Print Server

Any computer on a network, with which the printer attaches, having any OS is called Print server . To use printer on network, we need to share the printer and enable the file and print sharing in LAN properties. Printer is attached with server by a physical port and client is attached through logical port .
Note: - In Win NT/2k Printer is a S/w (driver of H/w printer) and Print Device is physical printer.
We use LPT or USB port to attach printer because of high speed. We use NIC for large network because of high speed.

HP DLC Printer (Data Link Control)

When we attach any printer on a big network then there is a special printer having NIC which is connected with HUB with a UTP wire. It is called network printer. For communicating we use DLC protocol on systems.

TCP/IP Printer

This printer is used on bulky net, so it is actually called network printer. There are RAM slots in the printer. There is also a processor in printer comes only in MHz. it also have a small HD. Its cost starts from 50,000 to 10 Lakes. Speed of this printer is 20 PPM to 100 PPM.

To install a printer on server on network

Start à Setting à Printers à Add printer
When we click on add printer then a wizard will open.
On clicking next, it asks for local or shared printer. If the system is Print server then we select local otherwise or on client we select network printer .
Now we select the printer port LPT, COM, USB. If our printer is TCP/IP printer, then we select standard TCP/IP Port from create new port.
In this step we select Manufacturers and then the model of the printer. We need the Win 2k CD-ROM to install otherwise we select ‘Have Disk' . We can select ‘ hp standard '.
We give the printer name and select it default printer or no.
If we want to share then, we give a name by which it is shared.
Then give location and comment.
Now select Test page printer or not.
At last it show the full information then click on Finish, it copies the printer file from removable media to HD.

To install a printer on client on network

Open My Network Places and open Computers near me.
Open the computer on which computer is attached.
Open the printer and it automatically install the drive.

Printer properties

General : - It shows the Printer name, Location, Comment, Model. We can also set the printing preferences and also can print test page.
Sharing : - In this option, we can select ‘ Not shared ' or ‘ shared by a name '.
Note : - If our network has computers with different OS then we install ‘ Additional drivers ' and insert the Win 2k CD-ROM.
Ports : - In this option, we ‘ enable bidirectional support ' and ‘ enable printer pooling '. We can select more than one printer from the list. We can also add port, delete port or configure port.
Advanced : - In this option, we give the time for available printer . In case of priority to give users, we give the priority. We can also do spool setting. Keep printed documents , by checking this option, it keeps the printed documents in his printing list, even after the printing also. We can also set the Printing Default , Print Processor and Separator Page options.
Color management : - In this option we select automatic or manual.
Security : - In this option, we give the security to print the document by printer. We can add/remove any user from printing. We can also give permissions to any particular user.

Features of printer in Win 2k

Spooling

Spooling is feature of printer. In this feature, a temporary directory called spooler store the printing queues on the HD, which is removed after the printing. We can change the path of print spool from one drive to another if the space on one drive is full and second is empty.

Pooling

To Pooling on print server for printing we need 1 printer and 2 print devices . Both the print devices should be identical. This feature is also helpful in load balancing and fault tolerance .

Printing priority

In this feature, we give the priority to printer. For this we need 2 printer and 1 print device . The lowest priority is 1 and the highest priority is 99 . During printing, if there are many commands of printing from low priority and a command of printing from high priority. Then the high priority command will print after the continuous command of low priority.