OkiLAN 6200e Plus User’s Guide
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OkiNet for NetWare
OkiNet for NetWare Overview
This section contains information about how to config-
ure the Network Print Server in Bindery and NDS envi-
ronments using the OkiNet for NetWare utility.
Feature PServer Mode RPrinter/NPrinter
Mode
User Con-
nection
Requires one Net-
Ware user connec-
tion per Network Print
Server.
Requires no user con-
nection.
Perfor-
mance
High performance. Good performance.
Installation Easier to set up.
Requires fewer steps.
More steps to set up, but
works well with existing
utilities.
Print Server Separate print server
node, print server
functions, and Net-
Ware print server soft-
ware not required.
Requires NetWare print
server software. Inte-
grates with NetWare
print utilities.
Status
Reporting
Printer status is
reported via mes-
sages sent to client
nodes. Job status is
available via job notifi-
cation. Printer status
available via OkiNet
utilities.
Printer status is reported
via PCONSOLE, PSC,
and print server screen.
Job status is reported
via the print server
screen, PSC, job notifi-
cation.
Security Without superior inter-
vention, other print-
ers cannot access
data sent to the
queues. Data can be
password protected
from the file server to
the printer.
Data can be password
protected from the file
server to the printer.