First, use NWADMIN to attach the Printer
1.
Log in to NetWare 4.x with
administrator rights and open the
NetWare Administrator window.
2.
Create Printer Object.
3.
Create Print Server Object.
4.
Create Print Queue Object.
5.
Assign Printer Object
6.
Assign Print Server Object
7.
Check Assignments
note:
You must specify the
Preferred NDS
Context
and
Preferred NDS Tree
using the
NIC Home Page network administration
options. Continue with the instructions
below, to do this.
Next, use MAP and the NIC Home Page to
Configure the NIC
MAP is a Windows program that allows
configuration and management of the NICs
on IPX networks in Windows 95/98 or NT 4.x.
Install MAP
1.
Start Windows, insert the 870
Network
Solutions CD, click the Windows
Start
button and select
Run
.
2.
Type
<Drive>:\SETUP.EXE
and click
OK
.
Run MAP and Select a NIC
In Windows click the
Start
button, select
Programs
, then select
MAP
. When MAP
starts, a list of all available units on the
network is displayed by serial number. Click
on a NIC in the list to display its Home Page.
Configure NetWare 4.x Settings
1.
On the NIC Home Page, click the
Network Administration
button to
display options for configuring the NIC.
2.
Click on
NetWare Setup
in the Protocols
column.
3.
In the NetWare Configuration dialog box
that appears, enter a name in the
Preferred NDS Context
field.
4.
Then, enter a name in the
Preferred NDS
Tree
field. (Leave the Preferred File
Server field blank.)
5.
Enter the
password
and click on the
Accept Settings
button. (The Password
default is
sysadm.)
Confirm Successful Configuration.
1.
In the Systems column, click on
Reset
.
2.
Go back to the NIC Home Page, click the
Network Administration
button. Then, in
the System column, click on
Unit
Status
.
3.
In the dialog box that appears, scroll
down to display the NetWare Status.
The Queue Status should be
Attached
. If
not, verify that entries for Print Server
Name, Preferred NDS Context, and Print
Server Password match those set in
NWADMIN.
1.
Log in to NetWare 3.x with
Administrator rights and start
PCONSOLE.
2.
Define the Print Queue.
3.
Define the Print Server.
note:
The Print Server name you
enter should match the name shown
on the Network Settings page under
Novell Network Information.
4.
Define the Printer.
5.
Assign the Print Queue.
6.
Confirm Successful Configuration.
Turn the printer off and on and wait for
a Network Settings page to print.
The Novell Connection Information
area on the Network Settings page
displays the printer name, file server,
queue, etc. If it displays
Attached: Yes
,
this confirms that the NIC Print Server
is ready to accept print jobs. If not,
verify that the Print Server name
matches exactly the Print Server name
that was entered in PCONSOLE.
NetWare 4.x
NetWare 3.x
Copyright © 1998 NEC Technologies, Inc.
Part No. 808-878306-011-A
