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Using NetWare

This section describes the setting procedure for network printers in the NetWare environment. In the NetWare environment, you can connect the printer as a “print server” or “remote printer”.

IPv6 cannot be used on this function.

Setting procedure

When using the printer as a print server
1. Installing SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin
2. Setting the network interface board.
3. Turning the printer off and then back on.
When using the printer as a remote printer
1. Installing SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin.
2. Setting the network interface board.
3. Setting NetWare.
4. Starting the print server.
- This procedure assumes an environment is already prepared for normal NetWare running the printing service setting.
- The procedure is explained with the following example settings:
  - File server's name ...CAREE
  - Print server's name ...PSERV
  - Printer's name ...R-PRN
  - Queue name ...R-QUEUE

Using SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin

To use the printer in a NetWare environment, use SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin to set the NetWare printing environment.

Printers listed by SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin

SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin lists printers connected to the network. If you cannot identify the printer you want to configure, print configuration page, and then check the printer name.

The NetWare Client provided by Novell is required to set the printing environment using SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin under the following environments:
- NDS or Bindery mode in Windows 2000/XP
For details about SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin, see "Using SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin".

Using SmartDeviceMonitor for Admin