Kodak XLS 8400 - Manual (Page 100)

UNIX Workstations and Servers
Part No. 1H9613 June 1997 12-1
12 UNIX Workstations and Servers
Network Interface Card/Printer Installation Overview
Section 1: Determine the network protocol(s) to be used for
communicating to the Network Interface Card and the printer, the
workstation platform(s) that will be used for creating and sending
jobs to the printer, and any servers that will be used to spool and
manage jobs sent to corresponding printer queues.
You must use TCP/IP for UNIX systems.
Section 2: Install the hardware in the Kodak printer.
Section 3: Install the software for the Network Interface Card.
NOTE: Use the UNIX TCP/IP Utilities install.sh script for UNIX.
Section 4: Configure the parameters for the network printer, if
necessary. Some parameters are programmable from the
printer’s front display/control panel and others by downloading
PostScript command files.
The only pertinent parameter for UNIX is the IP Address.
Section 5: Determine printer modes of operation (PostScript and/
or Raster) to be used based on the model of the printer
purchased.
NOTE: Kodak does not produce drivers and export modules for
UNIX platforms. However, PostScript output files can be
sent to the printer using the line printer daemon (lpd). For
solutions from other vendors, refer to “Getting Help” at the
end of this guide.
UNIX BSD Systems
Access to printers in BSD systems is controlled by the lpd
normally located in the /usr/lib directory. This is started at boot
time through the file rc. The common print programs like lpr and lp
take the file to be printed and put it in a spooling queue where lpd
finds and prints it.