NetWare 4.1/9000 Concepts

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Make sure the proper amperage is available for each system; dedicated
power lines should provide ample amperage.
Also, make sure all outlets are grounded. Power conditioning devices
connected to poorly grounded outlets offer very little protection.
Primary time server
In NetWare Directory Services, a server that synchronizes the time with at
least one other Primary or Reference time server, and provides the time to
Secondary time servers and to workstations.
See “NetWare Directory Services (NDS)”; “Time synchronization.”
Print device
A printer, plotter, or other peripheral that prints from the network.
Print devices require print jobs to be formatted with the correct control
sequences that set and reset the printer, produce bolding, underlining, and so
forth.
Most applications provide you with a printer definition to correctly format
print jobs. If you use a DOS application that can’t format the print job,
NetWare provides over 50 printer definitions in SYS:PUBLIC.
Each printer definition has a .PDF extension and must be imported into
NetWare print services using the NetWare Administrator or PRINTDEF.
If your printer does not match the predefined print devices, use your printer
manual to create a print device by defining the correct control sequences in
the NetWare Administrator or PRINTDEF.
This involves setting up print device functions that set and reset the printer,
control bold, emphasis, italics, print size, font selection, colors, etc.,
depending on the printer.
You specify modes (groups of one ore more functions) for use in print job
configurations. Modes can prepare the printer for a print job, combine
functions, reset the printer back to default settings, etc.