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Print Queue Object Properties

The Print Queue object is a logical representation of a print queue. It uses a directory (created as a subdirectory under the /QUEUES directory) on a NetWare volume you select when you create the object to store files waiting to print. The following are significant properties of the Print Queue object:

• Volume—The volume selected to hold files that are waiting in the queue to print. Choose a volume that has adequate storage for the typical printing volume on the server.
• Authorized Print Servers—A list of print servers that can use this print queue.
• Printers Servicing Print Queue—A list of printers to which the print queue can send output.
• Operators—The users allowed to perform management functions on the queue.

Users—The users allowed to send print jobs to the print queue. Instead of listing individual users for this property, it’s much easier to use container objects that include users to make administration tasks easier.

• Print Job List—A list of print jobs in the queue. It includes the sequence number for each job, the job ID, the current status of the print job, the form used, and the name of the file to be printed.

Note that the Printers Servicing Print Queue property is used to link the Print Queue object to one ormore Printer objects.

Printer Object Properties

The Printer object represents an actual physical printer that will accept print jobs from a print queue. The printer can be connected directly to the network, to a workstation, or to a server.

The properties of the Printer object include a name property, which is established when the Printer object is created. In addition, you can assign values to other descriptive properties:

• Other Names
• Description
• Location
• Department
• Organization

The following are more important properties that affect how the queue functions:

• Print Server—Shows the Print Server object to which the printer is assigned.
• Print Queues—Lists the Print Queue objects that can send print jobs to the printer.
• Printer Features—Contains information such as the kind of printer language understood by the printer and the amount of memory installed. This is a useful feature because users can search Novell Directory Services (NDS) to find a printer that supports the features they need for a particular job.
• Printer Type—Indicates whether the printer is a parallel, serial, or other kind of printer, such as one accessed via AppleTalk or Unix.
• Banner Type—Can be either text or PostScript.
• Service Interval—Defines how often the printer checks with the Print Queue object to see whether there are any jobs to print. The value can range from 1 to 255 seconds, with a default of 5 seconds.
• Buffer Size in KB—Defines the size of the data segment sent to the printer. The value can range from 3KB to 255KB, with a default of 3KB.
• Network Address Restrictions—Specifies the network address of the printer’s network interface or the address of the host computer to which the printer is attached.
• Service Mode for Forms—Indicates the policy for changing forms and can be set to Starting Form or Service Mode for Forms. The Starting Form value is the identifying number of a form that the Print Server object expects to be loaded on the printer by default. The Service Mode for Forms is used to indicate whether the form can be changed, and how, or if only the currently mounted form should be used.
• Notification—A list of users who are notified when a problem occurs on the printer, such as a paper-out condition. The Print Server property and the Print Queues property are used to link the three objects that make up the path from the user to the finished print job.

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