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Create a TCP/IP printer
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- Make sure that lpd, lprmon.exe, and lprportd are running; they must be running before you can create and use a printer.
- Create a printer object. A printer driver can be installed during this process using the Printer Template. If the driver for your printer does not appear in the list (or to get the latest version), contact Tektronix Technical Support.
When setting up a printer icon in OS/2, keep in mind that the printer is connected to only one of the four "emulation" ports of the Tektronix printer, so the OS/2 printer name should reflect this connection to prevent confusion. A Tektronix printer has internal queues set up to filter specific types of printer data:
For example, to indicate an OS/2 printer icon connected to the AUTO queue, you could name the OS/2 printer icon tek540_AUTO. This suggests that you could have four printer icons called tek540_AUTO, tek540_PS, tek540_PCL, and tek540_HPGL, all directing their output to the tek540.
To create a OS/2 printer icon representing a connection to the PS queue and the printer tek540, follow these steps:
- Open the Templates icon and drag a Printer instance to the desktop.
- Enter tek540_PS as the printer name.
- Select the appropriate driver from the driver list.
- Select (double-click) pipelpd0 (or any lpdX available). A dialog box appears where you enter the LPD.
- Enter the server name as tek540 (the same as in the host table), and the printer name as PS (the printer queue on tek540 that services PostScript data).
- Select Create Printer.
You should now have a connection to the tek540 printer via print.
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