Manage printers and queues

The Printer menu in the Configuration Tool includes adding printers, adding classes, importing/exporting queues, duplicating queues, removing printers, and selecting a default.

Configuration Tool Printer menu listing add, import, export, duplicate, remove, and default operations.

Operations

Task	Graphical tool	Shell command
List queues	Configured Printers list	codehost-config -a
Show queue alerts	Device/queue status	codehost-config -q
Set default	Printer → Set as system default	codehost-config -d QUEUE
Remove queue	Printer → Remove Printer	codehost-config -r QUEUE
Update queue metadata	Queue properties	codehost-config -u QUEUE -D DESCRIPTION -L LOCATION
Create a printer class	Printer → Add Class	codehost-config -A CLASS QUEUE1 QUEUE2

The command-line class operations are available only for CUPS and System V systems.

Managing a printer class

A class pools existing queues. For example:

codehost-config -A floor-3 printer-a printer-b

Remove a printer from an existing class:

codehost-config -R floor-3 printer-b

For whole-class removal with codehost-config -R floor-3, review both the class and its member queues before proceeding, and export the queue configuration first. Confirm the installed tool’s removal behavior before using it on a shared class.

Import and duplicate dialogs

Import Printer Queues dialog with available queues and controls to import all or selected queues.

Duplicate Printer Queue dialog with an example queue selected.

Queue state

BrightQ-Pro distinguishes Accepting / Rejecting Jobs from Enabled / Disabled. A disabled queue may accept incoming jobs without printing them until re-enabled; a rejecting queue refuses new jobs. The exact behavior depends on the spooler.

Use the Configuration Tool’s Jobs/Info tabs to inspect and manage jobs. Non-administrator users may be limited to their own jobs.