11 WORKING WITH PRINTERS Chapter 10

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS2 TERMINOLOGY PrinterLogical object Print DevicePhysical object Printer DriversSoftware Print QueueList of print jobs Print ServerStandalone server with local printer attached Printer PoolGroup of printers

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS3 THE WINDOWS SERVER 2003 PRINTER MODEL Locally attached printers Printers that are connected to a physical port on a print server, such as a USB or parallel port Network-attached printers Connected directly to the network Network printing models Create a logical printer on every client computer Create a print server Locally attached printers Printers that are connected to a physical port on a print server, such as a USB or parallel port Network-attached printers Connected directly to the network Network printing models Create a logical printer on every client computer Create a print server

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS4 USING LOCALLY ATTACHED PRINTERS

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS5 USING NETWORK-ATTACHED PRINTERS

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS6 CREATE A LOGICAL PRINTER ON EVERY CLIENT COMPUTER

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS7 CREATE A PRINT SERVER

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS8 DEPLOYING A SHARED PRINTER STEPS OVERVIEW Install the printer on the print server Create a printer share on the print server Connect the clients to the print server Install the printer on the print server Create a printer share on the print server Connect the clients to the print server

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS9 INSTALLING A WINDOWS PRINT SERVER Add Printer Wizard Local printer Local attached Network printer not attached to another print server Add Printer Wizard Local printer Local attached Network printer not attached to another print server Lab: Add a color printer

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS10 SHARING A PRINTER Add additional drivers for clients on the network.

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS11 CONNECTING CLIENTS TO A PRINT SERVER Using the Add Printer Wizard Browsing in Windows Explorer Searching in Active Directory Using the Add Printer Wizard Browsing in Windows Explorer Searching in Active Directory

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS12 USING THE ADD PRINTER WIZARD

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS13 BROWSING IN WINDOWS EXPLORER

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS14 SEARCHING IN ACTIVE DIRECTORY

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS15 CONFIGURING PRINTER PROPERTIES

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS16 CONTROLLING PRINTER SECURITY Lab: Add a group “NoColor” Deny Print Lab: Add a group “NoColor” Deny Print

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS17 ASSIGNING FORMS TO PAPER TRAYS

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS18 SETTING PRINT JOB DEFAULTS

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS19 CREATING A PRINTER POOL Lab: Add logical printer Enable printer pooling Add print devices LPT2 LPT3 Lab: Add logical printer Enable printer pooling Add print devices LPT2 LPT3

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS20 CONFIGURING MULTIPLE LOGICAL PRINTERS FOR A SINGLE PRINTER

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS21 MONITORING PRINTERS Monitoring print queues Redirecting print jobs Using the Performance Console Using Event Viewer Auditing printer access Monitoring print queues Redirecting print jobs Using the Performance Console Using Event Viewer Auditing printer access

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS22 MONITORING PRINT QUEUES

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS23 REDIRECTING PRINT JOBS Reduces the impact of a failed printer Enables users to continue printing without reconfiguration Destination printer must use the same driver type as the original Reduces the impact of a failed printer Enables users to continue printing without reconfiguration Destination printer must use the same driver type as the original

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS24 USING THE PERFORMANCE CONSOLE

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS25 USING EVENT VIEWER Lab: Changing Spool Folder Printer & Faxes File | Server Properties Advanced Lab: Changing Spool Folder Printer & Faxes File | Server Properties Advanced

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS26 AUDITING PRINTER ACCESS

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS27 TROUBLESHOOTING PRINTERS Troubleshooting procedures can include one or more of the following: The application that is attempting to print The logical printer on the computer on which the application is running The network connection between the client and the logical printer on the server The logical printer on the server (spooler, drivers, security settings, and so forth) Troubleshooting procedures can include one or more of the following: The application that is attempting to print The logical printer on the computer on which the application is running The network connection between the client and the logical printer on the server The logical printer on the server (spooler, drivers, security settings, and so forth)

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS28 TROUBLESHOOTING PRINTERS (continued) The connection between the print server and the printer The printer itself—its hardware, configuration, and status The connection between the print server and the printer The printer itself—its hardware, configuration, and status

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS29 IDENTIFY THE SCOPE OF FAILURE Determine if failure is confined to a single application Determine if failure is confined to a single workstation Determine if failure is confined to a single user account Determine if failure is confined to a single print device Determine if failure is confined to a single print server Determine if failure is confined to a single application Determine if failure is confined to a single workstation Determine if failure is confined to a single user account Determine if failure is confined to a single print device Determine if failure is confined to a single print server

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS30 TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES Verify that the print client can connect to the print server Verify that the printer is operational Verify that the printer can be accessed from the print server Verify that the print server’s services are running Verify that the print client can connect to the print server Verify that the printer is operational Verify that the printer can be accessed from the print server Verify that the print server’s services are running

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS31 SUMMARY The printing architecture in Windows Server 2003 is modular, consisting of the physical printer, a print server with a shared, logical printer connected to the physical printer through a local or network port, and a logical printer on a client that connects to the shared, logical printer on the print server. A local printer is one that supports a printer directly attached to the computer or attached to the network. Shared printers are published to Active Directory. The Add Printer Wizard is used to add a logical printer. The printing architecture in Windows Server 2003 is modular, consisting of the physical printer, a print server with a shared, logical printer connected to the physical printer through a local or network port, and a logical printer on a client that connects to the shared, logical printer on the print server. A local printer is one that supports a printer directly attached to the computer or attached to the network. Shared printers are published to Active Directory. The Add Printer Wizard is used to add a logical printer.

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS32 SUMMARY (continued) A single logical printer can direct jobs to more than one port, creating a printer pool. A single physical printer can be served by multiple logical printers, each of which can be configured with unique properties, drivers, settings, or monitoring characteristics. The print queue window, event logs, and performance counters enable you to monitor printers for potential signals of trouble and for utilization statistics. A single logical printer can direct jobs to more than one port, creating a printer pool. A single physical printer can be served by multiple logical printers, each of which can be configured with unique properties, drivers, settings, or monitoring characteristics. The print queue window, event logs, and performance counters enable you to monitor printers for potential signals of trouble and for utilization statistics.

Chapter 10: WORKING WITH PRINTERS33 SUMMARY (continued) Print jobs can be redirected to another printer. Because the Windows Server 2003 printer model is modular, you can easily troubleshoot each component link separately. Print jobs can be redirected to another printer. Because the Windows Server 2003 printer model is modular, you can easily troubleshoot each component link separately.