Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Administration Unleashed

74CHAPTER 2Post-Installation ConfigurationClick Apply to confirm the class creation; the new printer class appears on the mainwindow under the Printer Class category (as shown in Figure 2.17).FIGURE 2.17Printer Class AddedThe advanced settings for the printer class are similar to those for an individual printer.You can enable sharing for it, make it the default printer (where the first available fromthe group is given the print job), and limit the usage to specific users.Setting the Default PrinterIf more than one printer is available to the system, a default must be set so applicationsknow where to send the print job. To set the default printer, select it from the list, and clickMake Default Printer on the Settings tab for the printer. Click Apply to save the changes.Administering RemotelyThe Printer Configuration Tool in Red Hat Enterprise Linux allows the administrator toconnect to a remote CUPS server using the local graphical application. This is useful for avariety of reasons including allowing an administrator to quickly configure printers onmultiple machines at one time from one workstation and allowing an administrator toconfigure a printer graphically on a server without the graphical desktop installed.Remote administration is not enabled by default. To enable it on the print server, start thePrinter Configuration Tool with the system-config-printer command on the printerserver, and perform the following steps:1. Select Server Settings.2. Select Allow remote administration.3. Click Apply.