Print Services Quick Setup (non-NDPS)

This dialog box lets you set up network printers and queues that can be shared by users in the selected container. This includes creating a Print Server, Printer, and Print Queue object, and loading the required server and driver software.


Prerequisites


Steps

  1. In Print Server Name, type a name for the Print Server object, or choose the browse button to choose an existing Print Server.

  2. For a new Print Server, make sure you follow standard object naming conventions.

  3. Under Printer in Name, type a name for the new Printer object.

    Make sure you follow standard object naming conventions.

  4. In Type, choose the type of communication used by the printer.

    If the printer is attached to an OS/2* workstation or directly to the network, choose Other/Unknown. Examples of this type are HP IIIsi, Compaq* PageMarq* 20, GENICOM 7170, and Talaris 1794 Printstation.

    If a dialog box appears, check the communication settings and make any needed changes.

    For help with the settings, choose Help.

  5. Under Print Queue in Name, type a name for the new Print Queue object.

    Again, make sure you follow standard object naming conventions.

  6. In Volume, type the complete name of the volume to create the physical queue on, or choose the browse button to choose from the available volumes.

  7. Choose Create.

  8. At the console of the NetWare server that you want to become the print server, load PSERVER.NLM.

    When prompted for the Print Server name, type in the complete name of the object you created in Step 1, or press Insert to browse the tree for it.

  9. Load the printer driver.

    • If the printer is attached to the server, the driver (NPRINTER.NLM) is automatically loaded by the print server.
    • If the printer is attached to a DOS workstation, run NPRINTER.EXE on the workstation.
    • If the printer is attached to a Windows 95 workstation, run NPTWIN95.EXE on the workstation.



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