The NFS and Print Assistant application lets you configure your workstation so you can print on printers connected to the network or to other computers on your network as if they were attached directly to your workstation.

Using NFS and Print Assistant

To use NFS and Print Assistant, you first need to set up your workstation so that it knows which print servers, protocols, and printers (or print queues) to use. You can get this information from your network administrator.

Collect the following information from your network administrator:

• The names of the print servers
• The protocols the print servers use (NFS, LPR/LPD, or Stream)
• The names of the printers or print queues
• For NFS, your user name and password on the print server
• For LPR/LPD, your user name and password for the print server, and any filters you need to use
• For Stream, the port number of the printer

  Note

  Your network administrator must configure the print servers for NFS or LPR/LPD printing before you use them.

  Note

  Cisco TCP/IP Suite NFS and Print Assistant does not support printing from DOS applications.

The NFS and Print Assistant sends the information to the print server or printer using the appropriate protocol. Print servers can support more than one protocol at a time.

The NFS and Print Assistant supports the following protocols:

• NFS

  NFS print servers are more sophisticated than LPR/LPD print servers or Stream printers in that NFS print servers identify their print queues for you, and let you stop print requests before they print, if necessary.

• LPR/LPD

  When using an LPR/LPD printer server, you must know the names of the print queues on the print server. Once the NFS and Print Assistant submits print requests to the print server, you cannot stop them.

• Stream

  When using the Stream protocol, the NFS and Print Assistant opens a TCP/IP connection to the specified port and sends the document to the printer, making sure that each line ends with a carriage return and line feed. Once you submit your print request, you cannot stop it.

To add a print server:

1. Double-click the NFS and Print Assistant icon in the Cisco Suite 100 program group. (Access this program group from the Start>Programs menu.)

   The NFS and Print Assistant window appears.

   

2. Click Add... to add an NFS server for remote printing.

   The Add Server dialog box appears.

   

3. Enter the name of the NFS server provided by your network administrator and check the appropriate check boxes for NFS, Stream, or LPR printing.
4. If you check Stream Printing, click Add in the Stream Queues group. The Add Stream Queue dialog box appears:

   

   Printers handle Stream printing through numbered ports. HP LaserJet printers assign port 9100 for Stream printing. Consult your printer documentation for your printer pot number.

   The Enable Telnet Negotiations check box determines whether Telnet negotiation is used with the printer. Some printers require Telnet negotiations when sending data to the printer. Telnet negotiations mean that, in addition to the data being printed, other control codes required during a Telnet session are sent simultaneously so that the printer can talk to your workstation as though you were conducting a Telnet session. Your network administrator or the printer manufacturer can inform you if the printer requires Telnet negotiation. If you are having trouble printing to a Stream printer, disconnect the queue and clear the Enable Telnet Negotiations check box.

5. If you check LPR Printing, click Add in the LPR Queues group. The Add LPR Queue dialog box appears:

   

6. Enter your user name if it is not already present, the queue name given to you by your network administrator, and your personal name for the print banner page. The banner page is a sheet of paper that precedes your printout that lets you identify your work. If your network administrator has given you a filter type, choose it from the list. A filter is a program that changes data from one form to another. Administrators use filters to customize printer use for their site; for example, to send special characters to printers to enable printer options before the system prints a file.
7. After adding the Server and any queue options, click OK to return to the NFS and Print Assistant activity window.
8. If you want the NFS server connection to persist between Windows sessions, click Options. In this dialog box, check the Restore Persistent Connections on Startup box and return to the NFS and Print Assistant activity window.

Click Close to exit NFS and Print Assistant.

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