The NetWare administrator utility

Mounting printer forms

Printer forms can be designated in an effort to prevent your printer from printing a print job on the wrong paper. When the print server detects a print job in the queue, and that print job calls for a form different from the one currently mounted in the intended printer, the print job will not be serviced until a new form is mounted. Each printer form has a unique name and number.

Mounting a printer form consists of two elements:

Changing the paper. NetWare has no way of determining whether the paper was actually changed or not. It relies on information it receives from the operator.
Mounting the form through the software. This is the information that NetWare receives from the operator and that is required in order for printing to continue.

To mount a printer form, you need the following prerequisites:

The print server must be loaded and accessible.
The printer must be installed, assigned to the print server, and connected.
A queue must be created and assigned to the printer.
At least one printer form must have been created.

To mount a printer form with NetWare Administrator, use the following procedure.

From the browser, select the ``Details'' dialog for the printer you want to configure by double-clicking on the printer object.
The printer ``Identification'' page appears.
Select ``Printer Status''.
The ``Printer Status'' page appears; see ``Viewing and modifying a printer's status'' for a description of the fields on this page.
If Printer Status does not appear, the printer is not connected.
Select ``Mount Form''.
The ``Mount Form'' window appears. A list of existing forms appears in the ``Defined Forms'' field.
Select the form you want to mount.
The form number appears in the box.
Select OK.

You can also mount printer forms from PCONSOLE or at the print server console. See ``Mounting printer forms'' and ``Viewing a list of forms''.