How
to index standalone printers in Active Directory
Occasionally users will need to send a job to a network printer
they don't normally print to. Here's how Windows administrators
can use Active Directory to create a print queue for for a standalone printer.
(Sept. 2007)
Adding
a printer to Active Directory with Windows Vista
A new tool in Windows Vista's Print Management console simplifies
the process of listing printers in Active Directory. (Dec. 2007)
Best
practices for deploying printer location with Active Directory
Microsoft© Windows? 2000 introduced a new feature that allows
clients to find printers that have been published in the Microsoft
Active Directory© service. Windows Server 2003? Active Directory
services continues this location support for printers. To make it
easy for your users to take advantage of this feature and locate
printers based on their name, location, and other criteria, you
must create a consistent location schema for your print
organization. This white paper outlines some best practices for
creating and maintaining a useful location schema for systems
integrators, administrators and architects who are planning,
deploying, or managing Windows print servers. (Oct. 2003)
Print Server Scalability and Sizing
Technical Overview
Microsoft has made a number of enhancements to the printing
subsystem of the Microsoft© Windows? 2000 and the Windows Server
2003 family. Scalability and capacity play key roles in the
purchase and deployment of Windows print servers. Although this
paper does not provide exact formulas for calculating maximum
loads, it does provide information that helps you size a server to
meet your organization©s needs. Source: Microsoft TechNet
(March 2003)
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Print Server Upgrade, Migration, and
Interoperability
Microsoft has made a number of enhancements to the printing
subsystem of the Microsoft© Windows? 2000
and later operating systems. This paper provides an overview of
these new features and discusses details about upgrading and
migrating to Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003. In a network
printing environment that mixes the Windows NT©
operating system with other Windows platforms, interoperability
issues can arise. This paper describes various methods for dealing
with these issues for the systems integrators, administrators, and
architects who are planning, deploying, or managing Windows print
servers. Source: Microsoft TechNet (March 2003)
Printer Connectivity Technical
Overview
Microsoft has made a number of enhancements to the printing
connectivity options for Microsoft© Windows?
2000 and Microsoft© Windows? Server 2003.
Connectivity decisions can have a substantial impact on the
performance and scalability of a print server. This paper provides
an overview of the new printer ports as well as a brief discussion
of the importance of client-server connectivity. The paper is
designed for systems integrators, administrators, and architects
who are planning, deploying, or managing Windows print servers.
Source: Microsoft TechNet (March 2003)
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