Tektronix Phasershare Printer manual PhaserShare Administrator Software for NetWare Networks

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5 PhaserShare Administrator Software for NetWare Networks

PhaserShare Administrator software makes your Tektronix color printer easier to use in a NetWare environment. It provides network administrators with printer management capabilities, job accounting information, and configuration information.

This chapter provides instructions for installing the PhaserShare Administrator. This chapter also provides basic information on how to use the PhaserShare Administrator. Chapter 4, “Novell NetWare Configuration”, provides quick configuration instructions. More detailed information on using the PhaserShare Administrator is available through the PhaserShare Administrator’s on-line help.

Introduction to the PhaserShare Administrator

The PhaserShare Administrator is a powerful tool for network and system administrators designed to simplify administration and make Tektronix printers easy to share. The PhaserShare Administrator’s key features are listed here:

■Printer configuration reporting. You can control printer settings and network settings. You can remotely set the print server name, IPX frame types, and many more NetWare parameters, bringing printer control to your desktop.

■Printer management. The PhaserShare Administrator is a valuable printer management tool for network administrators. With real time printer messages and access to a remote printer control panel, administrators can resolve many printing problems without leaving their desks. By using the Notify List to send printer alerts, the network administrator is the first to know if a printing problem exists.

■Network configuration. The PhaserShare Administrator supports automatic driver distribution and queue management. Once you install a Tektronix printer driver on a network server, the driver is automatically available to all network users.

■Job accounting. Job accounting allows you to track printer usage by individual user and job on NetWare networks.

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