Device management setup procedure (OP)LN ’s Device Management contains the procedures that you can use to create devices and specify the paper types and fonts for the printouts. Additional procedures are included in device management, which you can use to:
After the procedure is completed you can use a range of devices to view or print data that LN processes. Prerequisites:
For detailed instructions on how to specify data in the sessions mentioned in the procedure steps, see the online session Help. To create the devices and the associated data: Step 1. Define paper types Define the characteristics of the paper that can be loaded in a physical printer. You can define specific paper types for every type of output. For example, if you want to print paychecks, you must define the characteristics of the preprinted checks that must be loaded in the printer. Session: Paper Types (ttaad3110m000) Step 2. Define the fonts for the paper type Define the fonts to use for each paper type. The fonts define the number of characters that can fit on one line and the number of lines that can fit on a sheet of paper. You must also define the width and height of the sheet of paper. LN uses these dimensions to check whether the report fits on the selected paper type. Session: Fonts by Paper Type (ttaad3111m000) Step 3. Create the devices You must create the devices to which LN can send processed data. These devices can be physical devices, such as printers or logical printers, or a file. Sessions: Device Data (ttaad3500m000) and Device Data (ttaad3100s000) Step 4. Create the logical printers You can group printers in close proximity into a logical printer. If a user sends a print request to a logical printer, the printer daemon checks the paper type of each printer in the logical printer and automatically directs the output to the first printer in the logical printer that contains the required paper type. Session: Logical Printers (ttaad3101m000)
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