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.
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Printer queue and device wizards: Administrators can use wizards to help set up virtual
devices and printer queues.
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Network printer search: The search function makes finding printers in an IP Subnet or Range
easier.
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UNIX Print subsystem integration: IBM Print Drivers integrate with the native UNIX print
subsystem to work with existing printer queues and software.
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Frequently used options: System administrators can create queues with the most frequently
used options as the default, such as duplex or no banner page, so users do not need to
specify those options.
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Printer options support: Users have the ability to access several printer specific options such
as Multipage Printing, Print and Hold, Duplex, Paper Size, and so on.
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Job submission graphical interface (ibmlp): Users can use the command "ibmlp" in place of
"lp" to access a graphic interface to override per-queue options at print time.
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Job command line options: Users can override per-queue defaults by specifying options on
the lp or lpr command line.
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Individual user settings: Users can save their own printer queue settings to their home
account.
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Bypass the native UNIX Print subsystem: You can bypass the native UNIX Print subsystem
and send data directly to the printer by using our transport utilities.
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Printer groups (My Printers): Users have the ability to group printer queues.
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Printer classes (System V Print subsystems): Administrators have the ability to manage the
standard printer classes from a graphical interface.
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Enhanced security: Lets users with a designated UNIX group ID set up queues.
IBM Print Drivers user interface
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Feature
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Description
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1
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Toolbar
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Provides quick access to frequently used functions.
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2
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Printer groups
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Lets administrators and end users organize queues into folders.
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3
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Status window
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Displays the status of the current task.
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4
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Personal settings
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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.
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5
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Printer icons
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Representative images of the printing product that provide quick access to
printer queue settings.
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6
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Queue status
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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.
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7
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Total queues
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The total number of queues existing on the server or workstation.
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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.