Transcript Microsoft Windows 2000 Server

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Overview
Print and Document Services
Print Management console
Printer properties
Troubleshooting
• Printing client (workstation) generates the print job
and sends it to the print server (computer sharing
the printer)
• If multiple jobs are sent to a print server, it saves the
print jobs to a temporary disk storage, this process is
know as spooling
• Print spooler service—accepts the print job and
stores it in memory or on the hard drive until the
print device can accept it.
– Default Spool folder: c:\windows\system32\spool\printers
• Shared v. local Printers
– Can push drivers down to client when
connecting.
– Central point for driver updates.
– Will push drivers down for previous versions of
Windows.
• Managing Print Jobs
– Print Queues-a stack of print jobs, all jobs waiting
in line, first come, first served.
– You can manage the queues by double clicking on
the printer in your printers folders. You will
typically only have access to manage or cancel
your own jobs.
Print and Document Services Role
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Adding the Print Services role through Server Manager
Print Management Console
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Installing and Deploying a Shared Printer
 New printers can be added and deployed through
the Print Management console found in Server
Manager.
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)
• The connection between the print server and
the printer
• The printer itself—its hardware, configuration,
and status
• 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.