The Novell Iprint Solution - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

The Novell iPrint Solution

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iPrint Administration Guide
In addition to the benefits of IPP, Novell's implementation of iPrint adds the
following value:
One Net printing for global access
Print driver download and installation
Location-based printing
Browser-enabled print interface
Customizable user interface
Secure information transfer
Using iPrint, mobile users no longer have to hunt down administrators to find
out a printer's name and context and the required print driver. Instead, mobile
users use a Web browser to locate nearby printers and download and install the
latest print drivers. Companies can reduce communication costs by reducing
the need to fax documents between offices. Instead, companies can use their
existing Internet connections to print documents to remote printers.
For secure printing needs, iPrint integrates with Novell
ensure that only authorized users can access the printer. Users are challenged
with their eDirectory username and password. Print data is also encrypted to
ensure that sensitive print data is kept secure and unaltered.
Novell iPrint utilizes the NDPS
print experience. The Novell implementation of the Internet Printing Protocol
comprises three components:
A print provider and a set of browser plug-ins that are installed on a user's
workstation. The Novell Client
The IPPSRVR.NLM runs on a NetWare
is configured as an IPP printer, the print services manager automatically
loads this NLM
A set of HTML pages are provided to install the iPrint client software and
printers as well as to view and manage print jobs. These pages are
customizable. For more information, see
iPrint," on page
After setting up iPrint for your network, the system easily expands to support
the following scenarios.
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