Toshiba GL-1010 Administrator's Manual page 185

End-User Benefits
All printers are discovered automatically, allowing users to simply
select the appropriate one.
NDPS automatically downloads the correct printer driver to the user's
machine.
NDPS supports customized print configurations.
NDPS supports drag and drop printing.
NDPS supplies real-time printer status.
Overview of TOSHIBA's NDPS Gateway
Because the controller is not an NDPS-aware printer, it requires a
gateway to emulate the NDPS model. The TOSHIBA gateway mechanism
employs several components, notably the NDPS Manager, NDPS Broker,
and NDPS Printer Agent. The following figure illustrates the
communication flow between these objects.
P = Printer agent
M = Manager
B = Broker
Note: While this diagram illustrates the NDPS gateway, broker/
manager, and printer agent as distinct objects, they are actually all
NLM applications residing on the NetWare file server.
1 The NetWare printer can be discovered in two ways:
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Communication Flow
The printer is automatically discovered by the TOSHIBA NDPS
gateway.
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