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Changing server driver defaults from a remote workstation
You must administer the printer from the server or workstation where is installed.
When using a client/server printing model where the driver is loaded on the NT server and
“shared” on the client workstation, NT allows you to change the server driver default settings
from any workstation on the network. If you attempt this with the Xerox NT Postscript driver,
you may experience “Out of memory” or “Invalid handle” errors.
Workaround
Alter the default settings of the driver
only
from the server console.
Also, do not select <
OK
> in the driver defaults dialog (from a remote workstation) because
the buffer overflow may occur even though you do not have sufficient rights to change these
defaults.
Glossary
In a
Client/Server driver setup
, you are installing a driver on an NT server and
sharing
the
printer with other NT servers and workstations (clients). The driver default settings and
configuration are maintained solely by the administrator. Part of the driver is installed on the
client; part resides on the server. Select [
Network Printer
] during installation and specify an
NT server with the correct driver already loaded.
In a
Client-direct-to-printer setup
, you are installing a driver on a PC that is connected to
the printer without any NT server driver needed. The print driver is located completely on the
client and the data is transported to the printer without modification. This “direct-to-printer”
setup might send the data via LPR to the printer, via a Novell print queue, via a Banyan print
queue, etc. The printer defaults and configuration are maintained by each user at their PC
and they can be different for different users. Select [
My Computer
] during installation or
select [
Network Printer
] but do not specify an NT server-shared printer.
Troubleshooting
Generally, problems with the installation can be solved by re-installing the driver and
following these instructions carefully. The most common problem is that the driver
installation files were not updated on the NT station correctly. The step of installing a new
printer is the step that installs these files.
The symptoms of a problem installation would include features that can not be set to the
desired value or features not working as expected (i.e., pink stock instead of white). The
simplest way to verify that the files are installed correctly is to print a document to file and
then edit the “print-ready” file. The top 2 lines should read:
%!PS-Adobe-3.0
%%Driver: Xerox Doc Centre 220/230 PS2
1.xx.xx
yy.mm.dd.
where 1.xx.xx refers to the driver version. Ensure that this matches the version that you
installed and the version shown in the [
Help: About
] box.
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