Printer Name 

Name of printer 

laser1

N/A 

Required to install an attached or network printer and to add access to a printer 

Printer server 

Name of printer server 

venus

The local system 

Required to install an attached or network printer and to add access to a printer 

Description 

User defined string 

laser printer near breakroom

N/A 

Optional 

Printer Port 

Device printer is attached to 

/dev/term/a

/dev/term/a

Required to install an attached printer 

Printer Type 

Type of printer 

unknown

PostScript

Required to install an attached or network printer  

File Contents 

Content to be printed 

any

PostScript

Required to install an attached or network printer  

Destination 

Destination name for network printers 

See Selecting the Destination (or Network Printer Access) Name for examples

N/A 

Required to install a network printer  

Protocol 

Protocol used to communicate with printer 

TCP

BSD

Required to install a network printer  

Fault Notification 

How to notify user of errors 

Mail to superuser

Write to superuser

Optional 

Default Printer 

Identifies the default printer 

N/A 

N/A 

Optional 

Always Print Banner 

Print banner with print job? 

N/A 

Banner is printed 

Optional 

User Access List 

List of users allowed to print 

rimmer,lister

All users can print 

Optional