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Using NDPS Gateway (NetWare 5)

This section contains instructions on printing using Novell Distributed Print Services® (NDPS®) with Novell NetWare 5. Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS) are new generation print services for NetWare 5.

Note:

Automatic printer driver installation of NDPS is not supported.

Banners cannot be printed with NDPS.

The Status Monitor 3 utility cannot be used with NDPS.

For detailed information about NDPS, see the NetWare 5 documentation.

Make sure of the following points before starting;

• When you install NetWare 5, install "IPX" ("IP" is installed by default).

• When you use the Internal Print Server with Bindery (either in Print Server mode or Remote Printer mode), you need PCONSOLE.EXE to create bindery objects such as Print Server and Print Queue object. Since PCONSOLE.EXE does not come with NetWare 5, you need to get the file from Novell.

Outline of settings

The following are basic steps to follow in order to use the Internal Print Server with the NDPS printing system. Detailed procedures are described in the next sections.

Select the Connection Type and make the printer environment on the Server and Clients.

Create an NDPS Manager object in NetWare Administrator.

Create a Printer Agent in NetWare Administrator.

Configure the Internal Print Server using EpsonNet WinAssist.

Set the printer on the client workstations.

The environment, the settings you make, and tools you use will differ depending on the printer type and connection type you choose. You can create an NDPS Manager and Printer Agent in NetWare Administrator or partially via the Server Console. See the NetWare 5 online documentation for more details.

Making printer environment

Select the Connection Type from the following: Remote (rprinter on IPX), Remote (LPR on IP), or Forward jobs to a Queue (via the current legacy queue-based print services).

Install (bind) the following protocols on the server depending on the connection type you use.

• For Remote (rprinter on IPX) connection, install IPX

• For Remote (LPR on IP) connection, install TCP/IP

• For Forward jobs to a Queue connection, install IPX

Install the appropriate Client Software on client workstations. Make sure they install NDPS.

Install printer drivers on client workstations. See your printer manual installation instructions.

Note:

Do not install the printer drivers via the NetWare server.

Do not add printers and do not install printer drivers using Novell Print Manager (NWPMW32.EXE).

Creating an NDPS Manager

Run NetWare Administrator (NWADMN32.EXE) on the client machine. The main browser window appears.

To create an NDPS Manager, click the Directory context icon, then select Create from the Object menu.

Select NDPS Manager from the list.

Type the NDPS Manager name in the NDPS Manager Name field.

Browse the Resident Server and select where you want the NDPS Manager assigned.

Browse the Database Volume and select where you want the NDPS Manager database assigned.

Click Create. The NDPS Manager appears in the main browser window.

Type LOAD NDPSM at the server console, and select the NDPS Manager you have created.

Creating a Printer Agent

After creating an NDPS Manager, you can create Printer Agents, for both public access printers and controlled access printers. The way to create a Printer Agent differs depending on the printer type you choose. The following are the features of public access printers and controlled access printers.

• Public Access Printers:
  NDPS printers that are available to all network users and are not associated with an NDS object. Users can select and print to any public access printer they can view from their workstations. However, these printers do not take full advantage of services such as security and job event notification.

• Controlled Access Printers:
  NDPS printers that are added to the NDS tree by NetWare Administrator. They are only available to the workstation user through the NDS object list. These printers can take full advantage of the security and management features provided by NDS.

Select the printer type either public access printer or controlled access printer.

Create a public access printer. If you want to create a controlled access printer, go to step 3.

In NetWare Administrator, double-click the NDPS Manager you have created. Click Printer Agent List button, then click New. Type the Printer Agent name, and select Novell Printer Gateway for the Gateway Type. Click OK. Then go step 4.

Create a controlled access printer.

In NetWare Administrator, select the Directory context icon. Select Create from the Object menu, then select NDPS Printer. Type the Printer Agent name, select Create a new Printer Agent, then click Create. Select the NDPS Manager you have created, and select Novell Printer Gateway for the Gateway Type. Click OK.

Select None for the Printer Type, and Novell Port Handler for the Port Handler Type. Then click OK.

Select the Connection type, and configure it as follows.

• For Remote (rpinter on IPX) connection:
  Print a status sheet of the Internal Print Server and configure the corresponding items.
  Port Type: Select LPT1.
  SAP Name: Type the Primary Print Server Name.
  Printer Number: Type the Printer Port Number.
  Network: Type the Network Address.
  Node: Type the MAC Address.
  Interrupt: Select None.

• For Remote (LPR on IP) connection:
  IP Address: Type the IP address of the Internal Print Server. You can confirm the IP address on a status sheet.

• For Forward jobs to Queue connection:
  Queue Name: Type the queue name that the Internal Print Server uses for legacy queue-based print services (either in Print Server mode or Remote Printer mode).
  Queue User Name: Type a user name who has rights for the above queue.
  Password: Type the password that the Queue User uses to login to the server.

Select None for the Printer Driver.

Confirm the Printer Agent that you have just created.

In NetWare Administrator, double-click the NDPS Manager object and click the Printer Agent List button. Check that the status of the Printer Agent you have just created is "Idle".

Go to the next section if you select Remote (rpinter on IPX).
Go to Setting the printer on client workstation if you select Remote (LPR on IP) or Forward jobs to Queue.

Configuring for NetWare using EpsonNet WinAssist

Follow the steps below if the printer is a Remote (rprinter on IPX) connection.

Note:

The following configuration is not necessary if the printer is a Remote (LPR on IP) connection or Forward jobs to a Queue connection.

Be sure that the one of the following Client 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 NetWare server 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.

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 Optional settings for more information.

Click the NetWare tab to make the following 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.

Mode:
Select Remote printer.

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

Tree name:
Leave as is.

Context:
Leave as is.

Primary printserver name:
Type the SAP name (up to 47 characters) you have created in step 5 on the section Creating a Printer Agent.

Printer port number:
Specify the same port number (from 0 to 254) you set in step 5 on the section Creating a Printer Agent.

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 Tool 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.

Setting the printer on client workstation

After configuring the print server, set up the printer on client workstations.

Note:

Do not add printers and do not install printer drivers using Novell Print Manager (NWPMW32.EXE).

Install the printer driver.

Change the Ports on the printer's properties dialog box. Specify the following objects for the port.

• For Public Access Printers:
  The Printer Agent you have created in "NDPS Public Access Printers" under Entire Network.

• For Controlled Access Printers:
  The Printer Agent you have created in the NDS tree.

See the NetWare 5 online documentation for details.

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