Configuring Printer Output Destinations
The Output Destination setting defines the physical printer, print queue, or file to which the PrinterOn printer directs print jobs. You must define the Output Destination for the PrinterOn Server to communicate with your physical printers, or with a print queue. The Output Destination is defined in the Configuring Printer Output Destinations panel of the Printer Configuration dialog.
📘 Instructions
The following table outlines how to define the Output Destination.
If your printer... | Then use this scheme: | And define the destination as follows: | Examples |
Connects directly to the PDS computer | local:// | Click Map and select the correct printer from the list, OR enter the printer name in the text field. | local://HP LaserJet 4000 Series |
Connects to the printer via a network or print spooler | share:// | Click Map Network and select the correct printer from the list, OR enter the share name in the text field. | share://printer_server/ my_share share://192.168.1.2/ my_share |
Can be reached directly by its IP address | tcp:// | Enter the IP address and optionally, the port. |
tcp://172.16.1.1:9100 raw://172.16.1.1:9100 |
Supports the IPP protocol | ipp:// ipps:// https:// | Enter the IP address or URI of the printer followed by the printer queue.
If your printer supports SSL, use the https:// or ipps:// schema. | ipp://172.16.1.1/ipp/ port1
ipps://172.16.1.1/ipp/ port1
https://172.16.1.1/ipp/ port1 |
Supports the LPR protocol | lpr:// | Enter the IP address or URI of the printer. | lpr://172.16.1.1 |
Outputs print jobs to file | Enter the folder to save the printed jobs. | file:// C:\Documents\printjobs | |
Is integrated with the LRS VPSX server | lrsq:// | The LRS VPSX server as well as port and queue name. Note: When using an LRS queue, the LRS Queue Data Transmission Application should be installed on the same machine that is hosting PDS. | lrsq://192.168.3.2:6612/ my_docs |