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LPR is a popular protocol used to send print jobs through the network. To
use it, your PC or Mac must have software on it that can send jobs using the
LPR protocol. Almost all print servers are configured to receive
such print jobs by default, as it is a popular method of network printing.
By installing LPR Client software, you can print to any LPR capable
printer anywhere on the Internet, as long as you know the printer's hostname.
You can use such a client to print straight to a printer, but doing so may not be a good
idea for a busy printing environment. The PC will have to wait until the printer is free
before it will accept the job. Additionally, you will not have print
queue management abilities, such as deleting and rearranging print jobs.
You can use LPR client software to print to any print server that will accept
that protocol, so you are free to set up a print queue holding area in between the
PC (or Macs) and the printer itself. You may locate such software to be run on a
PC, or ask the ACCC to set up a queue for you on our PRINTSRV print queue server.
You can find an LPR client software product on Microplex's Web site. Their software is ideal
if you are printing to one of their servers, such as an M202. However, for a
more general LPR client product, we recommend the ACITS LPR
software. You can download it, configure it according to the instructions
that come with it, and then print to any LPR capable printer that allows you
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