NEC 1700 Series, 1765 manual Enable the Remote Printer

Enable the Remote Printer

If you selected Remote Printer mode, you must also enable the Remote Printer server in order to print documents. The steps to enable the Remote Printer server depend on where the print server resides. For printers connected in Network Printer mode, the LAN card is the print server.

Enable the Remote Printer if the Print Server Resides on a File Server (NLM Print Server)

At the NetWare File Server Console, type the command

load PSERVER <print server>

where <print server> is the print server you defined in step 8 on page 4-8. In this example, the defined print server is NP_015446 and the command is

load PSERVER NP_015446

Enable the Remote Printer if the Print Server Resides on a Workstation (Dedicated DOS Print Server)

1.At the workstation login to the file server as a supervisor.

2.Type the following commands. cd f:\public f:\public\pserver.exe <print server> where <print server> is the print server you defined in step 8 on page 4-8. In this example, the defined print server is NP_015446 and the commands are cd f:\public f:\public\pserver.exe NP_015446

Enable the Remote Printer if it is Connected to a Workstation With a Parallel Cable

1.From the print server workstation, switch to MS-DOS and run RPRINTER for NetWare 3.1x or NPRINTER for NetWare 4.1.

2.Select the name of the print server you defined in step 8 on page 4-8. In this example, the defined print server is NP_015446.

4 Configuring Your Network Printer

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