Understanding the Print Device Subsystem

The Novell^® PDS is a component of the Novell Gateway that retrieves printer-specific information and stores this information in a database. The PDS loads automatically when a Printer Agent is created using the Novell Gateway.

You should use the Novell Gateway when you are creating a Printer Agent for either of the following:

A printer that is directly connected to the network but whose manufacturer does not provide a proprietary Novell Distributed Print Services^TM (NDPS^TM) gateway.
A printer that is not connected directly to the network. This includes remote printers and local printers. See the following illustration:

For information about other major NDPS components, see the following:

Understanding Printer Agents
Understanding the NDPS Manager
Understanding the Broker