Johan Simbade
Network Print Servers – Managing Printers and the Network
The Network Print Servers are a great tool for companies to have in their offices to help in printing documents to be sent out across the network. These print servers can be installed through a process known as Instantiate or by using the Microsoft Server Management Tools that comes on the CD that comes with your server. This will install the print server and will also enable you to add devices to it such as printers and scanners. You can add the print server and then create a print report by choosing a format from the printer list that is populated on the print server. This test lab will then allow you to see your network performance and various different print reports that show such things as user response time, average CPU usage per instance, and peak user response time.
There are some benefits that come with Network print servers; the most obvious one being that it allows you to make use of multiple printers without having to purchase new ones for each one. It will also provide you with more security since there will be only one source of printer information and no separate systems will need to be set up. Also, it will improve your network’s reliability since there will be only one location for all printer information and all print jobs. One example of how this can be useful is when there are multiple employees that work off of different computers in the office. With this kind of setup, you won’t have to worry about duplicating the same print jobs over again.
There are several ways that you can test the Network print servers, including: – Getting online and visiting the local print server in the search engine of your choice – Clicking onto “My Network” at the top-right-hand corner of the browser – Using the “control” key on your keyboard to open the keyboard control dialog box – Accessing the browser and hitting the “print” button right-click – Double-clicking the print button – Navigating to “Printers and Faxes” in the system menu – Installing the appropriate drivers – Configuring Network driver using the Device Manager tool The following procedure shows you the ways how to set up the print server: – Download and install the latest version of Netgear printer drivers – Open the “Printers and Faxes” control panel – Click “scan” and hit “next” in order to get a list of all your devices – Click “create new print group” and follow the instructions – Name the new group and click “add” In the next step, you will have to fill in the name and the IP address of the printer that will be joining the new print group.
Now, let’s move on to configuring the print application. – You will need to access the Control Panel by navigating to “Control Panel > Computer” – Under the section named “Printers and Faxes”, click “New” and follow the instructions. – Type in the name and the IP address of the printer that you have just created and select “OK”. – Once you have done so, you will notice that there is now an icon on your desktop called “Printer Connection”. Double-click this icon and a window will appear, click on it. You can then choose from the many options available, one of which is “etooth Printer Connection”.
– Let’s review some of the available options that are available for use with this print server: – The main display port of the application will display the number of computers that are connected to the network as well as the name of each of them. – A clock will appear on the computer screen and will tell the user when the next time for printing jobs will occur. – There is an option for setting the priority of emails for delivery to specific recipients, a task which is very useful for sending out bulk mails. There is also an option for the printing of documents, which is useful for the process of reviewing the important documents for errors. There is also a printing feature for the submission of orders to the various companies which provides a handy way for tracking orders that have been received.
The installation of print servers involves the installation of either the operating system and software required for managing print queues or a specific printer driver for your hardware. Depending upon your requirements, you can either use the built in management function or customize it with various useful features. With custom views, you can monitor your printing progress and also send out notifications to notify you when print jobs are behind schedule or before they have been printed.
