Print Server Administration User’s Guide
22 EtherP Admin Administration
To access the Queue Service Settings tab,
1. Choose Netware Protocol... from the EtherP Admin Configuration menu, or
click the Configure NetWare button in the toolbar. Click on the Queue
Service Settings tab.
2. Click on the port number button corresponding to the port requiring a
parameter change.
The parameters listed are:
♦ Queue Polling Interval This parameter determines how often the print server
scans print queues on the file server(s), measured in seconds. A smaller
number may mean that print jobs are printed with a smaller delay, but will also
greatly increase the load on the server.
♦ Form Type Service This parameter, along with the queue service mode
described below, determines how the print server handles forms when it is
serving print queues.
Using the PCONSOLE program, you can define different forms, which identify
the different types of paper that the printer can use (e.g., plain, letterhead, legal,
A4, B4, etc.). Print jobs may specify what print form they wish to use. If a job
requests a form that isn’t currently loaded, it may be necessary for the printer
operator to manually change forms before printing can continue.
If the form type service is set to All Forms, then the print server ignores the job’s
form and immediately prints all jobs sent to it. If it is set to Current Form, then
the printer uses the Queue Service Mode parameter to determine how to handle
form changes.
♦ Queue Service Mode Determines how the printer responds to changes in the
current printing form:
◊ Change as needed Serves print jobs in order, stopping to allow a forms
change every time it becomes necessary.
◊ Minimize form changes within print queues Reorders jobs within an
individual print queue in order to minimize the number of form changes
required. When a forms change is required, printing will stop to allow the
change.
