Creating Print Server, Printer, and Print Queue Objects (non-NDPS)

To set up network printing, you create Print Server, Printer, and Print Queue objects, and then assign them to each other. You must also load the required server and driver software.


To Create a Print Queue

  1. Right-click the container where you want to create the queue, and then choose Create.

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  2. In Class of New Object, choose Print Queue, and then choose OK.

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  3. If the physical queue already exists outside the current tree, choose Reference a bindery queue. Otherwise, leave Directory Services queue selected.

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  4. In Print Queue Name, type a name for the new object.

    Make sure you follow standard object naming conventions.

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  5. If you chose Reference a bindery queue in Step 3, in Server\Queue, type the name of the server and physical queue, with a backslash (\) between them, or choose the browse button to choose from the available servers and physical queues.

    If you chose Directory Services Queue in Step 3, in Print Queue Volume, type the complete name of the volume where you want to create the physical queue, or choose the browse button to choose from the available volumes.

    Novell recommends that you choose the volume that usually has the most free disk space.

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  6. Choose Create.

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To Create a Printer

  1. Right-click the container where you want to create the Printer, and then choose Create.

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  2. In Class of New Object, choose Printer, and then choose OK.

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

    Make sure you follow standard object naming conventions.

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  4. Choose Create.

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To Create a Print Server

  1. Right-click the container where you want to create the Print Server, and then choose Create.

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  2. In Class of New Object, choose Print Server, and then choose OK.

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  3. In Print Server Name, type a name for the new object.

    This is the name you will use for the print server at the server console. Make sure you follow standard object naming conventions.

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  4. Choose Create.

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To Assign the Objects to Each Other

  1. Right-click a Printer, choose Details, and then choose the Assignments page.

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  2. Choose Add, choose the queues you want, and then choose OK.

    These are the queues where jobs destined for this printer will be temporarily stored.

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  3. Choose OK.

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  4. Right-click a Print Server, choose Details, and then choose the Assignments page.

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  5. Choose Add, choose the Printers you want, and then choose OK.

    These are the printers that will be managed by this print server.

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To Load Print Servers and Drivers

  1. On each NetWare server that you want to become a physical print server, load PSERVER.NLM.

    When prompted for the print server name, type in the complete name of the object, or press Insert to browse the tree for it.

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  2. On each server or workstation that a network printer is attached to, load the printer driver.

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