will access it must be in the same domain. You must assign corresponding printer permissions from the Security tab of the shared printer’s Properties dialog box.

9. Choose whether or not to print a test page. Click Finish. The new Windows printer displays in the Printers folder. To define another printer, open the Printers folder and select Add Printers.

Defining a spool printer

The options you specify for a spool printer affect all documents you send to it.

1. Open the Configuration Utility.

2. From the Spool Printers tab, click Add. The Printer Properties dialog box displays.

   

3. In the Name box, enter a printer name. This name displays in the Spool Window’s printer list and is called the spool printer. The printer name cannot contain a backslash '\'.

4. Under Physical printer, select Existing.

5. From the list of defined Windows printers, select the Windows printer to associate with the spool printer. The spool documents will be routed to this physical device.

6. Click Banners to select the header and trailer files and how they will be applied to print jobs (optional). The Banner Options dialog box displays.

7. Click Overlays to setup overlays and configure how they will be applied to print jobs (optional). The Overlay Options dialog box displays.

8. Click Advanced. The Advanced Printer Options dialog box displays. Review the following table to select the required and desired options.

   

9. Click OK three times to exit the Configuration Utility.