IBM Print System QMS 1725E User Manual

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Configuring the Network

QMS 1725E Print System Getting Started

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7

In the Queue dialog box choose OK to return to the Print
Manager window.

8

Skip to “Print Queue Sharing.”

OS/2 Version 2.x

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Note: This is the standard method of installing a printer in OS/2 version 2.x.

1

With OS/2 running, double-click the Templates folder.

2

Hold down the right mouse button and drag the Printer icon
out to the Workplace Shell (or into a folder).

3

Type a name in the Printer Name field.

4

Select a printer driver from the Default Printer Driver list.

IBMNULL is recommended.

5

Select a pipe name from the Output Port list.

Pipe names have the form \PIPE\QMS_

name where name is

the printer’s default hardware address or the printer name
set in the “Interface Configuration” section, earlier in this
chapter.

If a QMS pipe is not available, make sure you have installed
the CrownNet Manager for OS/2.

6

Choose Create to confirm the new printer definition.

7

Continue with the following section, “Print Queue Sharing.”

Print Queue Sharing

To access a print queue from other workstations or servers on the
network, the queue must be a shared resource. The following proce-
dure is only one of the ways a queue can be shared. For other meth-
ods, see your LAN Manager/LAN Server documentation.

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Note: You need administrator privileges to perform this operation.

1

If necessary, with OS/2 running, open an OS/2 window.

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