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Printing

• General Printing

• Part 1

– Printing with NDPS

– Novell Distributed Print Services

• Part 2

– Legacy Printing – NetWare 4

– Print Server – Queue – Printer

• 262-10-A-Printing

Objectives

• Describe network printing (NetWare 4x & 5)

– more on Legacy in Part 2

• Explain the 4 NDPS components • NDPS printer types

– public access printers and controlled access printers

• Configure network for NDPS • Configure workstation to print to NDPS • Manage printer access and print jobs

non-Network Printing

• printer attached to computer

– parallel – serial – USB - infrared

• print driver acts as interpreter for printer • printer serves only the workstation

computer

Network Printing

• Printer often attached directly to network • Printer often shared with multiple computers • Workstation print job sent to a queue

• Jobs stored in queue till they can be accepted by the network printer

– non-NDPS locally stored print driver to print queue – NDPS server downloads stored print driver

Network Printer Connection

• Printer directly connect to network

– Eg jet direct card

• Printer attached to workstation or server that does not contain printing software

– remote printer

• Printer attached to server running printing (server) software

– local printers

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Legacy Print Components

• Print queue • Print server • Printer

NDPS Printing

• New entity - the printer agent

– printer + print queue + print server

• All management tasks are focused on printer

– configured managed in NDS

• Printer drivers do not need to be loaded on workstation

– NDPS downloads drivers to workstation

NDPS benefits

• Improve overall network performance • Reduce printing problems

• Reduces administration costs and management time

NDPS Features

• Automatic detection of new devices • Automatic printer driver download &

installation

• Bi-directional feedback and control • Integration with NDS

• Configurable event notification • Multiple printer configuration

NDPS Features

• Network traffic reduction • Print job scheduling options • Full backward compatibility • Remote printer management • Internet printing

4 NDPS components

• Printer Agent • NDPS Manager • Gateway • NDPS Broker

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Printer Agent

• Traditional duties of the = printer + print queue + print server

• Printer agent 1:1 correlation with printer • can be

– software entity running on server

– entity embedded within a network attached printer

• Printer Agent IS NOT an NDS object

Printer Agent Services

• Manages print job processing performed by the

printer

• Answers queries from clients about print job, attributes

• Generates event notification

– Job completion, error notification, status jobs

• Ensures scalability

– Print in LAN, WAN, Enterprise environment – Allows a wide range of devices

NDPS Manager

• Logical entity to create and manage printer agents • One NDPS manager can control unlimited printer

agents

• Must create NDPS manager in NDS tree before creating printer agents

• Runs as an NLM on a NetWare Server (NDPSM) • Each server can have ONLY ONE NDPSactive

manager

NDPS Manager

Gateway

• All network printers can be printed to using NDPS

• Newer printers are NDPS aware

– Printer agent embedded in hardware

• Printers not NDPS aware need a gateway

Gateway allow clients to …

• Send jobs to printers that are non-NDPS aware

• Send jobs to non-NDPS printing systems

– Unix / Macintosh / queue based / mainframes

• Access print systems that require jobs to be place in queues

• Query printer attributes • Manage the printer

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NetWare 5 shipped with 3

Gateways

• Hewlett Packard (HP) Gateway • Xerox Gateway

• Novell gateway

– Printers that do not have an embedded printer agent

– Do not have a gateway provided by the printer manufacturer

NetWare 5.1 ships with11

Gateways

• Hewlett Packard • Xerox • Lexmark • Epson • Kyocera • Tektronix • IBM • OKIDATA • Cannon • Ricoh

Gateway

NDPS Broker

• During NDPS installation the install utility ensures that an NDPS broker is loaded on the Network

• Broker provides 3 services

– SRS - Service Registry Services – ENS - Event Notification Services – RMS - Resource Management Services

Service Registry Services

• Service allows public access printers to advertise themselves so they can be discovered

• Maintains information about printers

– device type, device name, model number

Event Notification Services

• Service allows printers to send users and operators customized notification about printer events and print job status • Supports several notification delivery

methods

– NetWare pop-up – log files – e-mail

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Resource Management Services

• Service allows resources to be installed and

accessed in a central location and then download to clients, printers, or other network entities • Supports adding listing and replacing resources

– print drivers – printer definition files – Banners

– fonts

NDPS Broker

• Broker logs in and authenticates itself to the server when NDPS is loaded turns on services

• Install NDPS on another Server

– if an additional brokers exist within 3 hops of the server no broker is installed

NDPS Printer Types

• Public Access Printers • Controlled Access Printer

Public Access Printers

• Available to everyone on the network • Plug and print

• No corresponding NDS object

• Low security

• Manage with NetWare Administrator – Tools Menu

Controlled Access Printers

• Has an associated NDS object & provides administrative control for the printer • Offers a full range of network security

options

• Can be configured with a full range of notification options and printer configurations

Controlled Access Printer

• Create by creating a printer object for an existing public access printer

– Access is granted to users located in the same container as the NDPS object

– Other users need to be granted access to the printer object

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Configure the Network for NDPS

• Assure minimum server requirements • Install NDPS software

• Create and load an NDPS Manager • Create printer agents

Minimum Requirements

• 140 mb disk space • 4mb RAM

Install NDPS

• During initial NetWare 5.1 installation • Novell Install run services

How To Create NDPS Manager

• NetWare Administrator - select container • Object | Create | NDPS Manager • NDPS Manager Name

• Resident Server • Volume • Create

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Load NDPS Manager

• Manual

– At server

– command NDPSM manager_name&context

• Automatic

– Place the NDPSM command in autoexec.ncf file on server

Create a Public Access Printer

• NetWare Administrator

• Open NDPS Manager Toolbar • Printer Agent List • New • Select name

• Select Gateway Type & Configure gateway

– Printer Type HP LaserJet 4 Plus – Printer Direct PS-Netlab5 – LAN/HW Address

Create a Controlled Access Printer • NetWare Administrator

• Select Container

• Object | Create | NDPS Printer • Printer name

• Printer Agent Source

– NDPS Manager – Gateway type – Printer Driver

• Assign to users and groups

Configure Workstations to Print

to NDPS Printers

• Two methods of configuring the workstation

– automatically install the appropriate printer driver on each workstation within a container – manually with Novell Printer Manager

• User never needs to install or configure the printer

How To Configure NDS to

Download Printer Drivers

• Details of container where the users of the printer are located

• View NDPS Remote Printer management page • Under Printers to Install to Workstations click Add • Browse to and click controlled access or public access • click Update Driver

• if printer is default click set as default

Manually Configure a

Workstation

• Novell Print manager allows users to manually manage all NDPS printing tasks from their workstations

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Novell Print Manager

• Add printer

• Maintain list and update printer list • View list of all print jobs

• Receive Real Time status information and event notification

• Change job order • Pause resume delete jobs • Submit jobs with a hold

Manually Installing a Printer on a

Workstation

• Execute public\win32\NWPMW32.exe • How To Printer menu NEW

– list of printer appears

• click ADD

• click printer to install • OK | Close

Managing Printer Access

• Access to controlled printer can be managed by users when assigned a role

– Using Printer object option Access Control Managerconfigures and troubleshoots printer

create modify delete configurations Operatormaintains the printer

day-to-day pause restart abort jobs | defaults Usersend reconfigure remove only personal jobs

Managing Print Jobs

• Assigned to Manager or Operator • Modify print Jobs

• Change order of print Jobs • Copy or move print jobs • View print job information • Delete print job information

Modify Print Jobs

• Two Methods

• Modify Printer Configuration

– before the job is submitted

• Modify the Specific Job

– job inherits properties of printer configuration – user can modify their own job

How To – Modify a Print Job

• NetWare Administrator • Select Printer

• Select Jobs | Job List • Select the job to be modified • Options | pull down Configuration • Select and modify desired Properties • OK

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How To - Change Order

• Select Jobs | Jobs • Click Reorder

• Select Job and specify new position

How To - Copy or Move

• Select Jobs | Job List • Select Job

• Select Move or Copy • Move or Copy

– if list doesn’t update automatically F5

How To - View Job Information

• Select Jobs | Job List • Highlight job • Click Information

– Status | Job Owner | Job Name | Submission date | Size of Job

How To - Delete Print Job

• Select Jobs | Job List • Select the Job to delete • From pull down menu

– Select cancel Printing

Summary

• NDPS offer enhancements over queue based printing

– support for IP and simplified administration

• 4 main NDPS components

– Printer Agent – NDPS Manager – Gateway – NDPS Broker

Summary

• Public access printers are available to all network clients

• Controlled access printers are defined by an NDS printer object

• Novell print manager allows setting up and managing printing at the workstation • NDPS can be managed by managing printer

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Part 2 - Legacy Printing

• Basic Process • Printer Arrangements • Components of Printing • Creating NDS Objects

Basic Process

• Workstation prints a document. • Document is sent to print queue. • Print queue sends job to print server. • Print server sends the job to the printer, via

the Port Driver.

Workstation

Print Queue

Print Server Printer Port

Driver

Print Queues

• Stores the print job until it is sent to the print server.

• Directory on a NetWare Volume

• Volume is assigned at the time the queue is created.

Print Servers

• A Print server is any entity that runs software to manage jobs received from a print queue.

• Can be one of two kinds:

– NetWare server running Pserver.nlm – Network Attached Printer – 3rd_{party print}

server such as HP’s Jet Direct system, which has embedded software

Port Drivers

• Receives the data from the print server and sends it to the printer:

– On a NetWare Server

• Nprinter.nlm must be run (loaded as part of the printer server software)

– On a workstation

• Nprinter.exe or NPTWIN95.exe must be run

– Network attached system

• Port driver is embedded in the print server software • jet direct card

Creating Printer Objects

• Print Servers • Queues • Printers

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Print Servers

• Created the same way as any other NDS objects.

• Properties to be configured:

• Identification – General name information, and password info.

• Assignments – Which printers will be able to retrieve jobs from this print server.

Print Servers

• Users – Who can send jobs to the printer. • Operator – Who can configure the print

server.

• Auditing – Traces usage of the printers. • Layout – Shows the relationship of queues

and printers.

Queues

• Must specify the volume to hold the print queue as part of the creation.

• Properties to be configured:

– Identification – General name information, and disable services info.

– Assignments – Shows which print servers are assigned to this queue, and which printers.

– Queue Operators – Specifies which users can control print jobs.

Queues

– Users – Specifies which users can submit jobs to the queue, usually done by groups or containers.

– Job List – Shows all jobs currently being serviced by the printer(s). One of the primary methods to delete print jobs.

Printers

• Must create an NDS object for each printer • Properties to be configured:

– Identification – General name info.

– Assignment – controls which print queues can send jobs to this printer

– Configuration – General setup such as communications settings, and banner settings.

Printers

– Notification – Who will receive notification about jams, paper outages, etc.

– Information – Optional information used only for documentation.

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Connecting the 3 Components

• Create all components, then:

– Open the details of the printer – Select Assignment, add the print queue – Close the printer and open the Server – Select Assignment, add the printer – Close the print server, then reopen

– Check the Print Layout to verify that the correct queue, printer and server are paired

Making it Print

• Starting the Service

– NetWare

– 3rd_{Party Print Services}

• Windows 95/98/2000 • DOS

Starting the Print Server

• NetWare

– Load Pserver.nlm on the NetWare server being used for print management.

• 3rd_{Party Servers}

– Configure the server using the software package that comes with the unit.

– For HP printers, use JetAdmin to assign a print server name that matches the name of the print server object that was created.

Windows 95/98/2000

• Use Add a Printer Wizard to install the

printer from the network.

– Choose to connect to a network printer – Locate the printer on the network – Install the correct printer driver – Select DOS printing options if needed – Send a test page to the printer

DOS Printing

• Can be configured through Windows or at a DOS prompt

• Required for DOS programs that run in Windows, or if the computer will not run Windows

Windows Configuration

• Open Printers, choose properties for the network printer.

• Choose the Details tab • Select Capture Printer Port

• Enter the full distinguished name of the printer

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Book Reference

• Chapter 6 – Pages 211 thru 246 • Chapter 9 – Pages 311 thru 331