Laser Printers on Ratex Alan Carson

Why Laser Printers? Less Expensive Easier to read (arguable) Less maintenance Networked

There are other ways to do this But this is how we did it:

Basic Overview 1. Set up a printer on your system 2. Create a driver to pipe UniVerse print jobs through your system printer 3. Set up a printer in UniVerse and point it to the driver

Set up Network Printers on AIX Make sure qdaemon is running # ps -ef|grep qdaemon # more /etc/inittab qdaemon:2:wait:/usr/bin/startsrc –sqdaemon Add printer IP address to /etc/hosts hpstpaul

Set up Network Printers on AIX Allow printer IP through any firewalls

Set up Network Printers on AIX Create printer queue using smit # smit print

Set up Network Printers on AIX Choose Remote printer – Local Filtering

Set up Network Printers on AIX Select printer make and model If AIX asks for drivers, install them from installation CDs – Hewlett-Packard – hplj-4 Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4,4M Make and model example above works for all of our HP and non-HP printers

Set up Network Printers on AIX Configure name of queue and IP address

Verify Print Queue is Working Run lpstat READY hpstpaul: JetDirect lpd: no jobs queued on this port Print a test page /usr/bin/qprt -Phpstpaul /etc/hosts

Change Attributes of Print Queue Run lsvirprt and enter printer number Enter mU~v to add 13pt font

Create UniVerse Printer Driver # vi /usr/spool/uv/lpr.drvr # chmod a+rx /usr/spool/uv/lpr.drvr

Create UniVerse Printer Driver Other example drivers: cat - | lpr –P hpstpaul lp –d hpstpaul –o landscape

Create Print Queue in UniVerse su to root and from uv, LOGTO UV

Create Print Queue in UniVerse Enter info and reread spooler config file

Create Print Queue in UniVerse If multiple printers, better to set up other null devices (or lock file from previous screen shot) ln -s /dev/null /dev/null-LJ1 ln -s /dev/null /dev/null-LJ2 ln -s /dev/null /dev/null-LP1 Because of Universe internal locking mechanism to prevent contention for the same printer.

Verify UniVerse Print Queue > SPOOL –LIST Printer: CP17 Q: on P: on Form: no entries.

Set up Printer in Ratex Printer Control – Define Printer Forms

Adjust Printer Driver for Needs Examples: /usr/bin/qprt -Phpstpaul -scourier-bold -p12 /usr/bin/qprt -Phpstpaul -w130 -l51 -scourier- bold -p12 -z+ /usr/bin/qprt -Phpstpaul -w135 -l65 -p13 -z+

Utility to Restart Print Queue (see included program print out)

Utility to Restart Print Queue (see included program print out)

Utility to Restart Print Queue Compile and create entry to *.MPQ file LPSTART 0001: PQ 0002: HRUN USER.BP PRINT.MENU 0003: P Maintain Menu Items 11 43, Printer Queues 25 LPSTART N

THE END Alan Carson