Selecting The Correct Gateway To Use - Novell NETWARE 6-DOCUMENTATION Manual

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Selecting the Correct Gateway to Use

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Gateways allow Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS ) clients to
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send jobs to printers that are not NDPS-aware (that is, printers that are not
equipped with embedded NDPS Printer Agents). You select and configure a
printer gateway when you create a new Printer Agent.
Gateways translate NDPS queries or commands to printer-specific language
that the physical printer can use. This is possible because gateways are
configured to know the specific type (make and model) of printer being used.
The following diagram illustrates a typical gateway configuration.
Third-party gateway
Printer
Gateway
Agent
GW
PA
NDPS NDPS Existing
client server printer
Third-party gateways are developed by printer manufacturers to support
printers directly attached to the network. Because they are developed to
interact with specific proprietary printers, can provide a wider array of
information and offer options that are not available for the generic Novell
gateway. Some third-party gateways provide utilities that can be configured to
automatically create Printer Agents when one of their printers is attached to
the network.
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