iPrint Development

Based on Novell Distributed Print Services (NDPS)

What You Can Do

• Build a printer control or gateway configuration snap-in (i.e. configuration)
• Manage print service managers, printer agents, and brokers.

Build a Print Gateway

NDPS Libraries for C and Gateway Developer Kit - The purpose of a gateway is to communicate with printers. Use Novell/s open source gateway or develop your own.

Build a Printer Control or Gateway Snap-in

There are two kinds of snap-ins: printer control and gateway configuration.

NDPS Libraries for C and Gateway Developer Kit - Allows you to implement and manage print service managers, printer agents, and brokers for various system services.

NDPS Libraries for Java - Allows you to implement and manage print service managers, printer agents, and brokers within Novell iManager using Java*.

iManager 2.0 Developer Kit - Allows you to migrate from managing printer gateways in NWAdmin to managing gateways in iManager.

• iManager 2_0 iPrint Snap-in Development Notes

Provide Automatic Print Driver Downloads

Administrators can easily provide printer drivers so that end users do not need to worry about it.

• Using the Printer-Specific Windows 95 INF File Extensions
• Printer INF files and NDPS

YES CERTIFIED Program

Print Test Tools - Get test tools and methodologies to prepare your gateways for Novell YES CERTIFIED certification.

Novell publishes information concerning tested and approved products in the form of Bulletins available for viewing and printing from our YES CERTIFIED Bulletin Search site. Bulletins are also included in the world-wide marketing efforts of Novell, Inc.

Find out how YES certification can help you.

Search for YES CERTIFIED Bulletins

Bulletin Number

 (Example: 12345, 67890)

To perform an advanced search based on keyword, company, Novell product, software/hardware, or date, visit the YES CERTIFIED Bulletin Search page.

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