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Use this page to configure a Novell^® iPrint client that can be placed on workstations. Using Novell iPrint, users can use the Internet to print to iPrint printers just like any other printer, regardless of the printer's physical location..

The Novell iPrint policy is contained in both the User Package and in the Workstation Package. The information in this topic applies to both packages; however, there are differences between the two packages. When you configure the Novell iPrint policy contained in the User Package, the policy applies to all associated users regardless of the workstation they use. When you configure the Novell iPrint policy contained in the Workstation Package, the policy applies to all users who log in to an associated workstation.

Novell iPrint ships with NetWare^® 6 (Support Pack 2 or newer) or it can be purchased separately. Novell iPrint also runs on NetWare 5.1 (Support Pack 5 or newer). The Novell iPrint policy in ZENworks^® Desktop Management replaces all previous ZENworks printer policies. If you are upgrading from a previous version of ZENworks for Desktops and are running previous printer policies, Desktop Management supports them.

In order to use the Novell iPrint policy, be aware of the following:

• NetWare Server: To use the iPrint client, you must have at least one NetWare server in your system; the iPrint client will not run on a Windows* 2000/2003 server. If you choose to not use the iPrint client, you can still use your existing Microsoft* printing setup outside of Desktop Management.
• Desktop Management Agent: You must also install the ZENworks Desktop Management Agent on each desktop that you want to run the iPrint client on; it will not run on a desktop that uses only the Novell Client^TM.
• Using the Novell iPrint Policy Contained in a Workstation Package Scheduled to run at System Startup: If you configure the Novell iPrint policy as part of a Workstation package and schedule the package to run at system startup, the iPrint policy will run; however, printers cannot be pushed at system startup. For printers to be pushed to the workstation, a user must be logged in to the workstation. This is not an issue if you configure the Novell iPrint policy as part of a User package because you cannot schedule User package policies to run at system startup. If you normally schedule Workstation packages to run at system startup, you should create a schedule for the iPrint policy to run at user login or some other time when the user is logged in to the workstation. If you schedule an iPrint policy in a Workstation package to run at user login, ensure that the Impersonation remains at the default, System Impersonation (Advanced Settings > Impersonation). If you set the policy to run at user login and interactive user, the policy will fail to run.
• Using the Novell iPrint Policy for the Windows NT/2000/XP Platforms Contained in the User Package: If you configure the Novell iPrint policy as part of a User package to be pushed to Windows 2000/XP machines, you must change the AllowUserPrinters value in the iprint.ini file (\\server_name\login\ippdocs or \\server_name\apache2\htdocs\ippdocs\, by default) from the default value of 0 to 1.
• Using the Novell iPrint Policy in Conjunction with the Dynamic Local User or Windows Desktop Preferences Policies: If you are managing user profiles using the Dynamic Local User or Windows Desktop Preferences policy, you must rename the native Microsoft Internet Print Provider (inetpp.dll) registry reference. Renaming this registry reference ensures that user profiles are properly closed or deleted when users log out. If user profiles remain open, when users log back in to workstations, the profile remains locked, causing multiple user accounts to be created. To prevent this, you should change the HKEY_Local_Machine\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Providers\Internet Print Provider\Name registry value from inetpp.dll to inetpp.old.
• Using the Novell iPrint Policy on Windows 2000 Terminal Servers: When you push a Novell iPrint secure printer to a Windows 2000 Terminal Server user's thin-client session using the Novell iPrint policy contained in the User package, the user must be authenticated to the printer. If you observe that the iPrint secure printer did not get pushed down, there may be an authentication problem. If this is the case, an authentication dialog box displays on the Terminal Server’s console and the administrator must then authenticate the user. This problem will be fixed in a future release of the Novell iPrint client.

Printers to Be Installed (Default Printer on Top)
Lists the iPrint printers that will be installed on the workstation.

Depending on users' driver signing settings, user workstations may display a "This driver is not digitally signed" message when the printer is installed. If you do not want users to see this message and have to choose to install the driver, you can change this setting in the Control Panel of each workstation (Start > Settings > Control Panel > System > Hardware > Driver Signing) or you can change this setting using a Windows Group policy in Desktop Management.

Add
Click to browse to a printer to add to the Printer List. The first printer in the list is the default printer. You can change the default printer to any printer in the list by selecting the printer and by selecting the Set as Default check box.

Remove
Click to remove the selected printer from the Printer list.

Set as Default
Click to set the selected printer as the default printer. The user can choose another printer to use as the default printer.

Force Default
Check to force a specific default printer every time the Novell iPrint policy runs. If a user changes the default printer, the default printer that you choose is set as the default each time this policy is run.

Remove Any Installed iPrint Printer That is Not Included in This List of Printers
Any iPrint printers that were pushed by a previous version of the Novell iPrint policy to the workstation are removed, unless they are listed in the Printers to Be Installed list box.

For the Windows 2000/XP platforms and Windows 2000/2003 Terminal Servers, if you are configuring the Novell iPrint policy contained in the User Package, enabling this option removes only those iPrint printers that were pushed to the workstation or Terminal Server using the Novell iPrint policy in the User Package.

For the Windows 2000/XP platforms, if you are configuring the Novell iPrint policy contained in the Workstation Package, enabling this option removes only those iPrint printers that were pushed to the workstation using the Novell iPrint policy in the Workstation Package. Additionally, if you enable this option in the Novell iPrint policy contained in the Workstation Package, and the user of that workstation is locked down, that user will not have sufficient rights for that iPrint printer to be removed.

For the Windows 98 platform, if you are configuring the Novell iPrint policy contained in either the Workstation Package or the User Package, the printers are installed as workstation printers, regardless of which type of package they were installed from. Enabling this option removes any iPrint printers that were pushed to the workstation using the Novell iPrint policy in either package.

Address for Printing Outside the Firewall
If you have workstations that are physically located outside the firewall, specify the proxy, firewall, or Network Address Translation (NAT) address followed by a colon (:) and the port number, if necessary.

If you have workstations outside of the firewall that use Novell iPrint printers, you must open port 631. If you have workstations outside of the firewall that use secure printers that are not Novell iPrint printers, you must open port 443 (the standard port number for secure printers coming through a firewall).

If workstations are not located outside of the firewall, you should leave this field empty.

If you are using NetWare 6.5 and have workstations outside of the firewall, you must have a server proxy set up in order to use the Novell iPrint policy.

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