Solaris Easy Access Server 3.0 Print Manager Administration Guide

Setting Up Printers With Solaris Print Manager

When you use Solaris Print Manager to set up a printer on a system, you define the characteristics of the printer and identify the users who are permitted to access it. The system on which you install the printer becomes the printer (or print) server. A locally connected printer is one which is physically attached to the printer server with a cable. A network printer is physically attached to the network but is considered a local printer to the printer server. Adding access to a printer, or adding remote access, is the process of giving print clients (all those machines which are not the server) access to the printer.

The following table describes each printer attribute to help you determine the information needed to set up a printer.

Printer Attribute	Description	Example	Default Setting	Required or Optional?
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 Network Printer Destination 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