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Unix LineJet Print Server Configuration
There are mandatory settings needed before the print server can be detected
on the network, as well as some additional optional settings. This section
offers alternative methods for configuring your LineJet Print Server and
mentions some of the more common optional settings available.
Mandatory
The LineJet Print Server must be assigned TCP/IP values of IP Address,
Subnet Mask, and Gateway Value (if required) before setting up and
establishing print queues and logical Unix printers. Refer to Chapter 6, “TCP/
IP Configuration” for more information.
Additionally, the file “
etc/hosts”
on the Unix system (or the DNS server known
to the Unix workstation being set up) must be updated to include the IP
Address and logical name for the LineJet Print Server, or a DNS server needs
to be set with this information so that the Unix print daemons (software
processes) can communicate with the physical LineJet Print Server.
Optional
Additional settings, like routing entries, can be configured allowing for
communication across subnets.
Configuration of the LineJet Print Server can be done from the control panel
or through host commands.
Communicating Across Routers
Since Unix environments rely on TCP/IP to communicate with the LineJet
Print Server, attention must be paid to routing.
After following one of the LineJet Print Server configuration methods
mentioned (other than the BOOTP method), you will most likely only be able
to communicate with the print server from the same subnet. This means any
host across a router will not be able to see your LineJet Print Server. In order
to communicate across a router, it is possible to store a static default router/
gateway within the print server so that any packets destined for another
subnet get forwarded to this router automatically. The router (or series of
routers) can then take over ensuring the packets get to their final destination
on another subnet on your network.
To configure a default router/gateway within the LineJet Print Server:
1. Use the printer front panel to configure the gateway value.
2. Load a Web browser on your Unix station on the same subnet and direct
it to the URL
http://
LineJetIPaddress
/networkConf.html
(e.g.,
http://192.75.11.9/networkConf.html)
Note
If prompted for a User ID and password first, type in
root
for the ID and
press ENTER at the password prompt since there is no default password.
