Implementation Suggestions

The information in this section provides only summary implementation points. For complete iPrint documentation, see the Novell iPrint Administration Guide for Novell Nterprise Linux Services.


Initial Setup

After your NNLS server is installed, you need to do the following to complete your iPrint installation:

  1. Create a Print Driver Store.

    This stores the drivers for your network printers. Each Printer object you create for your network needs to reference a printer driver in this store. When users subsequently install printers, the correct drivers for the Windows platform running on their workstation are downloaded from the store and installed.

    You create the Driver Store using iManager. For specific instructions, see "Create an iPrint Driver Store" in the Novell iPrint Administration Guide for Novell Nterprise Linux Services.

  2. Add a printer driver to the Driver Store for each printer/Windows platform combination needed.

    For example, If you have Windows XP and Windows 2000 workstations on your network and you have four different printer types, you need to add four printer drivers for each platform (a total of eight printer drivers) to the Driver Store.

    You add printer drivers to the store using iManager. For specific instructions, see "Updating Printer Drivers" in the Novell iPrint Administration Guide for Novell Nterprise Linux Services.

  3. Create a Print Manager object.

    The Print Manager receives print jobs from users and forwards them to the target printer when it is ready. It must be running for you to create Printer objects.

    The Print Manager is the novell-ipsmd daemon that runs on the NNLS server. The daemon is associated with a Print Manager object you create in eDirectory and is usually started and stopped using iManager.

    You create the Print Manager object using iManager. For specific instructions, see "Create a Print Manager" in the Novell iPrint Administration Guide for Novell Nterprise Linux Services.

  4. Create Printer objects.

    You must create a Printer object for each printer you want users to access through iPrint. These objects store information about the printer that is used each time the printer is installed on a workstation.

    You create Printer objects using iManager. For specific instructions, see "Create a Printer" in the Novell iPrint Administration Guide for Novell Nterprise Linux Services.

  5. (Optional) Create location-based printing Web pages.

    By default, each iPrint installation includes the creation of a Default Printer List Web page that users can access to install iPrint printers.

    You have the option of enhancing the browsing experience by creating location-based printing Web pages that feature either lists of printers by location, maps of the buildings showing each printer, or a combination of both.

    If your organization is located at multiple sites or even in a building with multiple floors, providing location-based print Web pages can greatly simplify printing for your users.

    Your iPrint installation contains the iPrint Map Designer to help you easily create location maps with clickable printer icons. For more information, see "Setting Up Location-Based Printing" in the Novell iPrint Administration Guide for Novell Nterprise Linux Services.

  6. Provide instructions to users for accessing iPrint printers.

    After performing the Steps above, your network is ready for iPrint functionality. You need only tell users how to access your printing Web pages. Novell iPrint does the rest.


Other Implementation Tasks

In addition to the tasks described in Initial Setup, there are additional tasks you might want or need to consider. These are documented in the Novell iPrint Administration Guide for Novell Nterprise Linux Services and include such tasks as