Mounting printer forms

After a printer form has been created, it must be mounted before the print server will recognize it. Printer forms can be mounted from the Print Server Console, from PCONSOLE, from NetWare Administrator, or from the command line using PSC.

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 in 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.

• The print server must be loaded and accessible.

• The printer must be installed and assigned to the print server.

• A queue must be created and assigned to the printer.

• At least one print form must have been created.

Mounting a printer form from the print server console

At the NetWare Services console, use <Alt>+<Esc> to toggle to the Print Server screen. Choose a specific printer from the Printer Status option of the Available Options menu. Highlight the ``Mounted form'' field in the printer information screen and type the number of the form you wish the printer to service. Print jobs using that form in the print queue will now print.

Mounting a printer form with PCONSOLE

Enter PCONSOLE and choose a specific printer from the Printers option of the Available Options menu. Highlight the ``Printer Status'' field and press <Enter>. Highlight the ``Mounted form'' field in the printer information screen and type the number of the form you wish the printer to service. Print jobs in the print queue using that form will now print.

For details of mounting a printer form with NetWare administrator, see ``Mounting printer forms''.

Mounting a printer form with PSC

From the command line, issue the following:

PSC PS=printserver P=printernumber MO F=formnumber

For example:

PSC PS=.DALLAS.SALES.ACME P=2 MO F=1