Lab Exercise 9.2: Implementing Location-Based Printing

In this lab, you will use the iPrint Map Designer to create a location-based printer map. Then you will test the system by downloading an iPrint printer to your Windows workstation. Complete the following steps:

1. On your Windows workstation, map drive I: to the IFEmployees Samba share on your server.
   
   Next, create a location-based print map for the second floor of a hypothetical office building by completing the following:
   
   

   1. Open Internet Explorer and navigate to http:// your_servers_IP_address /ippdocs/maptool.htm.

   2. In the left frame, scroll down to the Background drop-down list.

   3. In the Background drop-down list, select Office2.gif .

   4. In the left frame, scroll back up to the Printer Icon drop-down list.

   5. In the Printer Icon drop-down list, select a printer icon that closely matches the appearance of your printer.

   6. Drag the printer icon from the left frame to the Media Room on the background map.

   7. Click the new printer icon on the background map.

   8. In the Printer List drop-down list, select your CLE-PA Printer Agent.

   9. In the left frame, scroll down to the Mouse Over Text field.

   10. In the Mouse Over Text field, enter your printer's make and model.

   11. In the Printer Caption field, enter Media Room Printer .

   12. Select Driver Settings .

   13. Configure the defaults for your printer and then click OK .

   14. Click Save .

   15. In the Save In drop-down list, select drive I: (which should be mapped to the IFEmployees share on your server).

   16. In the File name field, enter Floor2 ; then click Save .

   17. Close your browser window.

   18. On your server, open a terminal session.

   19. Change to your root user account by entering su - and supplying a password of novell .

   20. At the shell prompt, enter cp /var/ifemployees/Floor2.htm/var/opt/novell/httpd/htdocs/ippdocs .

2. Test your iPrint configuration by completing the following:
   
   

   1. On your Windows workstation, open Internet Explorer and navigate to http:// your_server_IP_address /ippdocs/Floor2.htm. The location-based printing map you created previously should be displayed.

   2. Click the Media Room Printer icon.

   3. When prompted to install the printer, click OK .

   4. Wait while the printer driver is installed.

   5. When prompted that the driver has been installed, click OK .

      Tip

      Sometimes errors occur when downloading drivers to Windows XP workstations. If you receive a 126 error, the path in the workstation's environment variable isn't configured correctly. To fix it, right-click My Computer and select Properties. Select the Advanced tab. Select Environment Variables. Select the Path string; then select Edit. Add the following string to the beginning of the variable string (all on the same line):

      
      

       %SystemRoot%\system32;%SystemRoot%;%SystemRoot%\System32\       Wbem;%SystemRoot%\system32\nls;%SystemRoot%\system32\nls\       ENGLISH; 

      
      

      
      

      Restart the workstation and access the printer map again.

   6. With the location-based printing map displayed in your Internet Explorer window, select File , Print .

   7. In the General tab, select your iPrint printer and then click Print .

   8. Verify that your document is printed on your printer.

3. View the statistics for your printer by completing the following steps:
   
   

   1. In your browser window, access iManager and authenticate as admin with a password of novell .
      
      
   2. Under the iPrint role, select Manage Printer .
      
      
   3. In the iPrint printer name field, enter CLE-PA.IF.CLE .
      
      
   4. Click OK . The Manage Printer screen appears, as shown in Figure 9.31.
      
      

      Figure 9.31. Installing an iPrint printer.

      

      
      
   5. Select Printer health monitor .
      
      
   6. When prompted, authenticate as admin with a password of novell . The Printer Agent Information screen is displayed.
      
      
   7. View the statistics for your printer. When you're done, click Back . The iPrint Manager summary screen is displayed.
      
      
   8. Select Advanced iPrint Manager Information .
      
      
   9. View the iPrint Manager current status; then click Back .
      
      
   10. Close your browser windows.
       
       

You're done! You've successfully configured an iPrint system! Let's review what you learned in this chapter.