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Using NDS Print Server (NetWare 4.1x/5.x)

Configuring for NetWare using EpsonNet WinAssist

This section contains instructions for using the Internal Print Server in Print Server mode under NetWare 4.1x, IntranetWare, or NetWare 5.x with NDS mode.

Configuring for NetWare using EpsonNet WinAssist

Configure the Internal Print Server using EpsonNet WinAssist.

Note:

Be sure that the one of the following Clients is installed in your computer; Novell Client 32, Novell IntranetWare Client, or Novell Client.

Turn on the printer.

From any NetWare client, log in to the target context of the NDS tree as ADMIN.

Run EpsonNet WinAssist from the Start menu.

Click IPX. Select the printer you want to configure from the list, then click Configuration.

Note:

If you have connected more than one printer with the same type of print server to the network, you can distinguish between the printers by the MAC address on a status sheet.

If the IP address is set to the default IP address, the printer model may not appear.

If printers do not appear in the IPX group, check that the printer is turned on. If it is on, check that the printer is in the same segment as the computer.

You can search printers in other segments by setting the Search Options (IPX) in the Tool menu in EpsonNet WinAssist. See the online help for more information.

Click the NetWare tab to make the settings.

Note:

If the current login environment is different from the current configuration for the Internal Print Server, a message appears. Follow the on-screen instructions to change your configuration.

Make the following settings for Printserver/NDS mode.

use NetWare:
Check this box when using NetWare. This check box is dimmed when NetWare cannot be used and when the IPX protocol is not supported with the Internal Print Server.

Mode:
Select Printserver/NDS.

Frame type:
Select Auto. Do not select other frame types.

Note for NDS:

Before you make settings for the Print Server in the right screen, you must complete the Tree name and Context.

Novell Client service must be installed in the computer to make NDS settings.

See the NetWare documentation for available characters and the number of characters you can set.

Tree name:
Click Browse and select the NDS Tree.

Context:
Click Browse and select the NDS context.

Browse button:
Displays the NDS tree view. Select the NDS context. The selected context and its Tree name are input in the appropriate text box. Print server items on the right are dimmed until the Tree and Context are selected.

Primary fileserver name:
Leave as is.

Printserver name:
Print servers belonging to the Context you specified are listed. Select the print server. You can also create a new print server by typing a name (up to 47 characters).

Printserver password:
Type a password up to 20 characters long to be used when the Internal Print Server logs in to the NetWare print server. When you set or change the password, be sure to see the NetWare documentation for important information.

Re-input password:
Type the password again.

Polling interval:
Set the polling time from 5 to 90 seconds. When you set or change the polling interval, be sure to see the NetWare documentation for important information.

Print Queue Configuration button:
Set the print queue. See the next step for more information. If you have already assigned the queue with PCONSOLE, NWADMIN, or EPSON Net!2 (an older version of the configuration utility), you need to assign the queue again here.

Make the following settings for Print Queue Configuration.

You can select or create a print queue to assign to the Internal Print Server. The following dialog appears when you click the Print Queue Configuration button.

Note:

You can also make queue settings for a higher Context than the Context you specified in the NDS setting. You must have an ADMIN right for the Context in which you want to create the queue.

Queue name:
Displays the queue name assigned to the Internal Print Server.
Format: the print queue name.OU.O (OU stands for Organization Unit and O stands for Organization.)

Browse button:
Displays the NDS tree view that you have specified in NDS setting. You can select, create, or delete queues.

Selecting a queue:
Click a queue and click OK to select a queue.

Creating a queue:
Select the context where you want to create a queue, right-click it, and then select Create Queue. Type a queue name (up to 47 characters). Select a server where you create a queue for the queue server. The queue will be created under the SYS volume of the file server. If you want to create a queue under other volumes, create a queue using PCONSOLE or NWADMIN.

Deleting a queue:
Select the print queue you want to delete, right-click it, and then select Delete Queue.

Queue list box:
List of the queues assigned to the print server.

Add button:
Adds a queue to the print server. Browse for the desired queue and then click Add.

Remove button:
Remove a queue from the queue list box.

After making the settings, click OK. The Password dialog box appears.

Type your password (up to 20 characters) and click OK to save settings. If you need to set a password, see About passwords.

Follow the on-screen instructions. After updating is complete, refresh the configuration by selecting Refresh from the View menu.

Caution:

Since it takes 2 or 3 minutes to send new settings to the Internal Print Server, you must wait until the on-screen message appears before turning off your printer.

Note:

The Printer Objects are automatically created with the following format when you save the settings using EpsonNet WinAssist. Use PCONSOLE or NWADMIN to change the printer name.
Format: Print server name_P0

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