Guest Flash3200 Posted July 20, 2007 Posted July 20, 2007 I need to create a Print Server and have never done so before. We currently print by just using direct IP printing from each workstation, but are looking to go to a Server Queue so that we can consolidate printers. I was not able to find any good documentation on Microsoft.com for how to properly set up a print server. The server for this is 2003 R2 SP2. Thanks
Guest Paul Mckenna Posted July 20, 2007 Posted July 20, 2007 RE: Setting up a Print Server for first time! Basically you just set the printer up on your server the way you've done on the PCs in the past and then share it, then on the client PCs tell them to print to the servers shared printer rather than direct to the printers IP Address, Let me know if you need more details. Regards Paul "Flash3200" wrote: > I need to create a Print Server and have never done so before. We > currently print by just using direct IP printing from each > workstation, but are looking to go to a Server Queue so that we can > consolidate printers. I was not able to find any good documentation > on Microsoft.com for how to properly set up a print server. The > server for this is 2003 R2 SP2. Thanks > >
Guest Flash3200 Posted July 20, 2007 Posted July 20, 2007 Re: Setting up a Print Server for first time! On Jul 20, 10:22 am, Paul Mckenna <JazzyJ...@newsgroup.nospam> wrote: > Basically you just set the printer up on your server the way you've done on > the PCs in the past and then share it, then on the client PCs tell them to > print to the servers shared printer rather than direct to the printers IP > Address, Let me know if you need more details. > > Regards > Paul > > > > "Flash3200" wrote: > > I need to create a Print Server and have never done so before. We > > currently print by just using direct IP printing from each > > workstation, but are looking to go to a Server Queue so that we can > > consolidate printers. I was not able to find any good documentation > > on Microsoft.com for how to properly set up a print server. The > > server for this is 2003 R2 SP2. Thanks- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - So where does the Print Management tool come into play? Also, we have heard about the ability for the user's to install thier own printers by either looking the printer up and/or by looking at a published map and clicking on the associate printer.
Guest Paul Posted July 20, 2007 Posted July 20, 2007 Re: Setting up a Print Server for first time! Hi, I've never used Print Management tool as i don't have R2 but as far as i can tell it's a management tool :) once the printer is shared on the server it will allow you to do various things with it. When you share the printer on the server you get the option to publish in the active directory, Users will be able to set the printer up themselves on their own machines by either searching the active directory or the add printer wizard. I'm not sure what you mean by a published map. Or it seems the print management tools allows you to assign the printer to certain groups. Hope this helps "Flash3200" wrote: > On Jul 20, 10:22 am, Paul Mckenna <JazzyJ...@newsgroup.nospam> wrote: > > Basically you just set the printer up on your server the way you've done on > > the PCs in the past and then share it, then on the client PCs tell them to > > print to the servers shared printer rather than direct to the printers IP > > Address, Let me know if you need more details. > > > > Regards > > Paul > > > > > > > > "Flash3200" wrote: > > > I need to create a Print Server and have never done so before. We > > > currently print by just using direct IP printing from each > > > workstation, but are looking to go to a Server Queue so that we can > > > consolidate printers. I was not able to find any good documentation > > > on Microsoft.com for how to properly set up a print server. The > > > server for this is 2003 R2 SP2. Thanks- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > So where does the Print Management tool come into play? Also, we have > heard about the ability for the user's to install thier own printers > by either looking the printer up and/or by looking at a published map > and clicking on the associate printer. > >
Guest SBS Rocker Posted July 20, 2007 Posted July 20, 2007 Re: Setting up a Print Server for first time! You can always add the net use command to their login script so that it connects when they login. "Flash3200" <Flash3200@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1184946170.163905.322110@22g2000hsm.googlegroups.com... > On Jul 20, 10:22 am, Paul Mckenna <JazzyJ...@newsgroup.nospam> wrote: >> Basically you just set the printer up on your server the way you've done >> on >> the PCs in the past and then share it, then on the client PCs tell them >> to >> print to the servers shared printer rather than direct to the printers IP >> Address, Let me know if you need more details. >> >> Regards >> Paul >> >> >> >> "Flash3200" wrote: >> > I need to create a Print Server and have never done so before. We >> > currently print by just using direct IP printing from each >> > workstation, but are looking to go to a Server Queue so that we can >> > consolidate printers. I was not able to find any good documentation >> > on Microsoft.com for how to properly set up a print server. The >> > server for this is 2003 R2 SP2. Thanks- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > So where does the Print Management tool come into play? Also, we have > heard about the ability for the user's to install thier own printers > by either looking the printer up and/or by looking at a published map > and clicking on the associate printer. >
Guest Bruce Sanderson Posted July 20, 2007 Posted July 20, 2007 Re: Setting up a Print Server for first time! The Print Management Tool is quite useful for managing printers on print servers - you can add printers, delete printers, change printer properties, see printer driver properties etc. and, if you have Windows 2003 R2 domain (or at least the domain schema has been updated with the R2 schema), you can "push" network printers to user or computers (e.g. workstations) via GPO. Print Management console is not an absolute requirement for print servers, but it can make administering printers and print servers easier because it provides a convenient, central place for doing so. If you have and Active Directory domain you can manage who, or which computers, get which printers defined for/on them automatically. The Custom Printer Filter feature is useful to view information about a subset of printers that have some attribute (e.g. Queue Status, Driver Name, Location). -- Bruce Sanderson MVP Printing http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question. "Flash3200" <Flash3200@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1184946170.163905.322110@22g2000hsm.googlegroups.com... > On Jul 20, 10:22 am, Paul Mckenna <JazzyJ...@newsgroup.nospam> wrote: >> Basically you just set the printer up on your server the way you've done >> on >> the PCs in the past and then share it, then on the client PCs tell them >> to >> print to the servers shared printer rather than direct to the printers IP >> Address, Let me know if you need more details. >> >> Regards >> Paul >> >> >> >> "Flash3200" wrote: >> > I need to create a Print Server and have never done so before. We >> > currently print by just using direct IP printing from each >> > workstation, but are looking to go to a Server Queue so that we can >> > consolidate printers. I was not able to find any good documentation >> > on Microsoft.com for how to properly set up a print server. The >> > server for this is 2003 R2 SP2. Thanks- Hide quoted text - >> >> - Show quoted text - > > So where does the Print Management tool come into play? Also, we have > heard about the ability for the user's to install thier own printers > by either looking the printer up and/or by looking at a published map > and clicking on the associate printer. >
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