CONTENTS Title Page Copyright Page Preface 1 Network Printing Overview Network Printing Basics What is network printing? How network printing compares with standalone printing Network Printing Components What is a print server? What is a print queue? About print queues What are print devices? What is a print job? What are network print utilities? What do the print utilities do? The SCONSOLE utility How the Network Printing Process Works 2 Setting Up a PATHWORKS Print Server Overview of Setting Up a Print Server Task flow What the tasks accomplish How the print server setup information is stored Setup Tasks Using PCONSOLE PCONSOLE task overview How to access PCONSOLE How to create a NetWare print queue How to create a print server How to specify additional file servers (optional) How to define the printer How to assign the NetWare print queue to the printer Setup Tasks for Additional File Servers (Optional) Task overview How to log in to an additional file server How to create a queue on additional file servers How to create a print server on additional file servers How to define the printer on additional file servers How to assign the queues to the printer on additional file servers Setup Tasks Using SCONSOLE SCONSOLE task overview Before you begin How to access SCONSOLE SCONSOLE menu structure How to assign the print server to a file server How to assign the print server to an OpenVMS print queue How to assign a NetWare form to an OpenVMS form How to shut down existing print servers How to start up the print servers Next steps 3 Managing Print Servers Task Summary for Print Server Management Deleting a Print Server Task overview How to access PCONSOLE How to deassign the print server from the NetWare queue How to delete the print server How to access SCONSOLE How to deassign the OpenVMS print queue from the print server How to deassign the print server from the file server Changing the OpenVMS Print Queue Assigned to a Print Server Task overview How to change the OpenVMS print queue Setting Up Notification for Printer Services How to set up notification Next steps Defining Print Server Operators and Users What is a print server operator? What can a print server operator do? How to define a print server operator What is a print server user? How to define a print server user Viewing Log Files About log files How to view the log files 4 Managing Print Queues Task Summary for Print Queue Management Deleting a Print Queue When to delete a print queue Task overview How to access PCONSOLE How to delete a print queue How to access SCONSOLE How to deassign a NetWare print queue Renaming a NetWare Print Queue When to rename a NetWare print queue How to rename a NetWare print queue Next steps Removing a Print Server Assignment from a NetWare Print Queue When to remove a print server assignment How to remove a print server assignment Displaying Print Queue Status About queue status displays How to display queue status Editing Information About a Job in the Print Queue What job information you can edit When to edit job information How to edit print job information Deleting a Job from the Print Queue How to delete a print job Setting Print Queue Operator Flags What are print queue operator flags? How to change a print queue operator flag Managing Print Queue Operators What is a print queue operator? What can a print queue operator do? How to assign a print queue operator How to remove a print queue operator Managing Print Queue Users What is a print queue user? What can a print queue user do? How to assign a user to a print queue How to remove a print queue user 5 Customizing Printer Output Customization Overview What is a print device function? What is a print device mode? What is a print form? What is a print definition file? How to access PRINTDEF Defining Print Device Functions Before you begin How to view print device functions How to define print device functions Defining Print Device Modes Before you begin How to view print device modes How to define a print device mode Defining Print Forms How to view print form definitions How to define print forms How to edit a print form definition How to delete a print form definition Using Print Device Definitions Where to get print device definitions How to import a .PDF file How to export a .PDF file 6 Managing Print Jobs Configuration Overview What is a print job? What is a print job configuration? What you can do with print job configurations What is a default print job configuration? Parameters you can set How to access PRINTCON Selecting the Default Print Job Configuration How to select the default print job configuration Creating a Print Job Configuration How to create a print job configuration Renaming or Deleting a Print Job Configuration How to rename a print job configuration How to delete a print job configuration Copying Print Job Configurations Between Users Guidelines for copying print job configurations How to copy print job configurations between users 7 Network Print Utilities Overview of Network Print Utilities About network print utilities About the SCONSOLE server management utility Which Utility to Use? Utilities you can use for each task Tasks you can do with each utility Command Reference Section CAPTURE Purpose Guidelines Command options ENDCAP Purpose Command options How to use ENDCAP to send data to a network printer or file NPRINT Purpose Guidelines Command options PCONSOLE Purpose Menu options Change Current File Server options Print Queue Information options Print Server Information options PRINTCON Purpose Menu options Guidelines PRINTDEF Purpose Menu options Print Devices options Forms options A SCONSOLE Screens FIGURES 1 Key Definitions-Table 1 2 Key Definitions-Table 2 1-1 Standalone and Network Printing 2-1 Tasks for Setting Up a Print Server 2-2 SCONSOLE Menus Used for Print Server Setup 3-1 SCONSOLE Menus Used to Deassign an OpenVMS Queue 3-2 SCONSOLE Menus Used to Deassign a Print Server 3-3 SCONSOLE Menus Used to Change the OpenVMS Print Queue 3-4 SCONSOLE Menus Used to View Log Data 4-1 SCONSOLE Menus Used to Deassign a NetWare Print Queue A-1 SCONSOLE Main Menu A-2 Administration Menu A-3 Component Startup Menu A-4 Component Shutdown Menu A-5 Error Log Menu A-6 Services Error Log Menu A-7 Print Server Error Log Menu A-8 PSpawn Error Log Menu A-9 Configuration Menu A-10 Services Configuration Menu A-11 Print Services Assignment Menu A-12 Print Server Assignment Menu A-13 List Print Server Assignments Screen A-14 Assign NetWare to a Print Server Screen A-15 Deassign NetWare from a Print Server Screen A-16 Queue Assignment Menu A-17 List OpenVMS Queue Assignments Screen A-18 Assign NetWare to an OpenVMS Queue Screen A-19 Deassign NetWare from an OpenVMS Queue Screen A-20 Form Assignment Menu A-21 List Form Assignments Screen A-22 Assign NetWare to an OpenVMS Form Screen A-23 Deassign NetWare from an OpenVMS Form Screen TABLES 1-1 Stages of the Network Printing Process 6-1 Print Job Configuration Parameters