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Creating Public Access Printers

Configuring a Queue Based Printer in NetWare Administrator

Follow the steps below to configure a queue-based printer in NetWare Administrator.

NOTE:

If you have not finished the previous procedures yet, go back to "Creating Public Access Printers in NetWare Administrator".
The Queue Based Printer configuration assumes that the Print Server and the Printer objects are already defined in NDS.

Select Queue Based in the NDPS Gateway Configuration dialog box.

The EpsonNet NDPS Gateway Configuration dialog appears.
Select the printer agent type, either NDS Printer Agent or Bindery Printer Agent.

NOTE:
If you are using the interface card model C82357*, you can only select Bindery Printer Agent.
Click Next.

The following dialog appears when you select NDS Printer Agent.

NOTE:
The Configure Bindery Printer Agent dialog is similar to the dialog above, except it does not have the NDS Context box, and "File Server for Print Queue" is in the dialog instead of "NDS Volume for Print Queue".
Configure the following options:
- NDS Context: Type the NDS context.
- Print Server Name: Print Server name which is already defined in NDS or Bindery.
  NOTE: If the printer is in Remote Printer mode, enter the print server name that is used when PSERVER.NLM is loaded.
- Printer Name: Printer name which is already defined in NDS or Bindery.
- NDS Volume for Print Queue: The format is as follows.
  Format: The NDS Volume and the context
  For example: NDPS_SERVER_SYS.EPSON
- File Server for Print Queue: Enter the file server name for the print queue.
- IPX Network Number: The number that uniquely identifies a network cable segment; it is usually referred to as the IPX external network number. See the Network Address on the status sheet for the IPX Network Number.
- IPX Node Number: The number that uniquely identifies a print server. See the MAC Address or Node Number (C82357*) on the status sheet for the IPX Node Number.
TIPS:
The following table shows how to enter items for the NDS Printer Agent. The following objects must be located under the same context.

Format Example

NDS Context the NDS Context sales

Print Server Name the Print Server Object name stylus850-PS

Printer Name the Printer Object name stylus850-P
When you complete filling in the boxes, press Finish. Follow the on-screen instructions.
The Select Printer Drivers dialog appears.
Select appropriate printer driver for Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0; and select [None] for Windows 3.1. Be sure to select the printer driver corresponding to your specific printer under both the Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0 menus.

See "Installing Printers on Workstations" for printers supported by the EpsonNet NDPS Gateway.
Click Continue.

The new Printer Agent will now appear in the Printer Agent List window.

NOTE:

Using the appropriate configuration utility shipped with the print server, set the file server name of the gateway for the print server. After configuring the print server, be sure to turn the printer off and back on to reset the printer.
Because EpsonNet NDPS Gateway will create queue objects automatically and connect the queue object to the existing printer object, the print server supports up to 33 queues.
The message "The Printer Agent just created needs attention. Check Printer details or the server console for more information." might appear after creating Printer Agents. This message appears while the EpsonNet NDPS Gateway creates the Printer Agent. Click OK to close this message box and wait a while.

	Format	Example
NDS Context	the NDS Context	sales
Print Server Name	the Print Server Object name	stylus850-PS
Printer Name	the Printer Object name	stylus850-P