Sending other types of jobs to a printer that uses RICOH TotalFlow Print server
To send other types of jobs, such as PostScript, to a printer that uses RICOH TotalFlow Print server, you can either copy the jobs to a printer hot folder or use an LPR command.
- Click the Administration tab.
- In the left pane, click Devices → Printers.
- Click Add → Passthrough Printer.
- On the General tab, fill in values for all the required fields.
- To copy the job to a printer hot folder, update the Printer command property with a command that copies the print file to the correct location on the printer that uses RICOH TotalFlow Print server.
- To send the job using an LPR command, update the Printer command property with the appropriate command. For example, you could use a command such
as:
- lpr -P virtualprt1 ${getFileName(print,ps,read)}
- Continue with the procedure for Configuring media for a Ricoh TotalFlow printer .