Moving a Printer or Plotter

To move a printer or plotter, first remove it and then add it to your configuration. This sample procedure demonstrates attaching a printer to a different interface card.

Notify users that you are moving the printer or plotter.
If you have customized it, copy the /etc/lp/interface/printer_name to a temporary location.
cp /etc/lp/interface/laserjet /etc/lp/interface/laserjet_old
Remove the printer or plotter from the LP spooler by following the procedure for "Removing a Printer or Printer Class using HP-UX Commands" detailed in the chapter, "Managing Printers and Printer Output" of the Managing Systems and Workgroups manual.
Execute /usr/sbin/ioscan to identify the printer or plotter's hardware address, which you are going to change.
Turn off, unplug, and disconnect the printer or plotter.
Reset the switches on the printer or plotter, if necessary, and attach the device to the new hardware location.
Execute ioscan again. ioscan reports the new address and indicates under S/W State that no hardware is present at the old printer address.
HP-UX automatically creates a device file to access the printer except:
- If you are configuring a printer to a serial port: Create the device special file by following the instructions in the section “Creating a Device Special File for a Printer or Plotter Configured to a Serial Port”.
- If you are configuring a plotter: Force HP-UX to recognize the plotter at the new address by following the instructions in “Configuring a Plotter or other Non-Automatically Configurable Output Devices Using HP-UX Commands”.

Next, configure the LP spooler to recognize the printer or plotter at its new location by consulting the chapter, "Managing Printers and Printer Output" in the Managing Systems and Workgroups manual.

Moving a Printer or Plotter

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