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NIS Bulletin 070 

 

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2) Setup of the NDS objects with NetWare Administrator. 
 
This bulletin will show how to setup the AR-651 / AR-P15 in the “SYSTEM SUPPORT.ALPHA” 
context of the “GALAXY” NDS tree.  The directory structure will vary depending on the network 
configuration. 

 

Login to a NetWare Directory Services tree with administration rights to the context where the printer 
will be installed. 
 
Locate the executable file for NetWare Administrator (double click to execute) :- 

(SYS:\PUBLIC\ WIN32\NWADMN32.EXE for Windows OS Clients).  

 
Highlight the NW5_Broker object on the NDS tree. Right click and choose details. Note: the Broker 
object is automatically added during the Server installation. The Broker object is automatically named 
“Servername_Broker.” 
 

For this example = NW5_BROKER  (NW5 being the server name). 

 

 

 

Click on Resource Management (RMS), then click on Add Resources... 
 

 

 

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Under Resource Types, choose the type of printer driver that will be added. In this case, the Windows 
2000 Printer Drivers.  Click on Add. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

NOTE: For this example only the Windows 2000 driver will be shown. 
It is always recommended to use the very latest Sharp Drivers. These can be found 
either on the Technical Website or SharpEye. 

 
Choose Browse to navigate to the location of the printer driver. 

 

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Browse to the location of the required AR_P15 driver (*.inf file) and click on OK. 
 

 

 
The printer driver is then copied on to the Novell Broker. Click on OK.  
 
Exit the Novell Broker by clicking on Cancel 
 
3) Setting up of NDPS Manager. 
 
NOTE: This step is not necessary if a NDPS Manager has already been created on the Novell 

 
Launch Nwadmin32.exe and choose the container where the server resides - In this example : 
“ALPHA” 
 

 

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Right click the container and choose create. Scroll down and choose NDPS Manager, then click OK. 
 

 
Enter a name of your choice to the NDPS Manager Name, the Resident Server, and Database 
Volume. Click on Create. 
 

 
Once the NDPS Manager is created, it must be loaded.  At the server console type at the command 
line: NDPSM ‘THE NAME OF YOUR NDPS MANAGER.’  This will load the NDPS manager. This 
must be running to be able to print. 
 
This line should also be entered at the servers AUTOEXEC.NCF.  This will allow the NDPS Manager 
to load automatically.  Otherwise step 4 would be required every time you restart the Novell server. 
 
 
 
4) Creating a Printer Agent. 
 
Start Nwadmin32.exe and select a container - In this example: “SYSTEM SUPPORT”