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Section 3: Setup for NetWare
16 Axis NPS 550 User’s Manual
File Server
Controlled Log-In
The NPS 550 will first log in to the Configuration File Server, and then to
any additional NetWare servers found in the file server configuration. See
page 20 for setup procedures.
Remote Printer
Mode
An NPS 550 in remote printer mode emulates a workstation running
RPRINTER or NPRINTER (the Novell remote printer software). It is
attached to a NetWare print server, that is either located on the file server
(PSERVER.NLM), or a dedicated workstation running PSERVER.EXE.
This mode is only recommended for small networks where the number of
NetWare user licences is a major issue.
The setup procedure involves adding a printer, linking the printer to one
or more print queues, and finally specifying which NetWare print servers
the NPS 550 shall attach to. The first two steps are carried out in
PCONSOLE, and the last step is done in AXCFG (supplied with the
NPS 550). See page 24 for setup procedures.
Advantages Limitations
High performance (typically 200 kbytes/s).
Avoids the prolonged NPS power-up time
caused by the automatic file server login.
Simplifies the queue and printer set-up and
maintenance, especially on larger networks.
You can link a queue to a logical printer with-
out having to use the
!n
queue name exten-
sion.
Requires a NetWare user licence for each
NPS 550.
Requires configuration of the NPS 550.
If the configuration file server is unavailable,
then none of the queues will be serviced.
Advantages Limitations
Allows up to 8 printers per NetWare user
licence.
Lower performance – 20 - 100 kbytes/s for
NLM, and 70 kbytes/s for EXE.
Requires configuration of the NPS 550.
Higher network load.