NetWare 4.1/9000 Print Services

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Managing Print Services with the NetWare Administrator Utility
Working with Printer Forms
6 Enter a number from 1 to 255 for the form in the “Length” field.
This is the length of the printer form you are defining, measured in lines of text.
Mounting Printer Forms
Printer forms can be designated in an effort to prevent your printer from
printing a print job on the wrong paper. When the print server detects a print
job in the queue, and that print job calls for a form different from the one
currently mounted in the intended printer, the print job will not be serviced
until a new form is mounted. Each printer form has a unique name and
number.
Mounting a printer form consists of two elements:
• Changing the paper. NetWare has no way of determining whether the paper was
actually changed or not. It relies on information it receives from the operator.
• Mounting the form through the software. This is the information that NetWare
receives from the operator and that is required in order for printing to continue.
To mount a printer form, you need the following prerequisites:
• The print server must be loaded and accessible.
• The printer must be installed, assigned to the print server, and connected.
• A queue must be created and assigned to the printer.
• At least one printer form must have been created.
To mount a printer form with NetWare Administrator, use the following
procedure.
Procedure
1 From the browser, select the “Details” dialog for the printer you want to
configure by double-clicking on the printer object.
The printer “Identification” page appears.
2 Select “Printer Status.”
The “Printer Status” page appears similar to that shown in Figure 2-13.
If Printer Status does not appear, the printer is not connected.
3 Select “Mount Form.”