Canon NDPS Gateway User Manual

Canon NDPS Gateway

User’s Guide

Canon NDPS Gateway

Preface

This manual contains descriptions of all functions and operating instructions for Canon NDPS Gate­way. Please read this manual carefully to ensure correct operation. Also, when you have finished
reading the manual, keep it in a safe place for future reference.

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NOTICE:

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omissions. However, as we are constantly improving our products, some of the data contained
herein may not exactly reflect the current model of the particular product with which this manual
has been included. If you have a need for an exact specification, please contact Canon for the
current specification.

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About Trademarks and Abbreviations

Trademarks

Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the
United States and/or other countries.
NetWare and Novell are registered trademarks of Novell, Inc. in the United States and/or other
countries.
NetWare Loadable Module, Novell Client, Novell Distributed Print Service, NDPS and NLM are
trademarks of Novell, Inc.
Adobe and Acrobat are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
Other company or product names used in this manual and not included in the list above are trade­marks of those companies and may be registered in certain jurisdictions.

Abbreviations Used in This Manual

The following abbreviations are used in this document.
Microsoft® Windows® 95 is shown as Windows 95.
Microsoft® Windows® 98 is shown as Windows 98.
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Microsoft® Windows® 2000 is shown as Windows 2000.
Microsoft® Windows® XP is shown as Windows XP.
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System is shown as Windows.

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Windows NT® is shown as Windows NT.

How to Use This Manual

Symbols Used in This Manual

IMPORTANT

NOTE

Indicates important items or prohibited actions that should always be observed
when operating the product. These should always be read to avoid damage to the
product or improper operation.

Indicates items for reference or supplementary information that should be noted by
users.

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Table of Contents

Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

NOTICE: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii

About Trademarks and Abbreviations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Abbreviations Used in This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

How to Use This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Symbols Used in This Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii

Table of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv

Chapter 1 Overview

Features of Canon NDPS Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Snap-in for NetWare Administrator running on client computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-2

NetWare Loadable Module (NLM) running on the NetWare server console . . . . .1-3

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

For a NetWare server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

For a client computer to run NetWare Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5

Supported Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-5

Support Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

Chapter 2 Using Canon NDPS Gateway

Appendix

Installing Canon NDPS Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Configuring Canon NDPS Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

Creating NDPS Manager and Loading NDPSM.NLM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3

Controlled Access Printers and Public Access Printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-4

Configuring Canon NDPS Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-5

Monitoring Printer and Job Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-9

NetWare Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-9

NetWare Server Console . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-10

Using Canon Printer Agent Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-11

Operation Modes of Canon Printer Agent Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-11

Using Canon Printer Agent Creator in Automatic Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-12

Using Canon Printer Agent Creator in Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-14

Exiting Canon Printer Agent Creator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-16

Uninstalling Canon NDPS Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-2

Installed File List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-3

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Overview

Features of Canon NDPS Gateway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

Snap-in for NetWare Administrator running on client computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

NetWare Loadable Module (NLM) running on the NetWare server console. . . . . . 1-3

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

For a NetWare server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

For a client computer to run NetWare Administrator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Supported Protocol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

Support Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-6

CHAPTER

1 Overview

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Features of Canon NDPS Gateway

The Canon NDPS Gateway configures Canon printers to operate in Novell NetWare NDPS (Novell
Distributed Print Services) architecture.
Canon NDPS Gateway is composed of the following modules:

Snap-in for NetWare Administrator running on client comput­ers

1 Overview

Snap-in for NetWare Administrator (NetWare configuration utility provided by Novell) runs on Net­Ware Administrator. When the user creates a Printer Agent or views NDPS Gateway status using
NetWare Administrator, the following screens appear on NetWare Administrator.

Configuration for creating a Printer Agent screen

The configuration for creating printer agent screen allows the user to create a Printer Agent on Net­Ware Administrator that can function with NDPS. From this screen the user can find all Canon print­ers available on the network and configure the printer agent for the selected printer.

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Features of Canon NDPS Gateway

[Printer Control] screen

The printer control screen allows the user to view various information such as printer error status
and remaining paper, as well as carry out various print functions including job management and set­ting the default configuration.

1 Overview

NetWare Loadable Module (NLM) running on the NetWare server console

Canon NDPS Gateway NLM

When the user creates a Printer Agent for Canon NDPS Gateway, Canon NDPS Gateway NLM
(CANGATE.NLM) is automatically loaded, and the following screen appears on the server console.
The Canon NDPS Gateway NLM screen allows the user to create a Printer Agent, customize the
default configuration and view Canon NDPS Gateway status.

Features of Canon NDPS Gateway

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Canon Printer Agent Creator NLM

The following screen appears on the server console when you load Canon Printer Agent Creator
NLM (CANPAUTL.NLM) at the server console.
By using Canon Printer Agent Creator, you can discover Canon printers newly connected to your
network, and then automatically assign IP addresses to and create printer agents (public access
printers) for new printers discovered.

1 Overview

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Features of Canon NDPS Gateway

System Requirements

The following are the minimum system requirements for Canon NDPS Gateway:

For a NetWare server

Software: NetWare 5.0 with Support Pack 6a or later

NetWare 5.1 with Support Pack 3 or later
NetWare 6

For a client computer to run NetWare Administrator

CPU: Intel i486 (or compatible) or higher
Memory: 16MB RAM or more
Display: 800 x 600 High color (16bit) or higher
Software: Windows 95/98 with Novell Client Version 3.3 (or later) for Windows 95/98

Windows NT/2000 with Novell Client Version 4.8 (or later) for Windows NT/2000
Windows XP with Novell Client Version 4.82 (or later) for Windows XP

NOTE

• If the font size is configured for large fonts, some Canon NDPS Gateway screens may not display cor­rectly.

Supported Protocol

TCP/IP (LPD)

1 Overview

IMPORTANT

• Canon NDPS Gateway uses TCP/IP as the communication protocol with printers and LPD as the print
application. The use of IPX/SPX is not supported.

• Before using Canon NDPS Gateway, configure the TCP/IP communication and LPD printing settings of
the printer.

System Requirements

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