Configuring Printers

In a Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS) environment, you can configure a printer as a controlled access printer or as a public access printer.

CONTROLLED ACCESS PRINTERS

Because controlled access printers are represented by ob-jects in your company's Novell Directory Services (NDS) tree, you can control users' access to these printers. To configure a printer as a controlled access printer, you must complete the following steps:

1. Launch the NetWare Administrator (NWADMIN) utility.

2. Click the container object in which you want the NDPS Printer object to reside.

3. Select the Create option from the Object pull-down menu. The New Object dialog box appears.

4. Click the NDPS Printer Object option. The Create NDPS Printer dialog box appears.

5. In the NDPS Printer Name field, enter the name you want to assign the NDPS Printer object.

6. In the Printer Agent Source field, click the Create a New Printer Agent option. (If you have already created an NDPS Printer object for the type of printer you are configuring, select the Printer Agent on Existing NDS Object option. If you have already configured this type of printer as a public access printer, select the Public Access Printer Agent option.)

7. Click the Create option. The Create Printer Agent dialog box appears.

8. In the Printer Agent Name field, enter the name you want to assign the Printer Agent.

9. Click the Browse (...) button in the NDPS Manager Name field, and click the NDPS Manager (NDPSM) object with which you want to associate the Printer Agent.

10. In the Gateway Types field, click the type of gateway the Printer Agent should use to communicate with the printer. (Two types of gateways are listed in this field: Novell Printer Gateway or HP IPX Printer Gateway.)

11. Click the OK button. The Configure Gateway dialog box appears.

12. Select the type of printer you are installing and the type of network interface board in this printer. The Select Printer Drivers dialog box appears. (Note: This step varies, depending on the type of gateway you select.)

13. Click the Windows 95 and/or Windows 3.1 tab, and select the appropriate printer driver from the list.

14. Click the Continue button. The new NDPS Printer object appears in your company's NDS tree.

PUBLIC ACCESS PRINTERS

Unlike controlled access printers, public access printers are not represented by objects in the NDS tree. As a result, you cannot control users' access to public access printers, so all users can see and print to these printers.

To configure a printer as a public access printer, you must complete the following steps:

1. Launch the NWADMIN utility.

2. Click the NDPSM object with which you want to associate the Printer Agent. (If you need to create an NDPSM object, see "Creating an NDPS Manager Object.")

3. Click the New button, and complete steps 8 through 13 as listed above.

4. The new NDPS public access printer appears as an available network printer.