Xerox VersaLink C500/DN Color Laser Printer - Manual (Page 117)

UNIX, Linux, and AS/400 Printing
UNIX-based printing uses LPD/LPR port 515 or lp to port 9100 to provide printer spooling and
network print server functionality. Xerox
® printers can communicate using either protocol.
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Xerox ® Printer Manager is an application that allows you to manage and print to multiple printers in
UNIX and Linux environments.
Xerox ® Printer Manager allows you to:
• Configure and check the status of network connected printers.
• Set up a printer on your network as well as monitor the operation of the printer once installed.
• Perform maintenance checks and view supplies status at any time.
• Provide a common look and feel across the many different suppliers of UNIX and Linux operating
systems.
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Before you begin:
Ensure that you have root or superuser privileges to install Xerox ® Printer Manager.
1. Download the appropriate package for your operating system. To locate drivers for your printer,
go to www.xerox.com/office/drivers . The available files are:
• Xeroxv5Pkg-AIXpowerpc-x.xx.xxx.xxxx.rpm for the IBM PowerPC family.
• Xeroxv5Pkg-HPUXia64-x.xx.xxx.xxxx.depot.gz to support HP Itanium workstations.
• Xeroxv5Pkg-Linuxi686-x.xx.xxx.xxxx.rpm to support RPM-based 32-bit Linux environments.
• Xeroxv5Pkg-Linuxi686-x.xx.xxx.xxxx.deb to support Debian-based 32-bit Linux environments.
• Xeroxv5Pkg-Linuxx86_64-x.xx.xxx.xxxx.rpm to support RPM-based 64-bit Linux environments.
• Xeroxv5Pkg-Linuxx86_64-x.xx.xxx.xxxx.deb to support Debian-based 64-bit Linux
environments.
• Xeroxv5Pkg-SunOSi386-x.xx.xxx.xxxx.pkg.gz for Sun Solaris x86 systems.
• Xeroxv5Pkg-SunOSsparc-x.xx.xxx.xxxx.pkg.gz for Sun Solaris SPARC systems.
2. To install the custom driver, log in as root then type the following command:
• AIX: rpm -U Xeroxv5Pkg-AIXpowerpc-x.xx.xxx.xxxx.rpm
• HPUX: swinstall -s Xeroxv5Pkg-HPUXia64-x.xx.xxx.xxxx.depot.gz \*
• Linux (RPM based): rpm -U Xeroxv5Pkg-Linuxi686-x.xx.xxx.xxxx.rpm
• Linux (Debian based): dpkg -i Xeroxv5Pkg-Linuxi686-x.xx.xxx.xxxx.deb
• Solaris (x86 based): pkgadd -d Xeroxv5Pkg-SunOSi386-x.xx.xxx.xxxx.pkg
• Solaris (SPARC based): pkgadd -d Xeroxv5Pkg-SunOSsparc-x.xx.xxx.xxxx.pkg
The installation creates a Xerox directory in /opt/Xerox/prtsys.
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