Network print server

The IBM® i network print server is the host or print server for print clients.

Network print server objects
The network print server provides client access to IBM i print objects and resources.
How the network print server is accessed
Before a client can communicate with the network print server, a communications session must be established. A communications session is a logical connection between two systems through which a client program on a local system can communicate with a server program on a remote system.
Exit points and the network print server
An exit point is a specific point in a system function or program where control can be passed to an installation specified program or programs. These programs are called exit programs because they are providing an exit from the normal processing of the system function or program. The exit programs are typically programs created by users.
Use of network print server exit points
The figure below provides an example of several requests from a client to the network print server using the exit points provided by the network print server. Those requests are: access the network print server, call a user-written exit program to verify access, put a spooled output file on an output queue, and call a user-written exit program that faxes a spooled output file.

Parent topic: Printing concepts