Introduction to Print Drivers for UNIX & LINUX Systems

Print Drivers for UNIX & LINUX Systems provide many features that help ease the task of the system administrator and help users to be more productive. The following is an overview of several of those features.

IBM Print Drivers user interface

 

Feature

Description

1

Toolbar

Provides quick access to frequently used functions.

2

Printer groups

Lets administrators and end users organize queues into folders.

3

Status window

Displays the status of the current task.

4

Personal settings

A special icon that indicates that your personal properties settings are the current properties for the queue. Personal settings are saved in your home directory after making changes to a queue's properties, and are available when using IBM Print Drivers in user mode.

5

Printer icons

Representative images of the printing product that provide quick access to printer queue settings.

6

Queue status

A visual representation of the current queue state. An "X" indicates that the queue is rejecting print jobs, and an "!" indicates that the printer queue is disabled.

7

Total queues

The total number of queues existing on the server or workstation.

Printer Properties

The Printer Properties let the user select the print settings for a particular job. Settings include a variety of supported print features, ranging from paper type to the number of page images printed on a single page.

Search network printer

The Search Network Printer feature lets you discover printers on a local or remote subnet. Enter the subnet IP address, or enter the IP address range, and then click Start to begin searching for a specific printer.