1) Question: What is the Apple Network Utility for NDS?
Answer: The Apple Network Utility for NDS is a piece of software that lets NetWare administrators set up and use certain Apple LaserWriter printers with NetWare Directory Services (NDS) on a NetWare 4.1 or 4.11 server. This software is not a stand-alone application. Instead, it becomes a part of the NetWare Administrator Utility for your NetWare server.
2) Question: What are the requirements for the Apple Network Utility for NDS?
Answer: The Apple Network Utility for NDS requires:
A NetWare 4.1 or 4.11 server running NDS.
A Windows 3.1x or Windows 95 machine with an NDS-capable network client.
At least one of the following printers:
- Apple LaserWriter 8500
- Apple LaserWriter 12/640
- Apple LaserWriter 16/600
3) Question: How is the Apple Network Utility for NDS distributed?
Answer: The Apple Network Utility for NDS is only available with the LaserWriter 8500. It is located in the WIN_OS\\APPLENDS folder on the LaserWriter 8500 CD-ROM disc. Although Apple provides support for the use of this utility with the LaserWriter 12/640 and LaserWriter 16/600, Apple has no plans to release this utility separately.
4) Question: How do I install the Apple Network Utility for NDS?
Answer: Follow the steps below:
1. Insert the LaserWriter 8500 CD-ROM disc
2. Run INSTALL.EXE in the \\WIN_OS\\APPLENDS directory of the LaserWriter 8500 CD-ROM disc 3. Enter the full path (including drive letter) to the NetWare Administrator Utility (NWADMIN, NWAdmn95, or NWAdmn3x). You may select a copy of the NetWare Administrator Utility that is located on a client or on the server.
5) Question: Where is the documentation for the Apple Network Utility for NDS?
Answer: The documentation for the Apple Network Utility for NDS is in a Windows Help file that is installed in the same directory as the NetWare Administrator Utility which you specified during installation. The file name will be either APPLE16.HLP or APPLE32.HLP.
6) Question: What files get installed when I install the Apple Network Utility for NDS?
Answer: The server will copy the following files into the same folder that contains the copy of the NetWare Administrator Utility you specified during installation:
For NetWare 4.1 (NWADMIN.EXE)
- README.NDS - Text file that provides additional information about the Apple Network Utility for NDS
- APPLE16.HLP - Windows Help file with documentation for the Apple Network Utility for NDS
- APPLESNP.DLL
For NetWare 4.11 (NWADMN95)
- README.NDS - Text file that provides additional information about the Apple Network Utility for NDS
- APPLE32.HLP - Windows Help file with documentation for the Apple Network Utility for NDS
- APPLE32.DLL
- SNAPIN32.DLL
For NetWare 4.11 (NWADMN3X)
- README.NDS - Text file that provides additional information about the Apple Network Utility for NDS
- APPLE16.HLP - Windows Help file with documentation for the Apple Network Utility for NDS
- APPLE16.DLL
7) Question: Once installed, how do I use it to create an NDS object for my Apple LaserWriter printer?
Answer: Consult the Windows Help file documentation (APPLE16.HLP or APPLE32.HLP) for full instructions on usage and tips. Here are the basic steps:
1. Launch the NetWare Administrator Utility
2. Select the container in which you want to create the object.
3. From the Object menu, choose Create. If the Create option is not available, you do not have sufficient rights, or you selected a leaf object.
4. Select "Apple Print Server" from the list of object classes and click OK.
5. If desired, define filter and sort criteria for displaying the list of devices you are about to create
6. Click OK
7. In the "Print Server Name" field, enter a name for the new Apple Print Server object you are about to create.
8. In the list of devices, select the LaserWriter printer you wish to assign to the object.
9. Click Create
The new Apple Print Server object should appear in the Directory tree. You now need to configured this object:
1. Open the Apple Print Server object you just created
2. Click the button labeled "Assignments"
3. Select an existing Print Server object or click the New button to create a new one
4. Click the Assign button
5. Select a Printer object or click the New button to create a new one
6. Select a Print Queue object or click the New button to create a new one
7. Click OK
8. Click OK to save settings
9. Restart PSERVER.NLM from the server console.
You should now be able to submit jobs to the queue and receive jobs on the specified printer.