PC client print device drivers for use with print shares

IBM® i NetServer acts as a print server that makes the services of the IBM i network print server available to PC clients. The network print server provides client access to print objects and resources.

Network Print Server allows clients with the correct print device drivers to spool print jobs onto output queues of various spooled file types. These spooled file types are as follows:
  • User ASCII
  • Advanced Function Printing (AFP)
  • SNA Character String (SCS)
  • Auto-select
You can access AFP and SCS print device drivers for the supported Windows PC clients in either of the following ways:
  • AFP print device drivers are available for free download from the IBM Printing systems Web site (www.printers.ibm.com)Link outside information center.
  • You can also find stand-alone AFP and SCS print device drivers in the Qca400\Win32\Install\Printer folder. Under the appropriate directory for your client type, you can find the AFP and SCS print device drivers.
Parent topic: Print shares