Printing Methods - Axis 1620 User Manual

Section 4: Setting Up - NetWare
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Printing Methods

Print Server Mode
Advantages
Limitations
Remote Printer Mode
Advantages
Limitations
The following overview explains the advantages and limitations of the
two supported Netware printing methods.
The AXIS 1620 logs in to a file server(s) and repeatedly polls the print
queues for print jobs. In this fashion, the AXIS 1620 emulates a
NetWare print server, which is a workstation running PSERVER. It
provides high printing speed with low network load and is the
recommended mode for medium to large sized networks. Each print
server in PSERVER mode takes one NetWare user license.
• High performance, typically up to 1 Mbyte/s.
• In bindery mode, this printing method requires a NetWare user
licence for each AXIS 1620 to file server link.
The AXIS 1620 connects to a PSERVER NetWare program running
on the file server, or to a dedicated workstation running
PSERVER.EXE. It then automatically receives print jobs from the file
server. In this fashion, the AXIS 1620 emulates a workstation running
the NetWare remote printer software RPRINTER, or NPRINTER.
This mode is only recommended for small networks where the
number of NetWare user licences is a major issue.
• NetWare user licences are not required.
• Lower performance, typically 20 - 70 kbytes/s for NLM.
• Higher network load.
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