Printer Profiles on iPrint

[jmarton]

On Thu, 13 Aug 2009 10:54:27 +0000, Michael wrote:

> Is there any automatic processes that updates already installed printers
> on workstations if the Printer Profiles is updated e.g. with another
> tray, or do i have to delete the printer and reinstall it manually with
> that /ipp webpage?

You can't really push down the new settings automatically. However,
there are a couple of things you can do depending on if this is NetWare
or Linux. If it's NetWare you can rename the printer agent on the
Manager screen. Renaming the printer will cause iPrint to install the
new printer and delete the old printer automatically. When it's
installed with the new name it will pull down the drivers and printer
profile meaning it will get the updated profile with new settings (e.g.
new tray added).

An option that works with both platforms is to create a new printer
altogether and then define printer agent redirection again within the
NDPS/iPrint Manager. When someone attempts to access a redirected
printer the iPrint client will download the new printer and delete the
old one. TID 3006726 gives more information on printer agent redirection.

Note that a feature for OES2 SP2 is auto driver update. The checkbox
already exists in iManager on OES2 SP1 with the latest iPrint plugin but
is not yet active.

http://www.novell.com/documentation/...a/bkbds9r.html

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Joe Marton
Novell Knowledge Partner
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