Setting Up as a Remote Printer (NetWare 3.x)
Follow the procedure below to use the machine as a remote printer under NetWare 3.x.
Setting up using PCONSOLE
Enter “PCONSOLE” from the command prompt.
F:> PCONSOLE
Create a print queue.
When using the existing print queue, go to the procedure for creating a printer.
From the [Available Options] menu, select [Print Queue Information], and then press the [Enter] key.
Press [Insert] key, and then enter a print queue name.
Press [Esc] key to return to the [Available Options] menu.
Set up the network connection to a printer.
On the [Available Options] menu, click [Print Server Information], and then press the [Enter] key.
To create a new print server, press the [Insert] key, and then enter a print server name.
For a currently defined print server, select a print server in the [Print Server] list.
Use the same printer name specified using SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin.
From the [Print Server Information] menu, select [Print Server Configuration].
From the [Print Server Configuration] menu, select [Printer Configuration].
Select the printer indicated as [Not Installed].
Use the same printer number specified as the remote printer number using SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin.
To change the printer name, enter a new name.
A name “printer x” is assigned to the printer. The “x” stands for the number of the selected printer.
As type, select [Remote Parallel, LPT1].
The IRQ, Buffer size, Starting form, and Queue service mode are automatically configured.
Press the [Esc] key, and then click [Yes] on the confirmation message.
Press the [Esc] key to return to [Print Server Configuration Menu].
Assign print queues to the created printer.
From [Print Server Configuration Menu], select [Queues Serviced By Printer].
Select the printer created.
Press the [Insert] key to select a queue serviced by the printer.
You can select several queues.
Follow the instructions on the screen to make other necessary settings.
Following these steps, check that the queues are assigned.
Press the [Esc] key until “Exit?” appears, and then select [Yes] to exit PCONSOLE.
Start the print server by entering the following from the console of the NetWare server.
If the print server is in operation, quit and restart it.
To quit
CAREE: unload pserver
To start
CAREE: load pserver [print server name]
If the printer works as configured, the message “Waiting for job” appears.
Setting up using Web Image Monitor
Start Web Image Monitor.
Click [Login].
A dialog box for entering the login user name and login password appears.
Enter the login user name and password, and then click [Login].
For details about the login user name and password, consult your network administrator.
Click [Configuration] in the left area, and then click [NetWare Print Settings].
Confirm the settings, and then click [Device Name].
Configuration is now complete. Wait several minutes before restarting Web Image Monitor.
Click [Logout].
Quit Web Image Monitor.
If you cannot identify the printer you want to configure, check the printer name against the configuration page printed from the printer.
If no printer names appear in the list, match the frame types of IPX/SPXs for the computer and printer. Use the [Network] dialog box of Windows to change the frame type of the computer.
For details about Web Image Monitor, see “Using Web Image Monitor”.
For details about login user names and passwords, see Security Reference, which is the administrator's manual.
