Chapter 33. Printer Configuration
Printer Configuration Tool allows users to
configure a printer. This tool helps maintain the printer
configuration file, print spool directories, print filters, and
printer classes.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 uses the Common Unix Printing System
(CUPS). If a system was upgraded from a previous
Red Hat Enterprise Linux version that used CUPS, the upgrade process preserves the
configured queues.
Using Printer Configuration Tool requires root
privileges. To start the application, select (on the panel) =>
=> , or type the command
system-config-printer at a shell prompt.
The following types of print queues can be configured:
-
— a
printer connected directly to the network through HP JetDirect
or Appsocket interface instead of a computer.
-
— a printer that can be accessed over a TCP/IP network
via the Internet Printing Protocol (for example, a printer
attached to another Red Hat Enterprise Linux system running CUPS on the
network).
-
— a
printer attached to a different UNIX system that can be
accessed over a TCP/IP network (for example, a printer
attached to another Red Hat Enterprise Linux system running LPD on the network).
-
— a
printer attached to a different system which is sharing a
printer over an SMB network (for example, a printer attached
to a Microsoft Windows™
machine).
-
— a
printer connected directly to the network through HP JetDirect
instead of a computer.
Important
If you add a new print queue or modify an existing one, you must
apply the changes for them to take effect.
Clicking the Apply button prompts the
printer daemon to restart with the changes you have configured.
Clicking the Revert button discards
unapplied changes.
33.1. Adding a Local Printer
To add a local printer, such as one attached through a parallel
port or USB port on your computer, click the New
Printer button in the main Printer
Configuration Tool window to display the window in
Figure 33.2, “Adding a Printer”.
Click Forward to proceed.
Enter a unique name for the printer in the Printer
Name field. The printer name can contain letters,
numbers, dashes (-), and underscores (_); it must
not contain any spaces.
You can also use the Description and
Location fields to further distinguish this
printer from others that may be configured on your system. Both
of these fields are optional, and may contain spaces.
Click Forward to open the New
Printer dialogue (refer to Figure 33.3, “Adding a Local Printer”. If the printer has been
automatically detected, the printer model appears in
Select Connection. Select the printer model
and click Forward to continue.
If the device does not automatically appear, select the device
to which the printer is connected (such as LPT
#1 or Serial Port #1) in
Select Connection.
Next, select the printer type. Refer to Section 33.5, “Selecting the Printer Model and Finishing” for details.
