Xerox DocuPrint 92C Installation Planning Manual

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DOCUPRINT NPS ON A NOVELL NETWORKXEROX DOCUPRINT NETWORK PRINTER SERIES INSTALLATION PLANNING GUIDE FOR MODEL 92C NPS D-5DocuPrint NPS as a print server or as a remote printerBefore installing DocuPrint NPS on a Novell network, first determinewhether you want the DocuPrint to function as a print server, or aremote printer.Choosing a Print Server or Remote Printer ConfigurationThe following contrasts the Print Server (PSERVER) configurationwith the Remote Printer (RPRINTER) configuration for yourDocuPrint NPS.• The PSERVER configuration uses a licensed connection to aFile Server. The RPRINTER configuration connects to a PrintServer, and does not require a regular client connection.• Using the PSERVER configuration, DocuPrint NPS can obtainjob attributes from the Novell Queue.Note: The RPRINTER configuration can’t do this, and thisleads to some irregularities, such as no job and submitternames, as well as an inability to select duplex through thesubmission interface.• The setting of the Novell banner pages switch operatessuccessfully using PSERVER (this toggles the ElideHeaderattribute).If Banner Page is requested with RPRINTER, DocuPrint NPSprints a Novell-generated ASCII banner page as the first pageof a job, and will print the entire job as an ASCII file (500 pagescould be generated when requesting a banner page regardlessof the actual file contents.)• With PSERVER, multiple copies are requested as a jobattribute; DocuPrint NPS receives only one copy and printsmultiple copies.With RPRINTER, since most remote printers can’t understanda request for multiple copies, the Print Server will send the jobmultiple times to print multiple copies, tying up network andDocuPrint NPS resources as the file is processed.• With PSERVER, a DocuPrint NPS can receive jobs from onlyone print queue on one File Server, but users can submit jobs todifferent DocuPrint NPS virtual printers using Novell forms. Theadministrator uses the PRINTDEF program to create forms withthe same name as DocuPrint NPS virtual printers. Users thenselect a virtual printer by selecting a form with the same nameusing the User Tools program in the NetWare Tools folder ofWindows, or the -F option in the DOS CAPTURE command.With RPRINTER, the Print Server can direct jobs to differentvirtual printers, from multiple queues, possibly on multiple fileservers.