Setting Up Printing Task Map

Add a Local Printer 

Using Admintool.

After physically attaching the printer to a system, use Admintool to make the printer available for printing.  

"How to Add a Local Printer Using Admintool"

Using LP Commands.

After physically attaching the printer to a system, use the LP commands to make the printer available for printing. 

"How to Add a Local Printer Using LP Commands"

Add Access to a Printer  

Using Admintool.

Add printer access on the print client using Admintool. 

"How to Add Printer Access on the Print Client Using Admintool"

Using LP Commands.

Add printer access on the print client using the lp commands. 

"How to Add Access on the Print Client using LP Commands"

Using a Name Service. Add printer access on the print client by setting up a /etc/printers.conf file in NIS or NIS+.

"Adding Access to a Remote Printer Using a Name Service"

Add Access to Existing Printers 

Copy a Master /etc/printers.conf File to Clients.

If you don't use a name service, copy the printer configuration information in the converted system's /etc/printers.conf file to other SunSoft print clients.

"Enabling Print Clients to Access Existing Printers"

Use the /etc/printers.conf File to Load NIS.

If you use NIS, copy the printer configuration information in the converted system's /etc/printers.conf file to the NIS master file.

"How to Use the /etc/printers.conf File to Load NIS"

Use the /etc/printers.conf File to Load NIS+.

If you use NIS+, copy the printer configuration information in the converted system's /etc/printers.conf file to the NIS master file.

"How to Use the /etc/printers.conf File to Load NIS+"

Set Up a .printers File

Optional.

Using a $HOME/.printers file enables users to establish their own custom printer aliases.

"Setting Up a .printers File"

Add a Network Printer 

Using Printer Vendor Supplied Tools.

After physically connecting the printer to the network, use vendor-supplied software to configure the network printer.  

"How to Add a Network Printer Using Printer Vendor Supplied Tools"

Using LP Commands After physically connecting the printer to the network, use SunSoft supplied software to configure the network printer.

"How To Add A Network Printer Using LP Commands"

Turn Off Banner Pages 

Optional.

You can turn off banner pages so they are never printed. 

"How to Turn Off Banner Pages"

Set Up Fault Alerts  

Optional.

You can set up more specific fault alerts for the printer than Admintool provides.  

"How to Set Fault Alerts for a Printer"

Set Up Fault Recovery 

Optional.

Admintool does not enable you to set up how a printer should recover after it faults.  

"How to Set Printer Fault Recovery"

Limit Access to the Printer  

Optional.

Admintool enables you to set up an allow list, but if you want to limit a few users' access to the printer, you may want to set up a deny list.  

"How to Limit User Access to a Printer"