Managing Print Jobs


One of the primary reasons to configure a print server is that doing so gives administrators greater control over print jobs. The Server Admin tool in Mac OS X Server lets you monitor every print job that is sent through your print queues. Further, you can hold or delete print jobs waiting in the queue, thus allowing other jobs to print sooner.

To manage print jobs

1.

Within Server Admin, select the Print service and click the Queues tab at the bottom of the window.

The Queues window appears, showing all your active print queues and the number of jobs in each queue (Figure 7.51).

Figure 7.51. Viewing print queues with Server Admin.


2.

Do one of the following:

  • To stop all the jobs in a print queue, select the queue and click the stop button on the lower right (Figure 7.52).

    Figure 7.52. Stopping/starting print queues with the appropriate buttons.


  • Click the start button (the triangle button adjacent to the stop button) to resume the print queue.

3.

Select the queue you want to view or manage from the Jobs on Queue pop-up menu (Figure 7.53).

Figure 7.53. Selecting a queue to view the jobs within that queue.


4.

Click the Jobs tab.

The Jobs window appears, showing the status for all print jobs for a specific queue (Figure 7.54).

Figure 7.54. Viewing all print jobs for a particular queue.


5.

Do any of the following:

  • To hold a print job, letting other jobs in the queue print sooner, select the job and click the pause button (Figure 7.55).

    Figure 7.55. Pausing/starting/deleting print jobs within a particular queue using the appropriate buttons.


  • Select a job and click the start button to put the print job back on normal print status.

  • Select a job and click Delete to delete the job from the print queue.

Tips

  • Although the Server Admin tool automatically refreshes, it may not refresh often enough for you to see all the jobs. This is because the print server may receive and send the print job in less time than it takes for the Server Admin tool to display the job in the list.

  • In the Queues list you may see the acronym PAP in the Shared Via column. Printer Access Protocol (PAP), a part of AppleTalk, is responsible for communicating between your Mac and a printer or print server.

  • Click the Refresh button on the Toolbar to force the Server Admin tool to refresh the print queue or print job list immediately.





Mac OS X Server 10. 4 Tiger. Visual QuickPro Guide
Mac OS X Server 10.4 Tiger: Visual QuickPro Guide
ISBN: 0321362446
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2006
Pages: 139
Authors: Schoun Regan

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