Managing Printers

Use this set of procedures to add or delete print queue assignments and user notifications for a printer. You can also change the printer type or service mode and control the printer's status.


Prerequisite


To Add or Delete Print Queue Assignments

  1. Choose the Assignments page.

  2. To add assignments, choose Add, choose the Print Queue objects, and then choose OK.

  3. To delete assignments, choose the queues, and then choose Delete.


To Change the Printer Type or Service Mode

  1. Choose the Configuration page.

  2. In Printer type, choose the printer type.

    For printers 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.

  3. If a dialog box appears for the printer type, check the settings, correct any that are wrong, and then choose OK.

    For help with the settings, choose Help.

  4. In service mode for forms, choose the service mode you want.


To Add, Delete, or Modify User Notifications

  1. Choose the Notification page.

  2. To add user notifications, choose Add, choose the containers and/or User objects, and then choose OK.

    If you choose a container, the users in the container are notified. Notifications are sent for changes in printer status, such as paper outages and jams.

  3. To delete user notifications, choose the containers and/or Users, and then choose Delete.

    If you delete the (Print job owner) entry, you can add it back by checking Notify print job owner.

  4. To modify the timing of notifications for a user, choose the User, and then in First and Next, enter new values.

    The values correspond to the number of minutes until the first notification, and the number of minutes between any subsequent notifications.


To Control Printer Status

  1. Choose the Printer Status page.

    This page is available only if you are an operator of a print server that services this printer.

  2. To make changes to the printer's status, such as mounting a different form or sending a form feed, choose the corresponding button.

    For help with the buttons, choose Help. Changes you make are effective immediately.



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