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Section 6: Setting Up - OS/2

AXIS 540/640 User’s Manual

 

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Having assigned an IP address to the AXIS 540/640, as described in 
Assigning an IP address, on page 31, you are now ready to install it for 
TCP/IP printing in the OS/2 environment. The AXIS 540/640 
supports LPR Printing using the lprportd service method.

Installing the

AXIS 540/640

Follow the instructions below to install the AXIS 540/640 using the 
lprportd service method:

1. Open the OS/2 System window, select TCP/IP and TCP/IP 

Configuration.

2. Select Printing, type a number, e.g. 3, in the Maximum number 

of LPD ports field. The Remote print server and Remote print 
server's printer fields should remain empty.

3. Select Autostart, select lprportd, click the Autostart check box 

and select Detached.

4. Exit and Save. 

5. Restart your OS/2 client.

Creating a

print queue

Continue with the instructions below to create a print queue:

1. Open the Template group. Create an new printer from 

Templates by dragging the Printer icon to the desktop with the 
right mouse button.

2. Select a printer driver and double-click a free Output port, for 

instance \PIPE\LPD0.

3. Enter the host name or the IP address of the AXIS 540/640 in the 

LPD server field.

4. Enter one of the AXIS 540/640 logical printer names, for example 

pr1, in the LPD printer field.