Windows 2003 Setting up a Print Server for first time!

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I need to create a Print Server and have never done so before. We
currently print by just using direct IP printing from each
workstation, but are looking to go to a Server Queue so that we can
consolidate printers. I was not able to find any good documentation
on Microsoft.com for how to properly set up a print server. The
server for this is 2003 R2 SP2. Thanks
 
Basically you just set the printer up on your server the way you've done on
the PCs in the past and then share it, then on the client PCs tell them to
print to the servers shared printer rather than direct to the printers IP
Address, Let me know if you need more details.

Regards
Paul

"Flash3200" wrote:

> I need to create a Print Server and have never done so before. We
> currently print by just using direct IP printing from each
> workstation, but are looking to go to a Server Queue so that we can
> consolidate printers. I was not able to find any good documentation
> on Microsoft.com for how to properly set up a print server. The
> server for this is 2003 R2 SP2. Thanks
>
>
 
On Jul 20, 10:22 am, Paul Mckenna <JazzyJ...@newsgroup.nospam> wrote:
> Basically you just set the printer up on your server the way you've done on
> the PCs in the past and then share it, then on the client PCs tell them to
> print to the servers shared printer rather than direct to the printers IP
> Address, Let me know if you need more details.
>
> Regards
> Paul
>
>
>
> "Flash3200" wrote:
> > I need to create a Print Server and have never done so before. We
> > currently print by just using direct IP printing from each
> > workstation, but are looking to go to a Server Queue so that we can
> > consolidate printers. I was not able to find any good documentation
> > on Microsoft.com for how to properly set up a print server. The
> > server for this is 2003 R2 SP2. Thanks- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

So where does the Print Management tool come into play? Also, we have
heard about the ability for the user's to install thier own printers
by either looking the printer up and/or by looking at a published map
and clicking on the associate printer.
 
Hi,

I've never used Print Management tool as i don't have R2 but as far as i can
tell it's a management tool :) once the printer is shared on the server it
will allow you to do various things with it.
When you share the printer on the server you get the option to publish in
the active directory, Users will be able to set the printer up themselves on
their own machines by either searching the active directory or the add
printer wizard. I'm not sure what you mean by a published map. Or it seems
the print management tools allows you to assign the printer to certain groups.

Hope this helps

"Flash3200" wrote:

> On Jul 20, 10:22 am, Paul Mckenna <JazzyJ...@newsgroup.nospam> wrote:
> > Basically you just set the printer up on your server the way you've done on
> > the PCs in the past and then share it, then on the client PCs tell them to
> > print to the servers shared printer rather than direct to the printers IP
> > Address, Let me know if you need more details.
> >
> > Regards
> > Paul
> >
> >
> >
> > "Flash3200" wrote:
> > > I need to create a Print Server and have never done so before. We
> > > currently print by just using direct IP printing from each
> > > workstation, but are looking to go to a Server Queue so that we can
> > > consolidate printers. I was not able to find any good documentation
> > > on Microsoft.com for how to properly set up a print server. The
> > > server for this is 2003 R2 SP2. Thanks- Hide quoted text -
> >
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> So where does the Print Management tool come into play? Also, we have
> heard about the ability for the user's to install thier own printers
> by either looking the printer up and/or by looking at a published map
> and clicking on the associate printer.
>
>
 
You can always add the net use command to their login script so that it
connects when they login.

"Flash3200" <Flash3200@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Jul 20, 10:22 am, Paul Mckenna <JazzyJ...@newsgroup.nospam> wrote:
>> Basically you just set the printer up on your server the way you've done
>> on
>> the PCs in the past and then share it, then on the client PCs tell them
>> to
>> print to the servers shared printer rather than direct to the printers IP
>> Address, Let me know if you need more details.
>>
>> Regards
>> Paul
>>
>>
>>
>> "Flash3200" wrote:
>> > I need to create a Print Server and have never done so before. We
>> > currently print by just using direct IP printing from each
>> > workstation, but are looking to go to a Server Queue so that we can
>> > consolidate printers. I was not able to find any good documentation
>> > on Microsoft.com for how to properly set up a print server. The
>> > server for this is 2003 R2 SP2. Thanks- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> So where does the Print Management tool come into play? Also, we have
> heard about the ability for the user's to install thier own printers
> by either looking the printer up and/or by looking at a published map
> and clicking on the associate printer.
>
 
The Print Management Tool is quite useful for managing printers on print
servers - you can add printers, delete printers, change printer properties,
see printer driver properties etc. and, if you have Windows 2003 R2 domain
(or at least the domain schema has been updated with the R2 schema), you can
"push" network printers to user or computers (e.g. workstations) via GPO.

Print Management console is not an absolute requirement for print servers,
but it can make administering printers and print servers easier because it
provides a convenient, central place for doing so. If you have and Active
Directory domain you can manage who, or which computers, get which printers
defined for/on them automatically.

The Custom Printer Filter feature is useful to view information about a
subset of printers that have some attribute (e.g. Queue Status, Driver Name,
Location).

--
Bruce Sanderson MVP Printing
http://members.shaw.ca/bsanders

It is perfectly useless to know the right answer to the wrong question.



"Flash3200" <Flash3200@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Jul 20, 10:22 am, Paul Mckenna <JazzyJ...@newsgroup.nospam> wrote:
>> Basically you just set the printer up on your server the way you've done
>> on
>> the PCs in the past and then share it, then on the client PCs tell them
>> to
>> print to the servers shared printer rather than direct to the printers IP
>> Address, Let me know if you need more details.
>>
>> Regards
>> Paul
>>
>>
>>
>> "Flash3200" wrote:
>> > I need to create a Print Server and have never done so before. We
>> > currently print by just using direct IP printing from each
>> > workstation, but are looking to go to a Server Queue so that we can
>> > consolidate printers. I was not able to find any good documentation
>> > on Microsoft.com for how to properly set up a print server. The
>> > server for this is 2003 R2 SP2. Thanks- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> So where does the Print Management tool come into play? Also, we have
> heard about the ability for the user's to install thier own printers
> by either looking the printer up and/or by looking at a published map
> and clicking on the associate printer.
>
 
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