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52 Appendix B
NetworkPrinter
Table 17 contains the supported options you can use for the NetworkPrinter parameter.
TIP: The NetworkPrinter command line defines a printer that uses traditional Unix Line
Printer Daemon protocols.
CAUTION: Only the Name option is required for all supported printer parameters; other
options you can use for the printer parameter are optional.
Example:
NetworkPrinter=LPD Queue=printer-queue-name-on-server
Table 18 NetworkPrinter Options
Options Description
[Default={yes, no}] Indicates that the option block defines the default
printer for the thin client. If it occurs on more than
one printer definition in the INI file, the last definition
to specify is chosen as the default.
[Description=text] Offers a short, human-readable description of the
printer being defined. If the description includes blank
spaces, it must be enclosed in quotation marks.
[Enable={yes, no}] Yes/no option to specify that the printer is available
for use.
[EnableLPD={yes, no}] This parameter is retained for backwards
compatibility; otherwise, it is ignored.
[ModelID=Linux driver name] Identifies the printer for the purpose of choosing a
Linux printer driver (for example, “HP LaserJet 4”).
Usually this parameter is not specified for any locally
attached printers; it is used for LPR printers on the
network.
Name=printer name Provides both the name that is given in the local
printers list and the internal name of the local print
queue. Name must be between 1 and 16 characters,
starting with a letter and composed entirely of letters,
digits, underscores, and dashes.
NOTE: This parameter is mandatory (all other
common parameters are optional).
[PrinterID=Windows driver] Identifies the printer for the purpose of choosing a
Windows printer driver (for example, “Brother
MFC-420CN Printer”). Specify this parameter if you
are forwarding the printer access to a Citirx or
RDESKTOP connection.
[printers.autolocate={no, yes}] Yes/no option to automatically locate and register
available printers. Default is no.
[PPD=PPD name] Directly specifies a Postscript Printer Definition
filename for use as a local printer driver.
NOTE: The PPD option can be useful when attaching
a local printer for which you already have a CUPS
configuration on another system.