Getting Started

The following tasks are basic to creating a new NDPS printing system. These steps assume that NetWare^® is installed and running.

1. Create an NDPS Broker, if one does not exist.

   The Broker provides three network support services: the Service Registry Service, Event Notification Service, and Resource Management Service.

   See Creating NDPS Brokers for more information.

2. Create an NDPS Manager.

   The NDPS Manager is used to create and manage server-based Printer Agents (similar to the way PSERVER is used on servers to manage printing resources in legacy printing). You must create an NDPS Manager on each server you will be controlling NDPS printers from.

   See Creating NDPS Manager for more information.

3. Create one or more NDPS Printer Agents.

   NDPS printers must be represented by a logical entity known as a Printer Agent. You will need to create one for each printer.

   The Printer Agent lies at the heart of NDPS, combining the functions previously performed by a printer, print queue, print server, and spooler into one intelligent and simplified entity.

   For more information, see Understanding Printer Agents.

   Create a controlled access printer (NDPS Printer Object).While any printer, regardless of its physical type or connection mode, can be configured as either a public access printer or a controlled access printer, we recommend you create an NDPS printer when possible.

   For more information, see Creating NDPS Printers.

4. Install a client on each workstation.

   • iPrint: If you will be implementing iPrint, the Novell iPrint Client (a set of browser plug-ins) will need to be installed on each workstation. For more information on setting up workstations to work with iPrint, see Setting Up iPrint on Client Workstations in the iPrint Administration Guide.

   • Printing for UNIX and Macintosh: Unix and Macintosh users can print to NDPS using LPR. See Printing from Macintosh Workstations and Setting Up LPR Clients on UNIX for more information.

   • Novell Client 32: The Novell Client is required in order for NDPS features to be available on your client workstations. Other clients can print to NDPS printers through the backward compatibility feature, but only NDPS clients can take full advantage of the advanced features offered by NDPS.

     See Preparing Client Workstations to Use NDPS for more information.

     NOTE:  If users will be accessing printers through iPrint, you do not need to install the Novell Client. For more information on iPrint, see Setting Up iPrint on Client Workstations in the iPrint Administration Guide.

5. Install printers on individual workstations.

   You can do this in any of the following ways:

   • If you are using iPrint, see Setting Up iPrint on Client Workstations in the iPrint Administration Guide for more information.
   • Designate printers to be automatically installed on users' workstations through the NDPS Remote Printer Management feature available through Novell iManager. See Designating Printers to Be Automatically Installed for more information.
   • Install printers manually on each workstation using the Windows Add Printer function in the Printers folder.