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HP Part Number: J2771-90011

Edition: Edition 1

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Table of Contents

Printing History
1 Planning Your Printing Environment
Understanding Network Printing
Overview of NetWare Services Printing
Planning Your Printing Configuration
Network Printing Examples
Deciding on Your Configuration Method
Supplemental Printing Utilities
2 Managing Print Services with the NetWare Administrator Utility
Overview
Requirements
Printing Tasks Handled through NetWare Administrator
Using the Browser
Parts of the Browser
How Objects Appear
Using the Printing Object Dialogs
Parts of the Object Dialogs
Pages of the Object Dialogs
Setting Up Print Services with NetWare Administrator
Creating Print Queues
Creating Printers
Assigning Print Queues to Printers
Creating Print Servers
Assigning Printers to Print Servers
Adding Printing Objects
Modifying NetWare Print Services
Moving Printing Objects
Viewing the Assignments for Printing Objects
Renaming Printing Objects
Deleting Printing Objects
Print Queue Options
Assigning Queue Operator Flags
Viewing or Modifying Print Jobs
Viewing Details of Print Jobs
Viewing or Changing the List of Users for a Print Queue
Viewing or Changing the List of Operators for a Print Queue
Printer Options
Configuring Printers
Viewing and Modifying a Printer's Status
Changing Printer Type
Setting Up Printer Event Notifications
Changing a Print Queue's Priority
Designating a New Default Print Queue
Specifying Printer Features
Enabling and Viewing the Print Server Auditing Log
Adding, Changing, and Removin g Print Server Passwords
Unloading Print Servers
Working with Print Job Configurations
Creating Print Job Configurations
Viewing or Modifying Print Job Configurations
Selecting a Default Print Job Configuration
Working with Printer Forms
Creating Printer Forms
Mounting Printer Forms
Viewing or Modifying Printer Forms
Deleting Printer Forms
Working with Print Device Definitions
Purpose of Print Device Definitions
Creating Print Device Definitions
Viewing or Modifying Print Device Definitions
Creating or Modifying Print Device Functions
Importing Print Device Definitions
Exporting Print Device Definitions
Working with Print Device Modes
Creating Print Device Modes
Viewing or Modifying Print Device Modes
Referencing Bindery Queues
3 Managing Print Services with PCONSOLE
Overview
Using Quick Setup in PCONSOLE
Printing Tasks Handled through PCONSOLE
Modifying NetWare Print Services
Creating or Modifying Print Queues
Creating or Modifying Printers
Creating or Modifying Print Servers
Print Queue Options
Assigning Queue Operator Flags
Creating or Manipulating Print Jobs
Setting Print Job Parameters
Printer Options
Configuring Printers
Viewing or Modifying a Printer's Status
Changing Printer Type
Assigning Multiple Print Queues and Printers
Mounting Printer Forms
Print Server Options
Viewing a Print Server's Status
Changing a Print Queue's Priority
Designating a New Default Print Queue
Adding, Changing, and Removin g Print Server Passwords
Enabling and Viewing the Print Server Auditing Log
Unloading Print Servers
Using PCONSOLE in Bindery Mode
Using Quick Setup to Create Bindery Printing Objects
4 Sending Jobs to Network Printers Using CAPTURE and NPRINT
Overview
Using CAPTURE
Printing Tasks Handled through CAPTURE
Command Syntax
Command Parameters
Printing to a Network Printer
Printing to a Different Directory Services Context
Printing with Print Job Configurations i n a Different Context
Adding CAPTURE to Login Scripts
Tips on Using CAPTURE
Using NPRINT
Printing Tasks Handled through NPRINT
Command Syntax
Command Parameters
Tips on Using NPRINT
5 Setting Up and Servicing Print Servers
Overview
Print Server Features
Requirements
Using the PSERVER Daemon
Services Provided by the PSERVER Daemon
Starting PSERVER (Advanced UNIX Users)
Checking PSERVER Status
Stopping PSERVER
Using Print Servers in Bindery Mode
Using Third-Party Network-Direct Print Devices with NetWare Services
Remote Printer Mode
Queue Server Mode
Troubleshooting Print Server Problems
Additional Information
6 Setting Up Printers Attached to Workstations or Servers
Overview
Requirements
Using NPRINTER.EXE
Printing Tasks Handled through NPRINTER.EXE
Command Syntax
Running Port Drivers from Local Drives
Running Port Drivers on DOS or Windows Workstations
Using Nprinter Daemon
Configuring the NPRINTER Daemon (Advanced UNIX Users)
Starting the NPRINTER Daemon at the UNIX command line
Stopping the NPRINTER Daemon at the UNIX Command Line
Using Network-Attached Printers
Troubleshooting Tips for Administering Printer Stations
Additional Information
7 Creating and Managing Print Job Configurations
Overview
Printing Tasks Handled through PRINTCON
Working with Print Job Configurations
Location of Print Job Configuration Databases
Creating Print Job Configurations
Creating Bindery Print Job Configurations
Deleting Print Job Configurations
Renaming Print Job Configurations
View ing or Modifying Print Job Configurations
Print Job Configuration Parameters
Additional Information
8 Working with Print Device Definitions and Printer Forms
Overview
Printing Tasks Handled through PRINTDEF
Working with Print Device Definitions
Viewing Print Device Definitions
Viewing Functions for Print Device Definitions
Creating or Modifying Print Device Definitions
Importing Print Device Definitions
Importing Print Device Definitions from another NetWare Server
Exporting Print Device Definitions
Working with Print Device Modes
Creating Print Device Modes
Viewing Print Device Modes
Modifying Print Device Modes
Working with Printer Forms
Creating or Modifying Printer Forms
Viewing a List of Forms
Viewing Form Definitions
Mounting Printer Forms
9 Using NETUSER and PSC
Using NETUSER
Printing Tasks Handled through NETUSER
Using PSC
Printing Tasks Handled through PSC
Command Syntax
Command Parameters
Tips on Using PSC
Additional Information
A Setting Up and Servicing Printers
Printer Characteristics
Selecting the Best Type of Printer for Your Setup
Parallel Printers
Serial Printers
Printer Languages
Printing with PostScript
Improving Printer Performance
Preventing Printer Problems
Preventing Problems with Laser Printers
Preventing Problems with Dot Matrix Printers
Troubleshooting Printers
General Printer Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Laser Printers
Troubleshooting Dot Matrix Printers
Troubleshooting Network-Related Printer Problems
Serial Communications Channel
Parallel or Hewlett-Packard Remote Printer Communications Channel
DOS PostScript Applications Generating Control-D
B Cabling Printers
Overview
Parallel Printers
Serial Printers
Optimal Serial Cabling
Functions on the PC Side of Serial Printer Cables
Functions on the Printer Side of Serial Printer Cables
Pin Connectors
Handshaking for Local Serial PostScript Printers
Preparing Serial Cables
Printers Using Software (XOn/XOff) Handshaking
Printers Using Hardware (DSR/DTR) Handshaking
Suggestions on Using Ready-Made Cables
C Optimizing Network Printing Performance
Overview
Parallel Versus Serial Ports
Estimating Data Transmission Rates
Software Version Incompatibilities
Document Type
Printer Configuration
Polled versus Interrupt Mode
Buffer Size
Timer Tick Values
Queue Sampling (Polling) Interval
Network-Direct Print Devices
Computer Type
Overburdened Servers or High Network Traffic
Application and Driver Software
Printer and Data Type
Suggestions
D Troubleshooting Printing Problems
Overview
Troubleshooting Notes
1. Determining the Printer Language of Your Print Job
2. Determining the Printer Languages Your Printer Supports
3. Checking Your Non-Network (Local) Printer Setup
4. Determining Whether Your Job is an ASCII Text File
5. Checking the Contents of Your Job for Incorrect Control Sequences
7. Determining Whether Your Job is Currently in the Print Queue
8. Determining Whether Your Job Ever Reached the Print Queue
9. Determining Where Your Job Was Sent
10. Activating Jobs on "Hold" Status
11. Troubleshooting Jobs Stuck in "Active" Status
12. Troubleshooting Jobs Stuck in "Ready" Status
13. Troubleshooting Jobs Stuck in "Adding" Status
14. Using CAPTURE to Redirect Parallel Ports to Network Queues
15. Troubleshooting Jobs Printed Slowly
16. Determining Whether a Printer is Connected as a Network Printer
17. Troubleshooting Jobs Printed in Pieces on Separate Pages
18. Determining the Status of Your Print Job
19. Solving NetWare Printing Problems When Running Windows
20. Isolating Bad Hardware or Corrupt Software
Index

List of Figures

1-1 A typical path of a NetWare Services print job
1-2 Simple Printing Setup
1-3 Mid-Range Printing
1-4 Complex Printing
2-1 Browser Window with Multiple Tiles
2-2 Title not available (How Objects Appear )
2-3 Object Dialog for a Print Queue Object
2-4 Assignments Page of an Object Dialog
2-5 Title not available (Creating Print Queues)
2-6 Create Print Queue Dialog
2-7 Select Object Dialog
2-8 Printer Identification Page
2-9 Printer Assignments Page
2-10 Print Server Identification Page
2-11 Print Server Assignments Page
2-12 Browser Showing Print Server
2-13 Typical Printing Object Assignments Page
2-14 Printer Configuration Page
2-15 Printer Status Dialog
2-16 Printer Notification Page
2-17 Printer Features Page
2-18 Print Job Configuration Dialog
2-19 Print Job Configuration Page
2-20 Partial List of Print Device Definitions Included in NetWare
2-21 Create New Device Window
2-22 Modify Existing Device Page
2-23 Print Devices Page
2-24 File Open Dialog
2-25 Title not available (Referencing Bindery Queues )
2-26 Title not available (Referencing Bindery Queues )
3-1 PCONSOLE Tasks
3-2 Typical Entry in the Auditing Log
5-1 Network-Direct Print Devices Running on Same Network with Printers Attached to a Workstation and a NetWare Server
7-1 PRINTCON Tasks
8-1 Available Options Menu
8-2 Importing .PDF Files from another Server
9-1 NETUSER Tasks
A-1 Sample Workstation NET.CFG File with Print Header and Print Tail Parameters
B-1 Parallel Interface
B-2 Serial Cable with Two 25-Pin Connectors
B-3 Serial Cable with 9-Pin and 25-Pin Connectors
B-4 Serial Cable with Two 25-Pin Connectors and a 9-Pin to 25-Pin Converter
B-5 Optimal Serial Pin Connections
B-6 25-Pin Male Interface
B-7 25-Pin Female Interface
B-8 9-Pin Male Interface
B-9 9-Pin Female Interface
D-1 Title not available (Overview)
D-2 Title not available (Overview)
D-3 Title not available (Overview)
D-4 Title not available (Overview)
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