Understanding Ndps Printers - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

Queue-Based (Legacy) Print Services
Does not accommodate add-ons or extensions
from third parties.
Administrators must create and configure Printer
objects manually. Plug-and-print public access
printing not available.

Understanding NDPS Printers

Issue
Integration with
eDirectory
Availability
Administration
Network security
Event notification
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NDPS printers can be any of the following types:
Network-direct printers using a gateway provided by a third-party printer
manufacturer
Remote printers using RP, LPR, or queue-based protocols
Local printers attached directly to a file server
Any printer, regardless of its physical type or connection mode, can be
configured as either a public access printer or a controlled access printer.
The following table compares the two types of printers.
Public Access Printers
Not associated with an eDirectory
Printer object.
Immediately available to everyone on
the network. Can be made
automatically available through third-
party gateways or embedded
solutions.
Require minimal administrative
action.
No network security.
Provide only job event notification.
Novell Distributed Print Services
Extensible framework for print devices, including
snap-in interfaces.
Plug-and-print option available for installing public
access printers using specially designed third-party
gateways.
Controlled Access Printers
Associated with an eDirectory Printer
object.
Available only to network users who
have rights assigned to them.
Created and administered as an
eDirectory object.
Full range of network security options
through eDirectory.
Full range of event and status
notification options including e-mail, pop-
up windows, event logs and third-party
methods, such as beepers and faxes.