How di I install a printer on a Catia wks?
 

We have to set up an Epson AcuLaser C8600 Printer on some Catia workstation running on AIX. I don't really know anything about this. Can you help me? I've already heard Epson, and they don't give any support out of MS world.
The printer has its own print server onboard, it is not phisically connected with any PC/IBM.

What is it you are trying to do?

If the printer is connected to the network, rather than to any particular server, then AIX connects to it using the hpJetDirect protocol.

smitty spooler --> add a print queue --> hpJetDirect and configure queue as prompted. You may need to install the hpJetDirect printer driver and the driver for the particular Epson printer, both of which should be on one of the AIX installation CDs.

The problem is:

- I have got this C8600 to work on 3 Catia workstation running on AIX 4.3;
- The printer works fine on Windows clients, using TCP/IP protocol;
- I don't know anything about AIX.

Step by step, how do I make it work on these 3 Catia workstation?

OK Alieno,

I'll assume you know nothing about AIX, so apologies if this is too basic.

First, you need to install the printer device driver, just like on Windows.

On each AIX workstation : log on, and su to root : if you log onto the graphical desktop, open a terminal window and type , entering root's password when prompted. AIX has a system management tool called smit. There is a graphical version, but I prefer the text version which can be called by typing "smitty". In this case will take you to the installation pages. You want to install "from all available software" and have AIX 4.3.3 CD1 in the CD drive. Select /dev/cd0 as the installation source, then hit f4 (or Escape-4 on some terminals) to bring up a list of software to install. You want to go down to the printers, which all start "printer...". Find the hpJetDirect driver and the one which most closely matches your C8600 printer. Select these two with f7, then hit enter to install. You may have to insert another AIX 4.3.3 CD when prompted.

Now you've got the printer drivers installed, you need to configure the print queue. Hit f10 a few times to go back to the command line. Now type , select "add a print queue", then "hp Jet direct" and follow the instructions to set it up.

(Sorry, I'm at home now so this is from memory).

Thanks a lot, i'll try it tomorrow.
;)