Sharing Printers

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To install a printer for use by print clients, you must perform two major tasks:

  1. Install and configure the printer on the print server.

  2. Share the printer and, optionally, install the drivers for any clients that might be connecting as Plug and Play clients.

By default, the local administrator for a computer can install a printer on that computer. However, as a print server administrator, you can restrict some or all of the local choices for a user through security permissions or, in a Windows 2000 domain, user profiles .

Administering Remote Ports
Windows 2000 Server lets administrators remotely configure and manage ports from any computer running Windows 2000. This feature is applicable to local, Standard TCP/IP, and LPR ports. HP Network and AppleTalk ports must be configured on the Server console.