IBM NetVista N2200w, Reference Manual

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Printing from your thin client
NetVista thin clients can print from within any active terminal server session. They
can print to the following printers:
v
A network printer which is a printer that is attached to a print server on a
network
v
A local printer which is a printer that is attached to your NetVista thin client
Print jobs can come from any of the following sources:
v
Applications running on a Windows terminal server through an ICA terminal
server session
v
Applications running on a Windows terminal server through an RDP terminal
server session
v
Local TEC applications running on your NetVista thin client
v
Information available through a web connection
Printing to a network printer
ICA and RDP sessions
You can access and run applications that are based on the Windows terminal
server through an ICA terminal server connection, or an RDP terminal server
connection. When you work with Windows server-based applications through an
ICA session or an RDP session, you can print your file by accessing the Print
command of your Windows application. Normally, you can access the Print
command by clicking the Print icon on your application toolbar, or by accessing
Print
in the menu bar (usually under the File menu item).
You can send your print jobs to any printers that are defined on your Windows
terminal server. These printers can include printers that are attached to the
Windows terminal server, or printers that can be reached through the network.
Technical support can set up and define printers on your Windows terminal server.
TEC sessions
The NetPrint Print Server help file provides detailed information on network
printing for TEC sessions. Refer to “Viewing the TEC help files” on page 25 for
more information.
The optional NetPrint Print Server software (NetPrint) provides support for
network printing. NetPrint enables printing from within a TEC session to
network-defined printers.
NetPrint requires the following software components:
v
The client software component is in the CompactFlash card that ships with the
NetVista thin client.
v
The optional server software component is available separately.
You need this component to enable network printing for your NetVista thin
client.
If you have NetPrint, see Table 9 on page 40 to identify the general tasks that
your technical support must perform to install and configure NetPrint. Refer to
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