Printers

Hyena fully supports management of printers and print jobs under both Windows NT and Windows 2000. All printer management functions are available under the Printers object for any server or computer.  Hyena can discover and manage any printer on any Windows computer, including non-shared printers.

Viewing Printers

Double clicking on the Printers object will display all of the printers for the selected server in Hyena's list window.  Or, the Printers object can be expanded in the tree window.  Either window permits access to all of the printer functions.

Hyena will set the icon next to the printer to indicate the status of the printer as follows:

Printer is busy (printing)

Printer is idle

Printer is offline (paused)

The Printers view in the list window can be customized under the Tools->Settings->Display dialog.

Viewing and Managing Print Jobs

Hyena includes full support for managing print jobs.  Double clicking on any printer in the tree window display or selecting the View Print Jobs option will display a printer's print jobs in the list window.

Print jobs can be paused, resumed, restarted, or canceled.

The Print Jobs view in the list window can be customized under the Tools->Settings->Display dialog.

Setting Printer Properties (Shell Functions)

The Shell Functions menu option for all printer objects will give access to the following printer functions:

Properties - Displays the Properties dialog for a printer, providing access to sharing, driver, ports, and security features.

Open Printer  - Displays the Shell window for management of printer jobs and other printer functions.

Document Defaults - Primarily gives access to driver-specific printer configuration dialogs, include page setup.

Server Properties - Print server properties, including spooler file location, driver files, and other server configuration settings.

Add New Printer - Displays the add printer wizard, permitting a new printer to be added to the selected print server.  In most cases, print drivers and lpr ports can be added as well.

Controlling Printers (Pause, Resume, Purge)

The printer context menu includes the Pause, Restart, and Purge all Print Jobs options.

Pause - Pausing a printer takes the printer offline.  Print jobs sent to a paused printer will be queued, but not printed.

Resume - The Resume option attempts to place a printer back online.

Purge all Print Jobs - The Purge option will remove all queued print jobs.  The current print job may or may not be affected by this command, depending upon the printer driver.  Hyena can also remove individual print jobs.

Copying Printers

Hyena supports copying printer configuration from one computer to another, using the Copy Printer(s) To option.  For more information on copying printers, see the Copying Objects topic.

Creating New Printers

Hyena supports adding new printers by selecting the Add New Printer... option from any printer context menu or from the main Printers object for any server.  In most cases, print drivers and lpr ports can be added as well.  This feature is only available when Hyena is run on a Windows 2000 (or later) client.

Object Manager Integration

Printers can be added quickly into the Object Manager, either manually or by using the Add To Object Manager context menu option.  For more information on the Object Manager feature in Hyena, see the Object Manager topic.

Active Directory Integration

Hyena fully supports listing Active Directory printer objects in OUs.  Moreover, Hyena adds the capability to fully manage the underlying printer queue and printer through the Active Directory printer object itself.