Configuring Remote Printers Using NPRINTER

Use the following procedure to configure a new Novell® Distributed Print ServicesTM (NDPS) printer attached to a workstation client or remote server that is running NPRINTER.EXE or NPRINTER.NLM.

  1. In NetWare Administrator, select the container where you want the NDPS Printer object to reside.

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  2. From the Object menu, click Create > NDPS Printer.

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  3. Enter a name in the Printer Name field.

    The name should distinguish it from other printers on your system.

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  4. In the Printer Agent Source field, select Create a New Printer Agent and click Create.

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  5. Confirm the Printer Agent name (default is the name of the new printer you are creating) and browse to select the NDPS Manager you want to assign it to.

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  6. In the Gateway Types window, select the Novell Printer Gateway.

    For more information about using gateways, see Selecting the Correct Gateway to Use.

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  7. Configure the PDS by selecting the Printer Type and Port Type and then click OK.

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  8. Configure the Connection Type as Remote and specify the Port Type as LPT, COM, or Other. Then click Next.

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  9. In the PServer Emulation field, modify or use the default SAP Name, specify a Printer Number, if needed, and specify any address restrictions you want to impose for this printer. Then click Next.

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  10. Configure the Controller Type and Interrupts, if needed, and then click Finish.

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  11. Select the printer driver for each client operating system.

    These drivers will be automatically downloaded to users' workstations when they install this printer in the future. Select a driver for each operating system.

    If you choose a Windows 3.x driver but not a Windows 95/98/ME or Windows NT/2000 driver, a 16-bit driver will be selected. Normally this will not create problems.

    Since the list of printer drivers shipped with this product is limited, you can add drivers to the Resource Management Service database. (See Adding or Updating Printer Drivers for more information.)

    If the driver you need is not in the drivers list, rather than adding it to the RMS, you can select [None] at the top of each list. Users will then be asked to provide a disk with the appropriate driver the first time they install this printer on their workstations.

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  12. Click OK.

    The main browser window appears with your new controlled access printer listed.

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  13. At the workstation or remote server that this printer is attached to, run NPRINTER and select the SAP name specified in Step 10.

    Workstation users can now select the printer and print to it.

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