Remote Printers - NEC Silentwriter 1765 Configuration Manual

Remote Printers

Remote printers connect to a file server or single
workstation. Documents travel over the network to a
file server and then to a print server which sends the file
to the Silentwriter 1765 for printing.
In Remote Printer Mode the Silentwriter often uses a
parallel cable to connect to the file server or
workstation. Other remote printer configurations use
Ethernet connections but the print server for the printer
resides on a workstation or a file server.
Remote Printers Connected by Ethernet: In remote
printer mode the print server resides on a
workstation or a file server.
If the print server resides on a workstation, the
workstation handles the entire printing process,
reducing the workload on the file server.
If the print server resides on a file server, the print
server is not considered an additional NetWare
connection. This is important for networks which
are close to their user license limits.
Remote Printers Connected by Parallel Cable: If you
use a parallel cable to connect your Silentwriter in
Remote Printer mode, you will not be able to use the
NEC 1765 software to monitor the printer or the
progress of your print jobs except on the
workstation connected directly to your printer. In
addition, parallel cable connections are much
slower than Ethernet connections. For these reasons,
you will most likely want to use Ethernet
connections. However, if you use NetWare NOS and
use the Silentwriter to replace a printer that is
currently connected to a remote file server or single
workstation, you can avoid reconfiguring your
network by connecting the Silentwriter in Remote
Printer mode. In addition, connecting your
Silentwriter to a workstation with a parallel cable
does not use a network connection, leaving more
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network connections available for workstations or
servers.
If you choose Remote Printer mode, consider the
following.
• In Remote Printer mode, NetWare software moves
files from the file server to its print server and from
there to the remote printer.
• The remote print server can be either a NetWare
Loadable Module (NLM) print server or a dedicated
DOS print server.
- An NLM print server resides on a remote file
server, uses PSERVER.NLM, and is used in both
NetWare 3.1x and 4.1.
- A dedicated DOS print server resides on a
single workstation, uses PSERVER.EXE, and is
used in NetWare 3.1x only.
- Dedicated print servers have significantly better
performance.
• Using your Silentwriter as an NLM print server
might result in much slower printing speed.
• If you are using your Silentwriter as a dedicated
DOS print server with a parallel cable connection,
you will be able to monitor the printer with
NEC 1765 software only from the workstation that
is locally connected to the printer.
The figure on the next page shows a Silentwriter in
Remote Printer Mode connected to a network with a
dedicated DOS print server. The figure shows the
Silentwriter connected to the Ethernet. To use a parallel
cable connection, connect the Silentwriter directly to the
print server.