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5.1 System Architec tur e We im ple men ted Ne tWa re pr int er sha rin g f unc tio nal it y i nto th e
pr int er ser ver it sel f, th us all owi ng one or mo re pr int ers at tac hed b y a
pr int er ser ver to be co nne ct ed to the ne two rk . W e h ave de vel op ed the
pr int er ser ver to su ppo rt Ne tWa re pri nte r s er ver .
Em bed ded pr int er ser ver , whi ch em ula tes th e “ qu eue ma na gem ent
fu nct ion ali ty” o f N etW are p rin ter se rve r, PS ERV ER pro gra m r un nin g o n
the N etW are se rve r. A u ser f irs t p rin ts a j ob at a w ork st ati on, t he job is
rou te d t o a Ne tWa re ser ver , t he Ne tWa re ser ver st ore s t he jo b i n a pr int
que ue an d t hen th e p ri nte r s erv er get s t he pr int jo b f rom th e q ueu e to
pr int ers .
Netware Server
Windows 98
Windows 2000
Print Queue
Print Server
Com pa re wit h N etW are pr int in g f unc tio nal ity , t he ad van tag es of
em bed din g t he Net War e n et wor k p rin tin g f unc ti ona lit y i n t he pr int er
ser ve r i ncl ude :
Ins ta lla tio n i s e asi er and qu ick er .
Ne two rk man age men t i s e as ier .
Pr int ing pe rfo rma nce is en ha nce d.
Re lie ve Net Wa re fil e s er ver ’s bur de n.
Re lie ve the ne ed of a w ork sta ti on run nin g t he rem ot e p rin ter
ut ili ty.
Im pro ve pro duc tiv it y b y l oca tin g the pr int er ne ar the w ork gro up.