System Administration Guide: Printing

Where to Find Printing Tasks

Table 1–3 Printing Tasks


Printing Task	Topics Covered	For More Information
Set up and administer network printing protocols.	Setting up the IPP, RFC-1179, and SMB network printing protocols.	Chapter 3, Setting Up Network Printing Services (Tasks)
Set up and administer printers by using Solaris Print Manager.	Setting up print servers, adding directly attached and network-attached printers, and adding print clients.	Chapter 4, Setting Up and Administering Printers by Using Solaris Print Manager (Tasks)
Set up and administer printers by using LP print commands.	Setting up print servers, adding directly attached and network-attached printers, and adding print clients.	Chapter 5, Setting Up Printers by Using LP Print Commands (Tasks)
Administer printers.	Administering printers and print requests.	Chapter 6, Administering Printers by Using LP Print Commands (Tasks)
Customize printing services and printers.	Customizing printing services. Administering character sets, print forms, print filters, and print fonts.	Chapter 7, Customizing LP Printing Services and Printers (Tasks)
Administer printers on a network.	Administering printers and print jobs that use the IPP, the RFC-1179, and the SMB network protocols.	Chapter 9, Administering Printers on a Network (Tasks)
Administer PPD files by using the PPD File Manager (`ppdmgr`).	Administering PPD Files on a system by using the `ppdmgr` utility.	Chapter 11, Administering Printers by Using the PPD File Management Utility (Tasks)