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SCO UNIX Configuration

To configure a printer in version Version 5.x of SCO Unix, use the 
SCOADMIN program.

1

Select Printers and then Print Manager.

2

On the menu select Printer and then Add Remote followed by 
Unix...

3

Enter the IP address of the print server, and type in the name of  
the printer that will be used to spool to.

4

Deselect Use External remote Printing Protocol...

5

To eject the printed page, add the command 

rp=lpaf

 to the 

/

etc/printcap

 file.

SCO UNIX requires TCP/IP V1.2 or later to work with Brother print 
servers. You must first configure the 

/etc/hosts

 and 

/etc/

printcap

 files as described in step 2. Then run the sysadmsh 

program as follows:

1

Select Printers.

2

Select Configure.

3

Select Add.

4

Enter the name of the print queue you entered in the 

/etc/

printcap

 file as the Printer name.

5

Enter anything as the Comment, and Class name.

6

For the Use printer interface select Existing.

7

Press the F3 key to get a list of available interfaces, and select 
the desired one as the Name of interface using the cursor keys 
(

Dumb

 is a good choice).

8

Select Direct as the Connection. 

9

Enter the desired Device name (

/dev/lp

 generally works).