The following table describes each printer attribute to help you determine the information that is needed to set up a printer with Solaris Print Manager.
Printer Definition |
Description |
Example |
Default Setting |
Required or Optional? |
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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 print server |
venus |
N/A |
Required to install an attached or network printer and to add access to a printer — This field is filled in by the tool |
Description |
User defined string |
laser printer near breakroom |
N/A |
Optional |
Printer Port |
Device that the 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 printer or a network printer for releases prior to Solaris 9 9/04 |
File Content Type |
Content to be printed |
any |
PostScript |
Required to install an attached printer or a network printer for releases prior to Solaris 9 9/04 |
Printer Make |
Make of printer |
Lexmark |
N/A |
Required to install an attached printer or a network printer |
Printer Model |
Model of printer |
Lexmark Optra E312 |
N/A |
Required to install an attached printer or a network printer |
Printer Driver |
Driver that is used by specifying PPD file |
Foomatic/PostScript |
N/A |
Required to install an attached printer or a network printer |
Destination |
Destination name for the network printer |
For examples, see Selecting the Destination (or Network Printer Access) Name |
N/A |
Required to install a network printer |
Protocol |
Protocol used to communicate with the printer |
TCP |
BSD |
Required to install a network printer |
Fault Notification |
Specifies 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 on the print server |
rimmer,lister |
All users can print |
Optional |