Lab Exercise 9.1: Implementing iPrint

In this lab, you're going to configure iPrint on your server. Then you will install the iPrint Client on your Windows workstation and test automated printer driver download.

Warning

In order to complete this exercise, you will need the second Windows workstation you used for the exercises in Chapter 8, "Managing File Services with iFolder." This computer must be able to communicate through a network medium with the server you have been working with throughout this book.

You will also need a network-aware printer to complete this exercise. If you are completing this lab exercise at work and have access to a network printer on your company's network, go ahead and use it.

If you do, you should probably get your network administrator's permission to do so. You can probably talk him or her into letting you use it if you point out that setting up iPrint for this lab exercise will have little or no impact on your organization's existing print configuration.

If you're completing this lab from home, you can use your home printer, but you will need to purchase an external print server. Instead of plugging your printer into your server, you plug these devices into your printer's parallel port; they provide an integrated Ethernet interface with an RJ-45 connector.

This allows you to connect your home printer directly into your network. These devices can be purchased for less than $50 at most computer stores. You may be able to get one for even less at one of the many auction websites on the Internet.

Complete the following steps:

1. Record your printer's IP address and subnet mask. You'll need this information when you configure a Printer Agent for the printer.
   
   
2. Install the iPrint Client on your Windows workstation by completing the following:
   
   

   Warning

   These steps are written for Windows XP Professional. If you're using a different version, you may have make some adjustments.

   1. On your Windows workstation, open a web browser and navigate to http:// your_server_IP_address /ipp.

   2. When prompted to install the iPrint Client, click OK .

      Tip

      If, for some reason, you're not prompted to install the iPrint Client, you can initiate the installation by selecting the Install iPrint Client link.

   3. In the File Download dialog, click Open .

   4. If prompted that the web page is trying to close the browser window, click Yes .

   5. Click Next .

   6. When the file copy is complete, the Installation Complete screen is displayed. Click Finish .

   7. Shut down and restart the workstation.

   8. When the workstation has rebooted, authenticate to the workstation as Administrator .

3. Create a Driver Store by completing the following steps:
   
   

   1. On your Windows workstation, open Internet Explorer and navigate to https :// your_server_IP_address /nps/iManager.html.
      
      
   2. Authenticate as admin with a password of novell .
      
      
   3. In the left frame, scroll down to and expand the iPrint role.
      
      
   4. Select Create Driver Store .
      
      
   5. In the Driver Store name field, enter CLEDriverStore .
      
      
   6. In the Container name field, enter IF.CLE .
      
      
   7. In the Target Server field, enter the IP address of your server.
      
      
   8. In the eDir Server field, browse to and select the CLE1.IF.CLE server object.
      
      
   9. Click OK .
      
      
   10. When prompted that the Driver Store object has been created, click OK .
       
       
4. Configure the Driver Store with drivers for your printer:
   
   

   1. Under the iPrint role in iManager, select Manage Driver Store .

   2. In the iPrint Driver Store name field, browse to and select the CLEDriverStore.IF.CLE Driver Store object; then click OK .

   3. Select the Drivers tab.

   4. Select Windows XP Drivers .

      Warning

      If you're using a different version of Windows, select the appropriate version in this screen.

   5. If the driver for your printer is saved on a floppy disk or a CD, do the following:

      1. Select Add From File .

      2. In the Open dialog, browse to and select the .inf file for your driver.

      3. Click Open .

      4. In the Add Resource screen, select the printer driver you want to add.

      5. Select the Page Description Language for the driver.

      6. Click OK .

      7. Wait while the driver files are uploaded.

      8. When the upload is complete, you should see the driver listed in the Current drivers list.

   6. If you want to add a printer driver for your printer from your workstation's Windows driver database, do the following:

      1. Select Add From System . The Add Resource dialog appears with a list of all the printer drivers found in the Windows driver database.

      2. In the Add Resource dialog, select the printer driver you want to upload.

      3. Select the Page Description Language for the driver.

      4. Click OK .

      5. Wait while the driver files are uploaded.

      6. When the files have been uploaded, the driver appears in the Current drivers list. Click OK .

5. Configure an iPrint Manager by completing the following steps:
   
   

   1. Under the iPrint role, select the Create Print Manager task.
      
      
   2. In the Manager name field, enter CLEManager .
      
      
   3. In the Container name field, IF.CLE .
      
      
   4. In the Target Server field, enter the IP address of your server.
      
      
   5. In the eDir Server field, browse to and select your CLE1.IF.CLE server object.
      
      
   6. In the Driver Store field, browse to and select the CLEDriverStore.IF.CLE object you created previously.
      
      
   7. Ensure that Start print manager after creation is marked ; then click OK .
      
      
   8. When prompted that the iPrint Manager was created, click OK .
      
      
6. Create a Printer Agent for your printer by completing the following steps:
   
   

   1. Under the iPrint role, select the Create Printer task.
      
      
   2. In the Printer name field, enter CLE-PA .
      
      
   3. In the Container name field, enter IF.CLE .
      
      
   4. In the Manager name field, enter CLEManager.IF.CLE .
      
      
   5. In the DNS Name or IP Address field, enter the IP address of your printer.
      
      
   6. In the Location field, enter a description of the physical location of the printer.
      
      
   7. In the Description field, enter a description of the printer.
      
      
   8. Click Next .
      
      
   9. In the drop-down list for the version of Windows running on your workstation, select your printer driver from the Driver Store object.
      
      
   10. Click Next .
       
       
   11. When prompted that the Printer Agent has been created, click OK .
       
       
7. Configure your iPrint service to support user workstations by completing the following steps:
   
   

   1. On your server, open a terminal session.
      
      
   2. Change to the root user account by entering su - and supplying a password of novell .
      
      
   3. At the shell prompt, enter vi /var/opt/novell/httpd/htdocs/ippdocs/iprint.ini .
      
      
   4. Scroll down to the AllowUserPrinters line.
      
      
   5. Press Ins .
      
      
   6. Change the value of the AllowUserPrinters parameter to 1 .
      
      
   7. Press Esc .
      
      
   8. Enter :exit .
      
      
   9. At the shell prompt, enter /etc/init.d/novell-ipsmd stop and then enter /etc/init.d/novell-ipsmd start .
      
      

At this point, you have a functioning iPrint system. You could use the list view in the iPrint web page to distribute printer information to user workstations. However, we want to configure location-based printer maps to make this process more intuitive.