L9 - T9A - S6 - Printer Sharing

Printer Sharing Model

Describes how multiple client devices access the printer

Printer Server

A computer configured to share a connected printer with other hosts

• Can be embedded into a printer as hardware or firmware

  • Allows client computers to connect to the printer directly over the network 

  • Removes requirement for client to connect to printer via another server computer

• The client hosts connect to the printer share rather than directly to the print device

Public Printer

A printer which is configured with no access controls so any guest client may use it

True

• The print server could be connected to the print device via

  • A local USB port

  • Over the network

• This sharing model allows more administrative control over which clients are allowed to connect

True or False: Any computer with a print device installed can share that printer object for use by other client computers

Print Sharing

An alternative to allowing clients to connect directly to the print device

• Possible on any computer which has a print device installed

  • Computers can share the printer object for use by other client computers

• Allows more administrative control over which clients are allowed to connect

  • Printer object can be configured with permissions that allow only authenticated users to submit print jobs

Using the Sharing tab in the printer’s Properties dialog

How is a printer share configured in Windows

True

True or False: Drivers for different operating systems can also be made available for download when those clients connect to the print share

False

True or False: If the network has has clients running a mix of different operating systems, you don’t need to consider how to make a printer driver available for each supported client

• Type 2

  • Specific to a particular version of Windows

• Type 3

  • Users only add x86 (32-bit Windows) and/or x64 (64-bit Windows) support

• Type 4

  • Windows 10 added support for this driver

  • Aims to have a single driver will work with multiple devices

The 3 types of drivers that printers use

True

• The client will obtain it from Windows Update rather than the Print Server

True or False: In the case of Windows 10, where a specific print device driver is required (other than the default Type 4 driver), the client obtains it from Windows Update  

Connecting to a network printer

Assuming the the print server administrator has given them permission:

• Browse through the network resources using the Network object in File Explorer

• Open the server computer hosting the printer

• Then right-click the required printer and select Connect