Xerox NDPS Solution
For Novell NDPS
User Guide
Version 2.3
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Contents
Contents
Introduction ........................................................................ 5
Document Purpose ............................................................ 5
Document Audience .......................................................... 5
About this Solution ............................................................ 6
Server Requirements .......................................................... 7
Client Requirements .......................................................... 8
Installing Your Xerox Printer ............................................... 9
Xerox NDPS Solution Installation Procedure ..................... 10
Using the NetWare Administrator .................................... 15
Installation of your Xerox Printer as an IPX Controlled Access
Printer via the Xerox Installation Wizard .......................... 16
Installation of your Xerox Printer as an IP Controlled Access
Printer via the Xerox Installation Wizard .......................... 21
Installation of your Xerox Printer as an IPX Public Access Printer
via the Xerox Installation Wizard ..................................... 26
Installation of your Xerox Printer as an IP Public Access printer
via the Xerox Installation Wizard ..................................... 30
Using The Server Side Configuration Utility ...................... 34
Installing a printer using the Server Side Configuration Utility 34
Converting an IPX printer agent into an IP printer agent 36
Using the Xerox Plug and Print Utility .............................. 37
Features .......................................................................... 37
Minimal Setup ................................................................. 37
Configuring Xerox Plug and Print ..................................... 38
Automatic searching ........................................................ 38
Manual Searching ........................................................... 39
Xerox Printer Control Snap-in Features ............................. 40
Basic Printer Installation through Novell Printer Manager 41
Delete Xerox NDPS Printers ............................................... 43
From the Server Console .................................................. 43
From NWAdmin .............................................................. 43
Hints and Tips ................................................................... 44
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Contents
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Introduction
Introduction
Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS) are products
built on Novell’s printing architecture that allows
administrators to take advantage of built-in printer
intelligence to centrally manage network printing
resources from anywhere on the network, improve
network printing performance, and reduce the hassles of
network printing for end-users.
The Xerox NDPS Solution allows you to use Novell NDPS
with many of the latest Xerox Printers. It includes
administrative tools that snap-in to NWAdmin that
enable users to easily configure and manage their network
print services. It also has a set of NetWare Loadable
Modules (NLM) that run on the NetWare server.
Document Purpose
Document Audience
This document describes how to install and use the Xerox
NDPS Solution. It complements, but does not replace,
Novell’s documentation describing how to set up your
Network Operating System and providing basic
knowledge about NDPS. See Novell’s documentation for
these details.
This document is provided for the system administrator
or equivalent, with in-depth knowledge of NetWare and
NDPS.
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Introduction
About this Solution
The current release of the Xerox NDPS Solution for Novell
NDPS supports both IP and IPX network protocols. It
supports the LPR print protocol for job submission over IP
as well as the Novell Print Server utility (PServer) that
Xerox printers use for job submission over IPX.
The Xerox NDPS solution contains five distinct
components:
• A Xerox Install Wizard, that provides simplified
installation and configuration of your Xerox printers
in the network
• Xerox Printer Control Snap-in, that enables status
retrieval and remote management of NDPS supported
Xerox printers over IP and IPX through NWAdmin. It
also provides the ability to launch CentreWare Internet
Services (CWIS) web pages for printer management of
IP supported printers
• Xerox Gateway NLM “Xgateway”, that allows you to
get status and feedback information from your Xerox
printer and access many of the features available from
your specific printers
• Xerox Server Side Configuration Utility, that allows
you to create IP Public Access printers as well as
convert IPX to IP printers
• Xerox Plug and Print Utility that will search
automatically for non-configured devices and install
them as Public Access printers. It can install multiple
printers simultaneously using default names and
settings.
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Introduction
Server Requirements
At least one of the following four types of Servers:
• NetWare 4.11 with at least Support Pack 6
• NetWare 4.2
• NetWare 5.1
• NetWare 6.X
All Novell required support packs for your Network
Operating System should be loaded.
NOTE: Visit Novell’s web site at www.novell.com for
service pack information for your Network Operating system.
Depending on which NetWare Network Operating System
you are running, there are different levels of Novell’s
NDPS (Novell Distributed Print Services) or NEPS (Novell
Enterprise Print Services) available.
• Versions of NDPS greater than and including 2.0 will
support the Xerox Solution.
• Versions of NEPS greater than and including 2.1.0 will
support the Xerox Solution.
NOTE: For detailed explanations of the various Novell NDPS
version and functionality distinctions, please consult the
Novell Support Web Site at:
Search for "ndps neps" (without the quotes).
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www.novell.com
Introduction
Client Requirements
Win95/98, WinNT 4.0 Workstation with required service
packs or Windows 2000 Workstation
• Novell Client Software compatible with your operating
system in accordance with Novell specifications. Visit
Novell’s web site at
details.
www.novell.com for specific
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Installing Your Xerox Printer
You must perform an installation of the Xerox NDPS
Solution in accordance with the section titled
NDPS Solution Installation Procedure
There are two methods to install and configure a Xerox
NDPS Printer:
1. Use the Server Side Configuration Utility in
accordance with the section titled:
Server Side Configuration Utility.
2. Use the NetWare Administrator (NWAdmin)
application in accordance with the section titled
Using the NetWare Administrator.
Installing Your Xerox Printer
Xerox
Using The
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Installing Your Xerox Printer
Xerox NDPS Solution
Installation Procedure
NOTE: This procedure requires that the Novell NDPS 2.0 or
greater be installed first as well as any Novell required service
packs. Follow these instructions after the above conditions
have been met.
NOTE: The install can be done from a CDROM mounted as a
NetWare volume, as a server-to-server install, or from a
workstation using RConsole. Refer to Novell documentation
for details on these instructions. (The mode of install will
determine the path to the source you provide during the
following procedure.)
The Steps listed below will define how to get the
Xerox NDPS Solution from the web if that is your
resource:
1. Go to www.xerox.com and search for NDPS.
2. Click on the free Download link on the Xerox NDPS
web site and follow the instructions.
3. Select the print drivers for the printers in your
environment.
4. Click “Create” and your customized solution will be
built.
5. Click “Download”.
6. Save the file to a convenient location where you have
sufficient free space.
7. This is a self-extracting archive file. Run the file. After
the files are extracted, copy the file to the SYS volume.
Approximately 335MB of free space is required for the
full download with all drivers.
THEN
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Installing Your Xerox Printer
The Final steps listed below will define how to
install the Xerox NDPS solution on your server
from any of the listed resources
1. Go to the server console screen.
2. At the server console, type: nwconfig for a NetWare
5.x server OR load install for a NetWare 4.x server and
press [ENTER]
3. Select Product Options and press [ENTER]
4. Select Install a product not listed and press [ENTER]
• You will see a screen for selecting a source path.
5. Press the [F3] key to type in source path, then press
[ENTER]. Press [ENTER] to continue. This will initiate
a file copy. The file copying will take a few minutes.
If the server OS version is newer than Netware 5.1
Service Pack 3 additional steps are required to
complete the installation. Otherwise the installation
is complete.
NOTE: The NDPS Broker must be running to proceed. If it is
not running you will get errors and must re-start the install.
6. The install script will prompt that a program
XPRNDRV.NLM will install the print drivers. Press
[ENTER]. This will start the program and switch to a
new screen. DO NOT
the XPRNDRV.NLM instructs you to do so.
7. At the prompt enter a fully qualified name for an
“Admin” user. Then press [ENTER].
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return to the NWCONFIG until
Installing Your Xerox Printer
8. At the prompt for a password type the password for
the user in step 7, then press [ENTER].
9. The XPRNDRV.NLM will login to the server, it will
now prompt for the Broker. Type the fully qualified
Broker Name, then press [ENTER].
10. At the prompt for the tree name type the tree name
then press [ENTER].
11. The XPRNDRV.NLM will now update the drivers
contained in the Resource Management Service
(RMS). This process will take several minutes up to an
hour depending on server type. When it completes it
will display a message indicating the success of the
install process. Press [ENTER] to exit XPRNDRV.NLM.
12. At the server prompt type [CTRL][ESC] to get a list of
available screens on the server. Type the number for
the NWCONFIG screen, then press [ENTER].
13. The install script is prompted to restart RMS. Press
[ENTER]. This must be done so that the changes in
RMS can be finalized.
14. As a check of the install move to the
“View/Configure/Remove Installed Products” option
in NWCONFIG and press [ENTER]. Look for an entry
Gateway X.X.X.X. This is the utility for the Xerox
NDPS Solution.
,
Installing/Configuring for Netware 5.1 Clustering
NOTE: These instructions are for Netware 5.1 server with
service pack 2a or older, not for service pack 3 and newer.
Installing the solution on a NetWare 5.1 server does not
configure it to run in a clustered environment. The user
must change an INI file in the procedure below. Printer
Agents can then be created. These new print agents will
make references to the clustered volume instead of the sys
volume. Any existing Xerox print agents should be
re-created after the change so that they will also use the
clustered volume.
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Installing Your Xerox Printer
At the server console:
1. install the solution as per the instructions in the
User’s Guide.
On a client workstation connected to the server:
2. Open the file sys:/public/win32/xdpwiz.ini in
notepad.
3. Edit the line that contains ndpsvolume.
• remove the ; at the start of the line.
• replace other with the name of the volume that the
resdir is located.
4. Save changes.
Now the Xerox Installation Wizard INI files have been
changed to install print agents that will reference the
cluster volume. The next step is to move the print driver
files and configuration files from the sys volume to the
cluster volume. The three steps below detail copying the
files.
Again on the client workstation:
5. Copy the files sys:/ndps/redir/prndef to {cluster
volume}:/ndps/resdir/prndef . Copy the contained
directories.
6. Copy the files sys:/ndps/redir/prndrv to {cluster
volume}:/ndps/resdir/prndrv . Copy the contained
directories.
7. Copy the files sys:/ndps/xerox to {cluster
volume}:/ndps/resdir/xerox .
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Installing Your Xerox Printer
Installing/Configuring for Netware 5.1 SP3 or later Clustering
NOTE: These instructions are for Netware 5.1 server with
service pack 3 or newer.
Installing the solution on a NetWare 5.1 server does not
configure it to run in a clustered environment. The user
must change an INI file in the procedure below. Printer
Agents can then be created. These new print agents will
make references to the clustered volume instead of the sys
volume. Any existing Xerox print agents should be
re-created after the change so that they will also use the
clustered volume.
At the server console:
1. install the solution as per the instructions in the
User’s Guide.
On a client workstation connected to the server:
2. Open the file sys:/public/win32/xdpwiz.ini in
notepad.
3. Edit the line that contains ndpsvolume.
• remove the ; at the start of the line.
• replace other with the name of the volume that the
resdir is located.
4. Save changes.
Now the Xerox Installation Wizard INI files have been
changed to install print agents that will reference the
cluster volume. The next step is to move the
configuration files from the sys volume to the cluster
volume.
Again on the client workstation:
5. Copy the files sys:/ndps/xerox to {cluster
volume}:/ndps/resdir/xerox .
These steps should always be done after updating the
solution.
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Installing Your Xerox Printer
Using the NetWare
Administrator
1. Login as the “Admin” account or an account with
administrator equivalent to the tree and context that
the Novell NDPS is installed on.
2. On your NetWare client, start the NetWare
Administrator (NWAdmin) application. For Windows
NT, Windows 95/98 and Windows 2000; the
NWAdmin application is located on the SYS volume
of your NetWare server as follows:
• SYS:Public\win32\Nwadmn32.exe
NOTE: If this application is run from a Windows shortcut
icon, make sure to fill in Start In Field with the path: <drive
name>:\Public\win32.
3. In NWAdmin, as the network administrator, you can
install your Xerox printer(s) on the network as an IP
or IPX Controlled Access printer, as well as an IP or
IPX Public Access printer. See the appropriate section.
Installation of your Xerox Printer as an IPX
•
Controlled Access Printer via the Xerox
Installation Wizard
• Installation of your Xerox Printer as an IP
Controlled Access Printer via the Xerox
Installation Wizard
• Installation of your Xerox Printer as an IPX
Public Access Printer via the Xerox
Installation Wizard
• Installation of your Xerox Printer as an IP
Public Access printer via the Xerox
Installation Wizard
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Installing Your Xerox Printer
Installation of your
Xerox Printer as an IPX
Controlled Access
Printer via the Xerox
Installation Wizard
The Xerox Installation Wizard allows you to install your
Xerox printer as an IPX Controlled Access printer in your
existing NDS tree structure. Follow the procedure below
to install your printer as an IPX Controlled Access printer
on your network.
NOTE: You must have a NDPS Broker object and a NDPS
Manager object created and loaded before installing your NDPS
printer.
You can have an unlimited number of both NDPS Brokers and
NDPS Managers created, but only one each can be loaded on
any given server at a time. Also, the NDPS printer that you are
creating can be associated with any of the presently created
NDPS Managers/Brokers provided they are the ones that are
loaded at the time of creation. For further details, see the
Novell documentation on NDPS
Broker/Manager-creation/management.
1. Launch NWAdmin.
2. Select the NDS container, under which you would like
to create your IPX Controlled Access printer.
3. Select the Object menu, then the Create menu.
• The New Object dialog box is displayed.
4. From the Class of new object window select NDPS
Printer, and then select OK.
• The Create NDPS Printer dialog box is displayed.
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Installing Your Xerox Printer
5. Enter the name that you wish to give the printer into
the NDPS Printer Name list box, select the Create a
New Printer Agent radio button for the Printer Agent
Source, then select Create:
• The Create Printer Agent dialog box is displayed
with the name that you just specified in the Printer
Agent (PA) Name list box of the Create Printer
Agent dialog box.
6. In the Create Printer Agent dialog box, select the
Browse button located directly to the right of the
NDPS Manager Name list box.
• The Select Object dialog box is displayed with a list
of Available NDPS Managers on the left side of the
dialog box.
7. Select the NDPS Manager object that you wish to
associate with your NDPS printer and then select OK.
• The Create Printer Agent dialog box is again
displayed with the manager object that you just
selected listed in the NDPS Manager Name list box.
8. In the Gateway Types list box of the Create Printer
Agent dialog box, select the Xerox Printer Gateway
IP/IPX, then select OK.
9. In the Select a Network Protocol for the Printer Agent
dialog box make sure the radio button for IPX
Protocol is selected and then select OK.
• The Xerox Setup Wizard dialog box is displayed.
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Installing Your Xerox Printer
10. To begin installing your printer on the network, select
Next within the Xerox Setup Wizard dialog box.
• The Choose a Xerox Device dialog box is displayed.
A list box displays all the available NDPS supported
Xerox printers connected to the Network at that
time. The printer model is displayed in the left
column and the right column contains the default
print server name for each printer.
11. In the Choose a Xerox Device dialog box select your
printer from the LIST of Available Xerox Dev ice s list
box. Also select/deselect the Auto Create NDS Objects
feature.
If you select the Auto Create NDS Objects feature, skip
Step 14. below.
to
12. If you deselect the Auto Create NDS Objects feature
you will see the PRINT Server and Queue Name dialog
box displayed when you select NEXT.
• When the Printer Server and Queue Name dialog
box opens, a default New Print Server Name and
New Queue Name are listed in this dialog box.
• In the Print Server and Queue Name dialog box you
have the ability to change the default names given
to the Print Server and Print Queue.
13. Once the names have been assigned select NEXT in
the Print server and Print Queue dialog box.
• The Confirm Choices dialog box is displayed listing
the New Print Server Name and New Queue Name
listed for your printer.
• Skip to
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Step 15. below.
Installing Your Xerox Printer
14. If you select the AUTO Create NDS Objects feature,
select the printer you desire from the list provided in
the Choose a Xerox Device dialog box and then select
NEXT
• The Confirm Choices dialog is displayed listing the
New Print Server Name and New Queue Name
listed for your printer.
15. Select Next from the Confirm Choices dialog box.
• The Congratulations dialog box is displayed telling
you that you have provided all information
necessary for the Xerox Printer Install wizard.
16. Select Finish from the Congratulations dialog box.
NOTE: The Xerox Installation Wizard application will
automatically create an Organizational Unit (OU) in the NDS
tree along with three objects for each IPX Xerox printer agent
that is created. These objects are necessary to support “Print
Server” communication protocol (PServer) that Xerox printers
use for job submission. See Hints and Tips for details.
• Progress messages are displayed in the
Congratulations dialog box as the installation
continues. Finally a message is displayed: “Waiting
for a printer agent to load. This may take up to 60
seconds.” Then the Select Printer Drivers box is
displayed.
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Installing Your Xerox Printer
17. From the list of Printer Drivers in the Select Printer
Drivers dialog box, select the printer driver
corresponding to your specific printer. Be sure to
select a driver under the Windows 2000 Driver
(Netware 5.1 & NetWare 5.0 with NDPS 2.0 only), the
Windows NT Driver, the Windows 95/98 Driver and
the Windows 3.11 Driver tabs (if you have users who
will be using these operating systems). Default printer
drivers will be auto selected in the driver list, but may
be changed if necessary (i.e. Postscript to PCL). After
driver selection, press Continue.
• An NDPS object creation dialog box is briefly
displayed, and then the main browser window will
appear with your Controlled Access printer listed.
NOTE: The Xerox Installation Wizard resets the printer after
Printer Agent creation. To complete the installation for certain
families of Xerox Document Centre printers, it will be
necessary to go to the printer and cycle the power off and on
after the Printer Agent is successfully created. Once the power
on process for the printer is complete you must shutdown and
restart the printer agent in the NDPS Manager (NDPSM) at the
server console or using the RConsole utility.
NOTE: The Solution no longer provides Windows 3.1 Drivers
for printers. If they are required they must be added through the
Broker.
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Installing Your Xerox Printer
Installation of your
Xerox Printer as an IP
Controlled Access
Printer via the Xerox
Installation Wizard
The Xerox Installation Wizard allows you to install your
Xerox printer as an IP Controlled Access printer within
your existing NDS tree structure. Follow the procedure
below to install your printer as an IP Controlled Access
printer on your network.
NOTE: You must have a NDPS Broker object and a NDPS
Manager object created and loaded before installing your NDPS
printer.
You can have an unlimited number of both NDPS Brokers and
NDPS Managers created, but only one each can be loaded on
any given server at a time. Also, the NDPS printer that you are
creating can be associated with any of the presently created
NDPS Managers/Brokers provided they are the ones that are
loaded at the time of creation. For further details, see the
Novell documentation on NDPS
Broker/Manager-creation/management.
1. Launch NWAdmin.
2. Select the NDS container that you would like to create
your IP Controlled Access printer in.
3. Select the Object menu, then the Create menu.
• The New Object dialog box is displayed.
4. From the Class of new object window select NDPS
Printer, and then select OK.
• The Create NDPS Printer dialog box is displayed.
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Installing Your Xerox Printer
5. Enter the name that you wish to give the printer into
the NDPS Printer Name list box, select the Create a
New Printer Agent radio button for the Printer Agent
Source, and then select Create.
• The Create Printer Agent dialog box is displayed
with the name that you just specified listed in the
Printer Agent (PA) Name list box of the Create
Printer Agent dialog box.
6. In the Create Printer Agent dialog box, select the
Browse button located directly to the right of the
NDPS Manager Name list box.
• The Select Object dialog box is displayed with a list
of Available NDPS Managers on the left side of the
dialog box.
7. Select the NDPS Manager object that you wish to
associate with your NDPS printer and then select OK.
• The Create Printer Agent dialog box is again
displayed with the manager object that you just
selected listed in the NDPS Manager Name list box.
8. In the Gateway Types list box of the Create Printer
Agent dialog box, select the Xerox Printer Gateway
IP/IPX, then select OK.
9. In the Select a Network Protocol for the Printer Agent
dialog box make sure the radio button for IP Protocol
is selected and then select OK.
• The Xerox Setup Wizard dialog box is displayed.
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Installing Your Xerox Printer
10. To begin installing your printer on the network, select
Next in the Xerox Setup Wizard dialog box.
• The Choose a Xerox Device dialog box is displayed.
A list box displays all the available IP NDPS
supported Xerox printers on your local subnet. The
Printer Model is listed in Column 1, with the Given
Name in Column 2, and the IP Address in Column
3.
11. In the Choose a Xerox Device dialog box, select your
printer from the LIST of Available Xerox Devices list
box.
If the printer you want to host with the Xerox
Gateway is not supported by the Solution then select
the “Unsupported Printers” radio button. Go to
Step
12. below.
If the printer you are looking for is not listed in the
List of Available Devices displayed, you can perform a
search by IP Address or Subnet.
• Select the Advanced button from the Choose a
Xerox Device dialog box. The Advanced IP
Discovery dialog box appears.
• In the Advanced IP Discovery dialog box you will
have two tabs, IP Discovery and Subnet Discovery.
• To search by IP Address select the IP Discovery Tab,
enter the IP address of the printer you are searching
for and click the ADD button. The address will
appear in the IP Addresses of Printers to be
Discovered window. Then select OK.
• At this point you will be returned to the Choose a
Xerox Device dialog box and will you need to select
REFRESH. Once the refresh is complete, you will see
your printer displayed in the List of Available Xerox
Devices.
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Installing Your Xerox Printer
OR
• To search by Subnet, select the Subnet Discovery
tab and enter the subnet address and subnet mask,
then select ADD. The address will appear in the
Broadcast Address window. Then select OK.
• At this point you will be returned to the Choose a
Xerox Device dialog box and need to select
REFRESH. Once the refresh is complete, you will see
your printer(s) displayed in the List of Available
Devices.
NOTE: When you return to the Discovery tab you will see the
list of Broadcast Addresses that you have added previously. To
determine the Subnet Address and Subnet Mask associated
with a Broadcast Address, select the address.
After selecting a printer go to
12. In the unknown or Generic Device Configuration
dialog box, select the type of printer to install.
Unknown devices will operate like Novell’s gateway,
print only, no status. Generic devices will support
limited status on printing.
In the printer IP Address box enter the device’s IP
Address.
In the Printer LPR Queue Name box enter the LPR
Queue name the default is provided, LP.
Once the choices have been made select the Next
button to continue.
Step 14. below.
Go to
Step 13. below.
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13. Select Next from the Choose a Xerox Device dialog
box once you have selected the printer you want.
14. The Confirm Choices dialog box will appear with the
Printer Name, Printer IP Address and Printer Model
you have chosen. If the information is correct select
Next.
• The Congratulations dialog box is displayed telling
you that you have provided all information
necessary for the Xerox Printer Configuration
wizard.
15. Select Finish from the Congratulations dialog.
• A message is displayed: “Waiting for a printer agent
to load. This may take up to 60 seconds.” Then the
Select Printer Drivers box is displayed.
16. From the list of Printer Drivers in the Select Printer
Drivers dialog box, select the printer driver
corresponding to your specific printer. Be sure to
select a driver under the Windows 2000 Driver
(Netware 5.1 & NetWare 5.0 with NDPS 2.0 only),
Windows NT Driver, the Windows 95/98 Driver and
the Windows 3.11 Driver tabs (if you have users who
will be using these operating systems). Default printer
drivers will be auto selected in the driver list, but may
be changed if necessary (i.e. Postscript to PCL). After
driver selection, press Continue.
• An NDPS object creation dialog box is briefly
displayed, and then the main browser window will
appear with your Controlled Access printer listed.
NOTE: The Solution no longer provides Windows 3.1 Drivers
for printers. If they are required they must be added through the
Broker.
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Installing Your Xerox Printer
Installation of your
Xerox Printer as an IPX
Public Access Printer
via the Xerox
Installation Wizard
The Xerox Installation Wizard also allows you to install
your Xerox printer as an IPX Public Access printer. Follow
the procedure below to install your printer as an IPX
Public Access printer on your network.
NOTE: You must have a NDPS Broker object and a NDPS
Manager object created and loaded before installing your NDPS
printer.
You can have an unlimited number of both NDPS Brokers and
NDPS Managers created, but only one each can be loaded on
any given server at a time. Also, the NDPS printer that you are
creating can be associated with any of the presently created
NDPS Managers/Brokers provided they are the ones that are
loaded at the time of creation. For further details, see the
Novell documentation on NDPS
Broker/Manager-creation/management.
1. Double click on the NDPS manager object that you
wish to install the Public Access printer under.
• The NDPS Manager dialog box is displayed.
2. Select the Printer Agent List button located on the top
right side of the NDPS Manager dialog box.
• The NDPS Manager dialog box now displays the
Printer Agent List window along with a list of
current Printer Agents.
3. Select the New button.
• The Create Printer Agent dialog box is displayed.
4. Enter the name that you wish to give to the printer
into the Printer Agent Name list box.
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5. In the Gateway Types list box of the Create Printer
Agent dialog box, select the Xerox Printer Gateway
IP/IPX, then select OK.
6. In the Select a Network Protocol for the Printer Agent
dialog box make sure the radio button for IPX
Protocol is selected and then select OK.
• The Xerox Setup Wizard dialog box is displayed.
7. To begin installing your printer on the network, select
Next within the Xerox Setup Wizard dialog box.
• The Choose a Xerox Device dialog box is displayed.
The list box displays all the available NDPS
supported Xerox printers connected to Network at
that time. The printer model is displayed in the left
column and the right column contains the default
print server name for each printer.
8. In the Choose a Xerox Device dialog box, select your
printer from the LIST of Available Xerox Dev ice s list
box. Also select/deselect the Auto Create NDS Objects
feature.
If you select the Auto Create NDS Object feature, skip
Step 11. below.
to
9. If you deselect the Auto Create NDS Objects feature
you will see the Print Server and Queue Name dialog
box displayed when you select NEXT.
• When the Printer Server and Queue Name dialog
box opens a default New Print Server Name and
New Queue Name are listed in this dialog box.
• In the Print Server and Queue Name dialog box you
have the ability to change the default names given
the Print Server and Print Queue.
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Installing Your Xerox Printer
10. Once the names have been assigned select NEXT in
the Print server and Print Queue dialog box.
• The Confirm Choices dialog box is displayed listing
the New Print Server Name and New Queue Name
listed for your printer.
• Skip to
11. If you select the AUTO Create NDS Objects feature,
select the printer you desire from the list provided in
the Choose a Xerox Device dialog box and then select
NEXT.
• The Confirm Choices dialog box is displayed listing
the New Print Server Name and New Queue Name
listed for your printer.
12. Select Next from the Confirm Choices dialog box.
• The Congratulations dialog box is displayed telling
you that you have provided all information
necessary for the Xerox Printer Install wizard.
13. Select Finish from the Congratulations dialog box.
NOTE: The Xerox Installation Wizard application will
automatically create an Organizational Unit (OU) in the NDS
tree along with three objects for each IPX Xerox printer agent
that is created. These objects are necessary to support “Print
Server” utility (PServer) that Xerox printers use for job
submission. Creation of the Xerox OU is only performed once.
A separate OU is not created for each IPX printer agent. See
Step 12. below
Hints and Tips for details.
• Progress messages are displayed in the Congratulations
dialog box as the installation continues. Finally a
message is displayed: “Waiting for a printer agent to
load. This may take up to 60 seconds.” Then the Select
Printer Drivers box is displayed.
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14. From the list of Printer Drivers in the Select Printer
Drivers dialog box, select the printer driver
corresponding to your specific printer. Be sure to
select a driver under the Windows 2000 Driver
(Netware 5.1 & NetWare 5.0 with NDPS 2.0 only),
Windows NT Driver, the Windows 95/98 Driver and
the Windows 3.11 Driver tabs (if you have users who
will be using these operating systems). Default printer
drivers will be auto selected in the driver list, but may
be changed if necessary (i.e. Postscript to PCL). After
driver selection, press Continue.
• An NDPS object creation dialog box is briefly
displayed. The new Printer Agent will now be listed
in the Printer Agent list window.
NOTE: The Xerox Installation Wizard resets the printer after
Printer Agent creation. To complete the installation for certain
families of Xerox Document Centre printers, it will be
necessary to go to the printer and cycle the power off and on
after the Printer Agent is successfully created. Once the power
on process for the printer is complete you must shutdown and
restart the printer agent in the NDPS Manager (NDPSM) at the
server console or using the RConsole utility.
NOTE: The Solution no longer provides Windows 3.1 Drivers
for printers. If they are required they must be added through the
Broker.
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Installing Your Xerox Printer
Installation of your
Xerox Printer as an IP
Public Access printer
via the Xerox
Installation Wizard
The Xerox Installation Wizard allows you to also install
your Xerox printer as a Public Access printer. Follow the
procedure below to install your printer as a Public Access
printer on your network.
NOTE: You must have a NDPS Broker object and a NDPS
Manager object created and loaded before installing your NDPS
printer.
You can have an unlimited number of both NDPS Brokers and
NDPS Managers created, but only one can be loaded on any
given server at a time. Also, the NDPS printer that you are
creating can be associated with any of the presently created
NDPS Managers/Brokers provided they are the ones that are
loaded at the time of creation. For further details, see the
Novell documentation on NDPS
Broker/Manager-creation/management.
1. Double click the NDPS manager object that you wish
to install the Public Access printer under.
• The NDPS Manager dialog box is displayed.
2. Select the Printer Agent List button located on the top
right side of the NDPS Manager dialog box.
• The NDPS Manager dialog box now displays the
Printer Agent List window with a list of current
Printer Agents.
3. Select the New button in the lower left portion of the
dialog box.
• The Create Printer Agent dialog box is displayed.
4. Enter the name that you wish to give the printer into
the NDPS Printer Agent (PA) Name list box.
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5. In the Gateway Types list box of the Create Printer
Agent dialog box, select the Xerox Printer Gateway
IP/IPX, then select OK.
6. In the Select a Network Protocol for the Printer Agent
dialog box make sure the radio button for IP Protocol
is selected and then select OK.
• The Xerox Setup Wizard dialog box is displayed.
7. To begin installing your printer on the network, select
Next in the Xerox Setup Wizard dialog box.
• The Choose a Xerox Device dialog box is displayed.
A list box displays all the available IP NDPS
supported Xerox printers on your local subnet. The
Printer Model is listed in Column 1, with the Given
Name in Column 2, and the IP Address in Column
3.
8. In the Choose a Xerox Device dialog box select your
printer from the Available Xerox Devices list.
If the printer you want to host with the Xerox
Gateway is not supported by the Solution then select
the “Unsupported Printers” Radio button. Go to
Step
9. below.
If the printer you are looking for is not listed in the
List of Available Devices displayed, you can perform a
search by IP Address or Subnet.
• Select Advanced button from the Choose a Xerox
Device dialog box. The Advanced IP Discovery
dialog box appears.
• In the Advanced IP Discovery dialog box you will
have two tabs, IP Discovery and Subnet Discovery.
• To search by IP Address select the IP Discovery Tab,
enter the IP address of the printer you are searching
for and click the ADD button. The address will
appear in the IP Addresses of Printers to be
discovered window. Then select OK.
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Installing Your Xerox Printer
• At this point you will be returned to the IP
Discovery dialog box and need to select REFRESH.
Once refresh is complete, you will see your printer
displayed in the Available Xerox D evi ces list.
OR
• To search by Subnet, select the Subnet Discovery
tab and enter the subnet address and subnet mask,
then select ADD. The address will appear in the
Broadcast Addresses window of this tab. Then select
OK.
• At this point you will be returned to the Choose a
Xerox Device dialog box and you will need to select
REFRESH. Once the refresh is complete, you will see
your printer in the List of Available Xerox Devices.
After selecting a printer go to
9. In the unknown or Generic Device Configuration
dialog box, select the type of printer to install.
Unknown devices will operate like Novell’s gateway,
print only no status. Generic devices will support
limited status on printing.
In the printer IP Address box enter the device’s IP
Address.
In the Printer LPR Queue Name box enter the LPR
Queue name the default is provided, LP.
Once the choices have been made select the Next
button to continue.
Step 11. below.
Go to
10. Select Next from the Choose a Xerox Device dialog
box once you have selected the printer you wanted.
Step 10. below.
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11. The Confirm Choices dialog box will appear with the
Printer Name, Printer IP Address and Printer Model
you have chosen. If the information is correct select
Next.
• The Congratulations dialog box is displayed telling
you that you have provided all information
necessary for the Xerox Printer Configuration
Wizard.
12. Select Finish from the Congratulations dialog box.
• A message is displayed: “Waiting for a printer agent
to load.” This may take up to 60 seconds.” Then
the Select Printer Drivers box is displayed.
13. From the list of Printer Drivers in the Select Printer
Drivers dialog box, select the printer driver
corresponding to your specific printer. Be sure to
select a driver under the Windows 2000 Driver
(Netware 5.1 & NetWare 5.0 with NDPS 2.0 only),
Windows NT Driver, the Windows 95/98 Driver and
the Windows 3.11 Driver tabs (if you have users who
will be using these operating systems). Default printer
drivers will be auto selected in the driver list, but may
be changed if necessary (i.e. Postscript to PCL). After
driver selection, press Continue.
• The new Printer Agent can be seen by selecting
Tools->NDPS Public Access Printers from the main
menu.
NOTE: The Solution no longer provides Windows 3.1 Drivers
for printers. If they are required they must be added through the
Broker.
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Installing Your Xerox Printer
Using The Server Side
Configuration Utility
Installing a printer using the Server Side Configuration Utility
NOTE: With this utility you will be able to create an IP Public
Access printer, and/or convert any IPX printer to an IP printer.
1. At the server console go to the NDPS Manager screen
with the list of printer agents displayed, press [Insert].
2. Type in the name of the printer agent and press
[Enter].
3. Select Configuration Utilities from the Printer
Configuration screen and press [Enter].
4. Select Xerox IP Printer Gateway from the list and press
[Enter].
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5. Enter in the IP address of the printer and then press
[Enter] to accept and move on to the next field.
6. Press [Enter] at the Printer Model field.
NOTE: Some Document Centre devices allow the SNMP
Community string name to be changed. If you have changed
the SNMP Community string name, then do the following:
Press [F4].
Press [Enter] and enter in the Get SNMP Community string
name you put in the printer.
Select OK.
7. Select the model of the printer from the list of
supported printers.
8. Change the polling time if desired.
• The polling time is the time interval between calls
to the printer that the gateway makes to retrieve the
status of the printer.
9. Select OK.
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Installing Your Xerox Printer
Converting an IPX printer agent into an IP printer agent
NOTE: This will not affect any printers installed on the user’s
desktop and does not require the user to reinstall the printer on
their desktop.
NOTE: Converting a Printer Agent from IPX to IP does not
change or affect any of the other printer configuration settings.
This includes both Public Access as well as Controlled Access
Printers.
1. At the NDPS manager on the server console select the
IPX printer agent to be changed into an IP printer
agent. Press [Enter].
2. Select Configuration and press [Enter].
3. On the Printer Configuration screen select
Configuration Utilities.
4. Select Xerox IP Printer Gateway from the list.
5. Enter in the IP address of the printer and then press
[Enter] to accept and move on to the next field.
6. Press [Enter] at the Printer Model field.
7. Select the model of the printer from the list of
supported printers.
8. Change the polling time if desired.
• The polling time is the time interval between calls
to the printer that the gateway makes to retrieve the
status of the printer.
9. Select OK.
10. Shut down and restart the printer agent.
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Installing Your Xerox Printer
Using the Xerox Plug
and Print Utility
NOTE: This utility runs only on NetWare 5.x and above.
Features
• Allows user to install multiple printers at the same
time using default names and settings
• Allows user to schedule searches to automatically
install non-configured devices.
Minimal Setup
1. At the server console command prompt type
Xeroxpnp and press [Enter].
2. Select the Start/Stop Option and press [Enter]
3. Press [Enter] again. A message will appear that the
polling loop is currently searching for non-configured
devices.
4. The first time the Plug and Print runs in Automatic
Mode, it will find all non-configured devices and
install them as Public Access printers on the server. As
Public Access printers they are now available to install
on the workstation via the Novell Printer Manager or
Microsoft Add a Printer.
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Installing Your Xerox Printer
Configuring Xerox Plug and Print
There are several configuration options available for the
Plug and Print Utility
1. From the main menu select Config
2. Enter in the desired polling time. This is the time
delay between network searches when in automatic
mode.
3. Select whether a configuration page is printed when a
device is installed. If YES is selected then the Xerox
Plug and Print application will submit a configuration
sheet to the printer with the printer agent name on it.
4. Add or remove any subnets from the search. The
application will default to searching the local subnet.
5. Select the installation type desired.
Automatic searching
• Installation type on the configuration screen
should be set to Auto.
• At the main menu select the start/stop option. The
information box at the top of the screen will
change.
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Manual Searching
• Installation type on the configuration screen
should be set to Manual.
• At the main menu select the Search Now option.
The system will display a “Please Wait” box. The
selected subnets will be searched for
non-configured devices.
• A list of non-configured devices will display.
Highlight the devices you wish to install and press
[F5]. When all desired devices have been selected
press [ENTER]. The application will install all
devices selected and then return you to the main
menu
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Xerox Printer Control Snap-in Features
Xerox Printer Control Snap-in
Features
The Xerox Printer Control Snap-in provides the user with
a visual representation of the physical printer and ties in
the functionality and features of the generic Novell
printer control software. To find information on the
Novell features and how to use them, see the Novell
documentation at
The Xerox Printer Control Snap-in also provides
additional functionality unique to the Xerox Gateway
that enhances the centralized management concept.
A window will open for the Xerox Printer Control Snap-in
when you double click on the Printer Agent. The Xerox
Printer Control Snap-in will display a Xerox supplied
bitmap for the printer. The following additional features
are provided in the Manage Printer dropdown menu:
PRINTER HOME PAGE
This menu item will launch your Browser and display
your printer’s CentreWare Internet Services homepage.
This page contains links to a number of printer
management tools and aids. This item is grayed out if the
printer was installed as in an IPX print Agent.
www.novell.com.
NOTE: If the printer does not support web services or they
have been disabled you will get an error in the Browser window
that was launched.
FULL SCREEN
This menu item allows you to examine the Printer
configuration information for your printer that is stored
on your server. It provides general information and
information about the input and output options that are
presently installed on your printer.
NOTE: Not all printers support all of the features. Therefore,
some items may not appear for a particular printer even when
the printer has those options.
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Basic Printer Installation through Novell Printer Manager
Basic Printer Installation through
Novell Printer Manager
This section describes how to install a network printer on
a workstation via the Novell Printer Manager. The user
uses this utility after the system administrator has made a
network printer available on the network via the
NWAdmin utility.
On your NetWare client, start the Novell Printer Manager
(NWPM) application. The NWPM application is located
on the SYS volume of your NetWare server as follows.
• SYS:Public\win32\NWPMw32.exe
When this application is executed, the Novell Printer
Manager dialog box is displayed.
1. Select New from the Printer menu in the Novell
Printer Manager dialog box.
• The Novell Printers dialog box is displayed.
2. Select Add>> from the Novell Printers dialog box.
• A list of Available Printers is displayed at the
bottom of the Novell Printers dialog box.
NOTE: For Windows 2000 clients, NWPM may not work for
adding printers to the desktop. This is caused by the print
driver signing file not being copied. It is recommended that
prints be added using the Microsoft Add/Create print utility.
NOTE: The Novell Printer Manager is not available in Netware
6. Please use Microsoft Add/Create a Printer to install and
configure your Xerox NDPS Printer. For details on how to do
this, see Microsoft online documentation at
www.microsoft.com.
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Basic Printer Installation through Novell Printer Manager
3. Select the printer that you would like to install from
this list and then select Install (You may need to use
the Browse button to locate the printer you wish to
install).
• The Novell Printer Install dialog box is displayed
listing the name of your printer along with a text
box allowing you to change this name.
4. At this time the drivers for the selected printer are
downloaded. After successfully downloading the
drivers, the control is brought back to the Novell
Printers dialog box.
• The Novell Printers dialog box is displayed again.
5. Select Close.
The Novell Printer Manager dialog box is displayed along
with an icon including the name of your printer. The
printer is now installed and available for use on your
workstation. You can print from an application or, for a
.txt file only, perform a drag and drop operation and the
file will print to your printer. To see the jobs in the queue
of your printer, double click the printer icon. This will
bring up the Novell Job Manager, which lists the jobs in
the printers queue along with their status. For further
information see the Novell documentation at
www.novell.com.
NOTE: You can also use Microsoft Add/Create a Printer to
install and configure your Xerox NDPS Printer. For details on
how to do this, see Microsoft online documentation at
www.microsoft.com.
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Delete Xerox NDPS Printers
There are two ways to remove a NDPS printer.
Delete Xerox NDPS Printers
From the Server
Console
From NWAdmin
1. From the server console, select the NDPS manager
screen.
2. Select the printer to be deleted from the printer agent
list.
3. Press: [Delete].
NOTE: Some objects are not automatically deleted. See
Hints and Tips for more information.
1. Start NWAdmin and double click on the NDPS
Manager.
2. Select Printer Agent List on the right of the screen.
3. Select the printer to be deleted from the list of
printers.
4. Select delete.
NOTE: Some objects are not automatically deleted. See
Hints and Tips for more information.
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Hints and Tips
Hints and Tips
This section is designed to assist you with some common
situations that may occur in the NDPS environment. It
provides you with information on situations that may be
difficult to interpret, and information about where to go
if you have a problem and need further assistance.
1. The Xerox Installation Wizard application will
automatically create an Organizational Unit (OU) in
the NDS tree along with three objects for each IPX
Xerox printer that is created. These objects are
necessary to support “Print Server” communication
protocol (PServer) that Xerox printers use for job
submission. The three created objects are “Printer”,
“Printserver” and “Print Queue”. They are located in
the Organizational Unit created by the Xerox
Installation Wizard that is located in the NDS tree
under the container that the manager it is to be
associated with exists. It will have a name that is
derived from the name of the NDPS manager and
having a prefix of “X_”. Creation of the Xerox OU is
only performed once. A separate OU is not created for
each IPX printer agent.
2. Under normal conditions these objects should NOT
be modified or used to manage the Xerox NDPS
gateway in any way. During normal job processing,
the “Print Queue” object may temporarily contain 1
or 2 print jobs. These jobs will be visible and
controllable (e.g. job delete) via the normal NDPS user
interfaces, and should NOT be modified directly at
this Queue.
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Hints and Tips
3. If an NDPS printer is removed, these objects are not
automatically deleted. When re-installing an NDPS
printer, either manually remove these objects or chose
a different name (from the default) in the Xerox
Wizard dialog box. To delete these objects, the Admin
user can simply go to the Organizational Unit and
delete the three contained objects associated with a
particular Xerox printer.
4. The configuration display in the NetWare Printer
Manager (NWPM) and the NWAdmin software may
not match. They will not necessarily be the same, as
the Xerox Print Control software of NWAdmin
displays the network-wide configuration while
NWPM software displays the configuration specified
by the individual user. Examples of areas that may
differ are the Notification and the Printer Driver
selections.
5. On installation of a printer agent the Xerox
Installation Wizard may come back with an SNMP
Communications error. This could be due to a
difference in frame types. Check the properties under
Microsofts’s Network Neighborhood and make sure
the IPX frame type is set to the same frame type as the
network it is running on.
6. Install wizard: If Printer Discovery for IP fails resulting
in COM related error message, try launching the
Install Wizard again. Re-running the Wizard will cause
it to re-register the COM files on the Novell server.
This will resolve the error and allow you to proceed.
Also, ensure that the path to NWADMIN is directly
through the server \\server\sys\public, as opposed to
through the tree \\tree\server_sys\public.
Check the World Wide Web for further information at the
following sites:
www.xerox.com
www.novell.com
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