Printer classes help you group several printers into one class. Once a printer class is set up, you can print to a class rather than a specific printer. Because printing resources are pooled within a class, the first available printer completes your job, providing faster turnaround.
Note: Printer classes are optional and should be used only if they are considered beneficial for users. |
Printer classes are only available when you are creating a queue on Sun Solaris, HP-UX, IBM AIX, or Linux with CUPS enabled.
You can access printer classes in two ways:
From the last screen of the Add Printer Queue Wizard
By right-clicking a printer queue and then selecting Printer Classes
To add this printer to a class, select Enable Printer Classes. You have three options available:
Create a New Class
Select Existing Class
Remove Existing Class
You cannot remove a queue from a class at the time you create the queue.
You can also change or modify a printer queue class from the command line. To add a queue to a new or existing class, type the following command:
# /usr/dellprint/bin/chqueue -q myqueue -c -a class1,class2
To remove a queue from a class, type the following command:
# /usr/dellprint/bin/chqueue -q myqueue -c -r class1
Note: After the last queue has been removed from a class, the class is removed automatically. |