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Configuring Printers | |
The default printer configuration uses
polled mode and LPT1 of the NetWare server running the print server. Procedure From the browser, select the "Details" dialog
for the printer you want to configure by double-clicking on the
printer object. The printer "Identification" page appears. Complete or modify the fields as needed. These fields are optional. "Other name" lists
identification information associated with this printer that helps
you search for and identify specific printers. "Description" describes the function
the printer performs (such as print Sales documents). "Network Address" lists the 16-digit
(8-byte) number associated with the NetWare Server or workstation
that this printer is cabled to. "Location" specifies the printer's
physical location (such as a person's office). "Department" shows the department
or division that generally uses the printer. "Organization" lists the organization
that can use the printer.
Select the "Configuration" page. A printer
"Configuration" page appears similar to the following
shown for a parallel printer. This page allows you to store or define
information about the hardware configuration of this printer and
how it is used in the network. Complete the configuration fields as required by
your printer type. "Printer Type" displays
the
printer type. Selecting this field displays the list of types from
which you can select. Types of printers currently appearing in this
menu are Parallel Serial UNIX Printer AppleTalk Printer Other/Unknown (for example, configured by NPRINTER) XNP AIO Parallel,
serial, XNP (eXtended
NetWare Printer protocol)
AppleTalk,
UNIX and AIO printers require unique
settings. The default values are for a parallel printer that is cabled
to the LPT1 port of a NetWare Server running PSERVER. The
"Communication" parameter windows allow you to
view and modify the values defined for the selected printer type.
Different dialogs are used depending on which printer type is selected.
The appropriate window appears automatically whenever you change
the printer type except when
"Other/
Unknown" or "
XNP" (eXtended
NetWare Printer protocol) is selected. "Communication" can be used to access these
parameter windows. "Banner Type"
shows whether the printer produces
banner pages in text or PostScript mode. The banner type must match
the default printer type. "Service Interval"
shows
how often the print server checks the print queue for print jobs
going to this printer. The default is every 5 seconds. Values from
1 to 255 are allowed. "Buffer Size in KB" shows how large each piece
of data sent to this printer can be. The default is 3 KB (3,072
bytes). Values from 1 to 20 are allowed. "Starting Form" shows the number
of the printer forms that this printer will service when the NetWare
port driver is loaded. Printer forms are defined in the Organization
or Organizational Unit object above this printer. Any Form Number
defined there can be used here (values from 0 to 254 are possible). "Network Address Restrictions"
shows the network addresses
that this printer can use. "Set" is used to add
an IPX network address to this field. "Service Mode for
Forms" determines how
forms needed for print jobs affect the order in which the print
server processes those jobs. Selecting this field displays the list
of service modes from which you can select. When a print job requests a printer form other than the form
currently mounted in the printer, the print server does not service
the job until a print server operator reports that the new form
is mounted. A print server operator can use PCONSOLE, PSC, or NetWare
Administrator to mount the new form. The following service mode options determine how often the
print server requires you to change printer forms: "Change forms as needed" The priority of each print queue and the order of print jobs
in the print queue determine which print job to service next. You
might have to change forms often.
"Minimize form changes within print queues" The print server requires you to mount a new form for a print
job before servicing print jobs with the currently mounted form
in a print queue with a lower priority. "Minimize form changes across print queues" The print server services all print jobs requiring the currently
mounted form before requesting a form change. Print jobs in lower
priority print queues that require the mounted form are serviced
before print jobs in a high priority print queue that require a
different form. "Service only currently mounted form" The print server never requests a form change. If no print
job requiring the current form is available, nothing is printed.
When you are finished, select "OK."
Viewing and Modifying a Printer's
Status | |
You must be an operator or user of a print server that services
a printer to be able to see the printer's status. Use the following procedure to view a printer's status. Procedure From the browser, select the "Details" dialog
for the printer you want to view or modify. The printer "Identification" dialog appears. Select "Printer Status." A dialog appears similar to the following showing the various
status elements for printers. If the printer status option does not appear, the printer
is not connected. Modify this printer's status as necessary. "Status" Status
shows the current status of this port driver and printer. Possible
statuses include the following: "Mounted Form" shows the number
of the form that is currently mounted in the printer. Only print
jobs that specify this printer form number can be printed until
a new printer form is mounted by selecting "Mount Form." "Service Mode" shows which service
mode is being used by this printer and its associated print queue.
The Service Mode determines how jobs within a print queue are organized
for the most efficient use of the printer. "Current Job Information" includes
all of the information about the print job that is currently being
printed on this printer. Most of this information can only be changed
by going to the print queue and selecting this print job from the
list of jobs. "Print Queue" indicates
the print queue that is submitting this print job. "Description" indicates the banner
name. By default, the banner name with CAPTURE is the port and with
NPRINT it is the filename. "Job Number" is the print job
ID. "Form" shows which printer form
this print job is using. This print job cannot be printed unless
this Form matches the "Mounted Form" field above
the "Current Job Information." "Copies Requested" indicates the
number of copies of this print job that the User who submitted it
requested to be printed. "Copies Complete" indicates how
many of those copies requested have been printed so far. "Size of 1 Copy" indicates the
size of each copy of this print job. This is like the "File
Size" field when you see the details of a print job within
the print queue. "Bytes Printed" indicates the
total number of bytes in one copy of a print job that have been
printed. "Percent Complete" indicates how
much of this print job is completed, which is determined both by
the size of one copy and the number of copies requested for this
print job.
"Abort Job" allows you to cancel
this print job and immediately stop printing. "Pause" changes the status of
this printer to Paused. If no jobs are printing and Paused is used,
the status is changed to Stopped. Only a print queue operator can
perform this action. "Start" changes the status of
this printer from Paused to Printing, Stopped to Printing, or Stopped
to Waiting for Job. "Mount Form" allows you to specify
a new printer form that you have mounted on this printer. When you
use this option, the "Mounted Form" field will
change to reflect the newly mounted form. Only print jobs that specified
the new form can be printed. "Eject Page" sends a command to
this printer to eject the page that is being printed. This is like
a Form Feed command. "Close" closes this dialog and
returns to the "Identification" page of the Printer
object dialog.
Choose "Close" to return to the
"Identification" page of the Printer object dialog.
Changing Printer Type | |
Procedure From the browser, select the "Details" dialog
for the printer you want to configure by double-clicking on the
printer object. The printer "Identification" page appears. Choose "Configuration." The printer "Configuration" page appears. Using the down arrow to the right of the "Printer
Type" field, choose the correct printer type from the list. For printers that attach directly to the network, select type
"Other/Unknown." (For example, HP* IIIsi or 4si,
COMPAQ* PageMarq 20, GENICOM 7170, or Talaris 1794 Printstation.) A dialog appears where you must check the communication values
for the selected printer type. (Other/Unknown and XNP do not have
a dialog; they are configured elsewhere.) Make any necessary changes in the communication
parameters dialog for this printer type. See "Configuring Printers" for information
on these parameters. Choose "OK." You return to the "Configuration" page.
Setting Up
Printer Event Notifications | |
The "Notification" page controls the objects
that are notified when the printer requires servicing (for example,
when it is out of paper or jammed). You can do the following: Add or delete User or container objects
that receive printer error messages Specify how soon and how frequently printer error
messages arrive Specify that the print job owner receive the printer
status messages
Procedure From the "Printer: printername" dialog box,
select the "Notification" page. A page similar to the following is displayed: On this page, configure your notification options. The "Notification" list box shows objects
that are notified about this printer. "Add" allows you
to add objects to the "Notify" list. "Notification Settings" allow
you to specify how long (in minutes) after an event that a first
notice is sent to the objects in the Notify field and how long (in
minutes) after the first notification of an event that subsequent
notices are sent to the objects. "Delete" lets you delete the selected
object from the Notification list box. If you delete the (Print
job owner) entry, you can add it to the list by selecting the Notify
Print Job Owner check box.) "Notify Print Job Owner" enters
the print job owner as an object in the Notification list, so that
the object that sends the print job receives notifications. By default,
this object is included in the Notification list. "OK" saves changes in all pages
of this dialog. "Cancel" closes this dialog without
saving changes in any page.
Changing a
Print
Queue's Priority | |
A print queue's priority determines whether the print server
will send print jobs from that print queue to the printer before
or after print jobs in other print queues assigned to the printer. Use the following procedure to modify a print queue's
priority. Procedure Select a Printer object from the browser and go to the "Assignments"
page. The priority of the selected print queue is shown in the "Priority"
field. Enter the new priority for the selected print queue
in the "Priority" field. You can select a number from 1 to 10, inclusive. Print queues
with lower priority numbers will be serviced before print queues
with higher numbers. Choose "OK." The priority is changed, and you return to the browser.
Designating a New
Default Print Queue | |
Procedure Choose the arrow to the right of the "Default Print
Queue" field. The print queues listed above in the "Print Queues"
list appear in the drop-down list box. Select a print queue from the list. The selected print queue appears in the "Default
Print Queue" field.
The default print queue will be used for print jobs that specify
a printer but do not specify a print queue (for example, with the
CAPTURE command). Specifying Printer Features | |
The printer "Features" page allows you to
store information about your printer, including the following: You can access this information through searches. For example,
you can search for printers with at least 4 MB (4096 KB) of memory
and the Futura font. Procedure From the "Printer: printername" dialog box,
select the "Features" page. A page similar to Figure 2-15 appears. On this page, specify the information you want to
store: "Page Description Language"
shows the languages supported by the printer.
To add a language, choose the button to the right of the "Page
Description Language" field and then choose "Add"
for each language the printer supports. A printer language is a protocol or type of printing that
this printer can receive (for example, PCL, PCL-V, or PostScript). Enter the main printer languages that this printer supports
so that users can search for printers that support the language
they need. To enter other printer languages for this printer, choose
the button to the right of the "Page Description Language"
field. Add other descriptions in the "Add Value"
dialog that appears. "Memory in KB" shows the amount
of RAM installed in the printer. "Supported Type Faces"
shows the fonts that the printer can use. You must enter the correct
typefaces; they are not read from the printer. A typeface is a collection of fonts in different stroke weights
and sizes that this printer can produce (for example, Helvetica
and Times Roman). Enter the typefaces that this printer supports so that users
can search for printers that support a typeface they need. "Supported Cartridges"
lists the font cartridges that the printer can use. You must enter
the correct cartridges; they are not read from the printer. "OK" saves changes in all pages
of this dialog. "Cancel" closes this dialog without
saving changes in any page.
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