Printing using dsi, Printing using psfilter – Accton Technology EN2024-6 User Manual

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Printing Using PSfilter

PSfilter is a proprietary printing system which provides many print options. To use
PSfilter, a C compiler and Socket Library must exist on the host so that psfilter.c can
be compiled to an executable file.

PSfilter Setup

The PSfilter program is shipped in source code as

psfilter.c. Three methods are

provided to setup the Print Server for PSfilter printing.

Quickset

Interactive setup

Manual setup

Quickset and Interactive Setup execute the proprietary

install.sh program which will

compile psfilter.c. Using one of these methods is recommended.
However, for IMB AIX, you must use the Manual setup.

Setup Instructions

Detailed instructions for installing and configuring PSfilter are provided in the
following files. These files, along with PSfilter.c, are stored on the CD-ROM in the
following directories:

\driver\lpti\lpsource (text format)

\driver\lpti\tar (tar format)

Operating System

File

SCO UNIX System V Release 3

SCO.TXT

HP UXIX on HP workstation

HP.TXT

Sun 5.x on Sun SPARC workstation

SUN5.TXT

Sun 4.x on Sun SPARC workstation

SUN4.TXT

AT&T UNIX SV Release 4

SVR4.TXT

DEC/OSF1

DECOSF1.TXT

IBM AIX

AIX.TXT

UNIXWare

UNIXWARE.TXT

If your system is not listed above, do not
attempt to use the Psfilter method of printing.

PSfilter Printing Methods

PSfilter printing provides two methods to print jobs:

Redirect Printing

With Redirect printing, you print jobs using system print commands (e.g. lp). The
print job is redirected though PSfilter to the Print Server. Redirect printing is the
recommended print method because jobs are spooled.

Direct Printing

Here, PSfilter commands are used to print your job without going through the
host print queue. This method is recommended only for test purposes.

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