Modifying Printer Properties

The following sections describe how to use Solaris Print Manager to modify printer properties such as disabling banner-page printing, setting up printer fault notification, and granting access to the printer.

How to Disable or Enable Printing Banner Pages

Users can choose not to print a banner page if the Always Print Banner option is deselected from the New Attached Printer, New Network Printer, or Modify Printer Properties screens. The default setting is that users can turn off printing banner pages. If you wish to always have a banner page printed after the printer has been added with Solaris Print Manager, select this option from the Modify Printer Properties screen.

1. Start Solaris Print Manager on the printer server where you want to disable or enable banner-page printing.

   See "How to Start Solaris Print Manager" for instructions.

2. Select the printer to enable or disable printing banner pages in the Solaris Print Manager main window.

3. Choose Modify Printer Properties from the Printer menu.

4. Select one of the following:

   1. Select the Always Print Banner option if you want to have banner pages always printed.

   2. Deselect the Always Print Banner option if you want users to decide whether a banner page is printed by using the lp -o banner command.

5. Click OK.

6. Exit Solaris Print Manager.

   Choose Exit from the Print Manager Menu.

How to Set Up Printer Fault Notification

Setting up printer fault notification determines how superuser is notified when a printer fault occurs. The choices are: write to superuser, mail to superuser, or none, which is the default setting in Solaris Print Manager. The lpadmin -A command provides more flexibility in setting printer fault alerts. See lpadmin(1M) for more information.

1. Start Solaris Print Manager on the printer server where you want to set up printer fault notification.

   See "How to Start Solaris Print Manager" for instructions.

2. Select the printer to set fault notification from the Solaris Print Manager main window.

3. Choose Modify Printer Properties from the Printer menu.

4. Select the fault notification option from the Fault Notification menu.

5. Click OK.

6. Exit Solaris Print Manager.

   Choose Exit from the Print Manager Menu.

How to Delete a Printer

If you are disconnecting a printer from a printer server, you should either disable the printer's services first or move the print requests to another printer. See System Administration Guide, Volume II for more information. If you want to remove access to a printer on a print client, use the procedure below.

1. Start Solaris Print Manager on the print client where you want to delete access to a printer.

   See "How to Start Solaris Print Manager" for instructions.

2. Select the printer to be deleted from the Solaris Print Manager main window.

3. Choose the Delete Printer option from the Printer menu.

4. Click OK to delete the printer.

   The printer entry is removed from the Solaris Print Manager main window.

5. Exit Solaris Print Manager.

   Choose Exit from the Solaris Print Manager Menu.