NetWare 4.1/9000 Print Services

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Managing Print Services with the NetWare Administrator Utility
Printer Options
The default values are for a parallel printer that is cabled to the LPT1 port of
a NetWare Server running PSERVER.
• The “Communication” parameter windows allow you to view and modify the
values defined for the selected printer type. Different dialogs are used
depending on which printer type is selected. The appropriate window appears
automatically whenever you change the printer type except when “Other/
Unknown” or “XNP” (eXtended NetWare Printer protocol) is selected.
“Communication” can be used to access these parameter windows.
• “Banner Type” shows whether the printer produces banner pages in text or
PostScript mode. The banner type must match the default printer type.
• “Service Interval” shows how often the print server checks the print queue for
print jobs going to this printer. The default is every 5 seconds. Values from 1
to 255 are allowed.
• “Buffer Size in KB” shows how large each piece of data sent to this printer
can be. The default is 3 KB (3,072 bytes). Values from 1 to 20 are allowed.
• “Starting Form” shows the number of the printer forms that this printer will
service when the NetWare port driver is loaded. Printer forms are defined in
the Organization or Organizational Unit object above this printer. Any Form
Number defined there can be used here (values from 0 to 254 are possible).
• “Network Address Restrictions” shows the network addresses that this printer
can use. “Set” is used to add an IPX network address to this field.
• “Service Mode for Forms” determines how forms needed for print jobs affect
the order in which the print server processes those jobs. Selecting this field
displays the list of service modes from which you can select.
When a print job requests a printer form other than the form currently
mounted in the printer, the print server does not service the job until a print
server operator reports that the new form is mounted. A print server operator
can use PCONSOLE, PSC, or NetWare Administrator to mount the new
form.
The following service mode options determine how often the print server
requires you to change printer forms:
• “Change forms as needed”
The priority of each print queue and the order of print jobs in the print
queue determine which print job to service next. You might have to
change forms often.
• “Minimize form changes within print queues”