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Installing network-attached print devices

Installing network-attached print devices

A network-attached print device is attached directly to the network through a network adapter card or a wireless network card. Network-attached printers are configured as network print devices so that they’re accessible to network users as shared print devices. Remember that the server on which you configure the print device becomes the print server for the device you’re configuring.

Install a network-attached print device by following these steps:

1. In Print Management, expand the Print Servers node and the node for the server with which you want to work.

2. Press and hold or right-click the server’s Printers node, and then tap or click Add Printer to start the Network Printer Installation Wizard.

3. On the Printer Installation page, select Add A TCP/IP Or Web Services Printer By IP Address Or Hostname, and then tap or click Next.

4. On the Printer Address page, choose one of the following options in the Type Of Device list:

? Autodetect Choose this option if you are unsure of the printer device type. Windows Server will try to detect the type of device automatically.

? TCP/IP Device Choose this option if you are sure the printer is a TCP/IP device.

? Web Services Printer Choose this option if you are sure the printer is a Web Services for Devices (WSD) capable printer.

? Web Services Secure Printer Choose this option if you are sure the printer supports WSD Secure Printing.

REAL WORLD With WSD Secure Printing, print servers can create a private secure channel to the print device on the network without the need for additional security technologies such as IPsec. however, users and computers that work with the secure printer must be members of an Active Directory domain. You use the domain settings to manage printer permissions and Active Directory Domain Services acts as the trust arbitrator between the print server and the printer.

5. Enter the host name or IP address for the printer, such as 192.168.1.90. With the Autodetect and TCP/IP Device options, the wizard sets the port name to the same value, but you can also choose to use a different value.

TIP The port name doesn’t matter as long as it’s unique on the server. If you’re configuring multiple printers on the print server, be sure to record the port-to-printer mapping.

6. The Auto Detect The Printer Driver To Use check box is selected by default. When you tap or click Next, the wizard attempts to contact the printer and automatically configure the print device. If the wizard is unable to detect the print device, be sure that the following are true:

? You selected the correct type of print device.

? The print device is turned on and connected to the network.

? The printer is configured properly.

? You entered the correct IP address or printer name.

7. If the device type, IP address, or printer name is incorrect, tap or click OK to close the warning dialog box. Next, tap or click Back, and then reenter the required printer information.

8. On the Printer Driver page, choose one of the following options:

? If Windows detected the printer type on the selected port and a compatible driver was found automatically, a printer driver is listed that reflects the printer manufacturer and model and the Use The Printer Driver That The Wizard Selected option is selected by default. To accept this setting, tap or click Next.

? If a compatible driver is not available and you want to choose an existing driver installed on the computer, select the Use An Existing Driver option. After you use the selection list to choose the appropriate driver, tap or click Next.

? If a compatible driver is not available and you want to install a new driver, select Install A New Driver, and then tap or click Next. Specify the print device manufacturer to enable Windows Server to assign a printer driver to the print device. After you choose a print device manufacturer, choose a printer model.

REAL WORLD If the device manufacturer and model you’re using aren’t displayed in the list, tap or click Windows Update. Windows will then connect to the Windows Update website to update the list of printers to show additional models. This feature is part of the automatic driver provisioning feature. It can take several minutes to retrieve the updated list. You should then be able to select your printer manufacturer and model. If you can’t, download the driver from the manufacturer’s website, and then extract the driver files. Tap or click Have Disk. In the Install From Disk dialog box, tap or click Browse. In the Locate File dialog box, locate the.inf driver file for the device, and then tap or click Open.

9. Assign a name to the printer. This is the name that will be listed in Print Management.

10. Specify whether the printer is available to remote users. To create a printer accessible to remote users, select the Share Name option, and then enter a name for the shared resource. In a large organization, you should use a share name that is logical and helpful in locating the printer. For example, Twelfth Floor NE would be a good name for the printer that points to the print device in the northeast corner of the twelfth floor.

11. If you like, you can enter a location description and comment. This information can help users find a printer and determine its capabilities. Tap or click Next.

12. The final page lets you review the settings. When you’re ready to complete the installation, tap or click Next.

13. After Windows installs the printer driver and configures the printer, you’ll get a status page. Ensure that the driver and printer installation succeeded before continuing. If there were errors, you need to correct any problems and repeat this process. To test the printer, select Print Test Page, and then tap or click Finish. To install another printer, select Add Another Printer, and then tap or click Finish.

14. By default, the printer share is not listed in Active Directory. Listing the printer share in Active Directory makes it possible for users to search for and find the printer more easily. If you want the printer share to be listed in Active Directory, select the Printers node in the left pane, press and hold or right-click the printer in the main window, and then select List In Directory.

15. By default, print jobs are sent to the print server where they are rendered and then sent to the printer. You can change this behavior by using Branch Office Direct Printing. With Branch Office Direct Printing, print jobs are rendered on client computers and then sent directly to the printer. If you want to enable direct printing, select the Printers node in the left pane, press and hold or right-click the printer in the main window, and then select Enable Branch Office Direct Printing.

When the Network Printer Installation Wizard finishes installing the new printer, the Printers folder will have an additional icon with the name set the way you specified. You can change the printer properties and check printer status at any time. For more information, see “Configuring printer properties” later in this chapter.

TIP If you repeat this process, you can create additional printers for the same print device. All you need to do is change the printer name and share name. having additional printers for a single print device makes it possible for you to set different properties to serve different needs. For example, you could have a high-priority printer for print jobs that need to be printed immediately and a low-priority printer for print jobs that aren’t as urgent.

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