Print shares

A print share is an output queue that is shared with PC clients on the network. You can share any i5/OS^® output queue with the clients by using iSeries™ NetServer™.

You can create, display, configure, and end print shares. A print share consists of any i5/OS output queue and supports the following spooled file types:

• User ASCII

• Advanced Function Printing™

• SNA Character String

• Auto-select

The spooled file type determines how the spooled files are created on your system. If autoselect is not used, the spooled file type must correspond exactly to the output queue destination, or you will receive a print error.

• Creating a print share
  You can share any i5/OS output queue with PC clients in the network by creating an iSeries NetServer print share.

• PC client print device drivers for use with print shares
  iSeries NetServer acts as a print server that makes the services of the i5/OS network print server available to PC clients. The network print server provides client access to i5/OS print objects and resources.

• Stopping print sharing
  You can stop print sharing by using iSeries Navigator.

• Using print shares with Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista client
  You can use your Windows client to access i5/OS print shares by using iSeries NetServer.

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