Where to Find Printing Tasks

Printer Task	Topics Covered	For More Information
Set up and administer printers by using the CUPS web browser interface and the CUPS Print Manager GUI.	Configuring a CUPS server , setting up local and remote print queues, modifying printer properties, and managing print jobs.	Chapter 3, Setting Up and Administering Printers by Using CUPS (Tasks)
Set up and administer printers by using the Print Manager for LP.	Setting up auto-detected printers from the desktop, customizing print queues, managing printer groups, and managing print jobs.	Chapter 4, Setting Up and Administering Printers by Using Print Manager for LP (Tasks)
Set up printers by using the Oracle Solaris Print Manager	Setting up a print server, adding directly attached and network-attached printers, and adding print clients.	Chapter 5, Setting Up and Administering Printers by Using Oracle Solaris Print Manager (Tasks)
Set up printers by using the LP print service commands.	Setting up a print server, adding directly attached and network-attached printers, and adding print clients.	Chapter 6, Setting Up Printers by Using LP Print Commands (Tasks)
Administer printers by using the LP print service commands.	Administering printers, the print scheduler, setting printer definitions, and administering print requests.	Chapter 9, Administering the LP Print Scheduler and Managing Print Requests (Tasks)
Administer printers and printing on a network.	Administering remote printers that use the IPP, RFC-1179, and the SMB protocol.	Chapter 10, Administering Printers on a Network (Tasks)
Customize printing services and printers by using the LP print service commands.	Customizing printing services. Administering character sets, print forms, print filters, and print fonts.	Chapter 8, Customizing LP Printing Services and Printers (Tasks)
Administer PPD files by using the PPD File Manager (`ppdmgr`). Note - The `ppdmgr` utility cannot be used when the CUPS print service is active.	Administering PPD Files on a system by using the `ppdmgr` utility, a tool that automates PPD file administration.	Chapter 12, Administering Printers by Using the PPD File Management Utility (Tasks)

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