NetWare 4.1/9000 Print Services

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Managing Print Services with PCONSOLE

Printer Options

Changing Printer Type

You must be an operator or user of a print server that services a printer to be

able to change the type of printer you are using.

Procedure

1 From the “Available Options” menu, select “Printers.”

The “Printers” window appears with a list of active printers.

2 Select the desired printer from the list.

The “Printer <name> Conﬁguration” window appears.

3 Choose “Printer Type.”

A window appears showing the connection types available.

4 Choose the correct printer type from the connection types listed.

For printers that attach directly to the network, see the network conﬁguration

documentation for your printer. (For example, HP IIIsi or 4si, COMPAQ

PageMarq 20, GENICOM 7170, or Talaris 1794 Printstation.)

5 Modify the configuration for the type of printer you have selected.

See “Conﬁguring Printers” for information on parameters for parallel printers.

For detailed information on other printer types, use Help.

Assigning Multiple Print Queues and Printers

This section explains how to assign multiple print queues and printers on

NetWare Directory Services™ servers. You can use PCONSOLE to do the

following:

• Assign multiple print queues to service a single printer

• Assign a single print queue to service multiple printers

• Assign multiple print queues to service multiple printers

• Assign printers to service print servers in available containers

Procedure

1 From the “Available Options” menu, select “Printers.”

The “Printers” window appears with a list of active printers.

2 Select the first printer you want a queue assigned to, highlight “Print queues