ENWW HP Software Solutions Summary 29
HP IP/IPX Printer Gateway for NDPS 
NDPS (Novell Distributed Print Services) is a printing architecture 
developed by Novell in partnership with Hewlett-Packard. NDPS 
simplifies and streamlines the administration of network printing. 
It eliminates the need to set up and link print queues, printer 
objects, and print servers. Administrators can use NDPS to manage 
networked printers within supported NetWare environments. 
The HP IP/IPX Printer Gateway is a NetWare Loadable Module 
(NLM) developed by HP to provide functionality and compatibility 
with Novell's NDPS for full-featured HP Jetdirect print servers. 
Value-based print servers, such as 175x and 200m, are not 
supported.
The HP Gateway seamlessly integrates HP Jetdirect-attached 
printers into the NDPS environment. Using the HP Gateway, an 
administrator can view statistics, configure gateway settings, and 
configure printing for HP Jetdirect-connected printers.
Features
Features and benefits provided by the HP Gateway and NDPS 
include:
● Smart detection of printers in NetWare 5.x, 6.0 environments
● Automatic installation of printers using IP/IPX
● Tight integration with Novell's NDS and NWAdmin
● Status updates from printers
● Simplified Automatic Driver Download
● Reduced SAP Traffic 
● Reduced number of required NetWare User Licenses 
● Native TCP/IP printing with NetWare 5.x, 6.0