PagePrinter Network Adapter: Utilities & Environments G-5
Glossary
print server. Hardware or software (or a combination of hardware and
software) that takes information from a print queue and sends it to a
printer.
protected directory. A directory guarded by security software. Access is
allowed only with the proper password.
protocol. A set of rules managing the communication and transfer of data
between two or more network devices.
PSERVER. A Novell NetWare printing service that takes a print job and
sends it to a printer assigned to a supported queue. The adapter in
PSERVER mode takes the place of the Novell PSERVER process and
directs print jobs from a file server queue to a printer attached to the
adapter.
R
remote printer. A printer attached to a workstation on a LAN that is set
up to work as a shared network printer.
requester. A workstation that requests access to shared resources, such as
printers or plotters, so that they appear to be running on the user’s own
workstation even though they may be running somewhere on the LAN.
RPRINTER. A terminate-and-stay-resident (TSR) program that runs on
a Novell workstation. This program allows a printer locally attached to
the workstation (instead of the file server) to be used as a shared network
printer.
The adapter in the RPRINTER mode emulates the TSR that would
normally run on the Novell workstation. The adapter in RPRINTER mode
is used in conjunction with the Novell PSERVER utility to direct print
jobs to a printer attached to the adapter. This method does not use any
Novell user login slots.
S
SAP. See service access point
server. A device that allows people using LAN workstations to share
resources such as printers/plotters on the network.
service access point (SAP). In Open Systems Interconnection
architecture, the point at which the services of a layer are provided by an
entity of the next higher layer.
S
imple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). A TCP/IP protocol
that defines how computers will exchange management information.
