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Netra j 3.0 Administrator's Guide

Local Printer Administration

To Add a Local Printer

  1. From the Main Administration page, under "Network Service Administration," click Printer Administration.

  2. Under "Local Printer Administration," choose one of the following:

    • Add Printer to Serial Port a

    • Add Printer to Serial Port b

    • Add Printer to Parallel Port

  3. Complete the form using the information in the following tables.

    Table 6-1 Printer Characteristics

    Option 

    Description 

    Printer Name 

    Enter a printer name with up to 14 characters (A-Z, a-z, 0-9,-,_). Do not start the printer name with "-" or "_". 

    Printer Type 

    Choose PostScript, ASCII, HP (PCL ASCII), HP(PCL), or Unknown for a printer that is not listed. See Table 6-2 for more detail.

    File Contents 

    Choose PostScript, ASCII, or Any. Use Any for a printer that is not PostScript or ASCII.  

    Fault Notification 

    Choose Console (print fault messages to console), Root Mail (email fault messages to root), or none (do not send fault notification messages).  

    Description 

    (optional) 

    Enter an optional description of the printer (up to 28 characters). 

    Enable BannerControl? 

    Specify whether banner page control is enabled. 

    Table 6-2 Printer and Content Type

    Printer Type  

    Content Type 

    PostScript 

    PostScript 

    ASCII  

    ASCII  

    HP Laserjet 

    (PCL ASCII)  

    ASCII 

    HP Laserjet  

    (PCL)  

    ASCII 

    Unknown  

    (All other printers) 

    Any 

  4. When adding a printer to a serial port, also specify the serial port baud rate, parity, and character size to match those of the printer.

    Table 6-3 Serial Port Attributes

    Option 

    Description 

    Baud Rate 

    Choose 9600, 19200, or 38400. 

    Parity 

    Choose none, even, or odd. 

    Character size 

    Choose 7 bits, or 8 bits. 

  5. Click OK.

To Modify or Delete a Local Printer

  1. From the Main Administration Page, under "Network Service Administration," click Printer Administration.

  2. Under "Local Printer Administration," choose one of the following:

    • To modify a local printer, click Modify, and make the changes in the form use the information in Table 6-1, Table 6-2, and Table 6-3.

    • To delete a local printer, click Delete, and then confirm the operation.

Choose from the following options: