Digi MIL-3000FTX - Manual (Page 47)

MIL-3000FTX Series of FastPort Print Servers 5-1
C h a p t e r 5
Installing and Printing on a UNIX Environment
5.1 Introduction
To perform installation on a UNIX TCP/IP client workstation:
1. Decide whether to use:
a. LPR/LPD support, which is native to UNIX systems, or
b. Digi’s host software.
2. Also, decide whether to print directly to FastPort from each client
workstation, or to spool through a single server.
3. Load the UNIX contents onto the local system. The CD-ROM contains
an install script and compiled host software for UNIX systems. It also
has example config. files, system files, and additional utilities.
4. Configure FastPort with a proper IP address (refer to Chapter 2 for
information on assigning an IP address).
5. Refer to the section in this chapter for the specific type of installation:
LPR/LPD or host software.
5.2 Host Software Versus LPD
There are two ways to install FastPort print server onto UNIX (Both
methods can print with UNIX print commands):
• Direct LPD support
• Host software
Direct LPD is used on UNIX systems that support remote printing to BSD
UNIX spoolers. On System V systems, system administration utilities built
into the OS provide quick set-up menus for printing to remote systems.
Host software allows for customize print jobs. It can be integrated into
environments to do tasks such as ASCII-to-PS conversion, banner
generation, and status reporting.