HP Color LaserJet CP2025 HP Universal Print Driver - Direct IP Printing with t - Page 7

Pros and Cons of Client-Server Printing Pros/Cons of Client-Server Printing +/- Some Implications + Centralized Print queue Ease of management Can eliminate need for local IT staff Provides a standardized print environment by centralizing management of drivers and other printing aspects IT staff manages one centralized print server rather than numerous clients + More scalable spooling Print servers can typically accept more connections at a time. + Windows Point and Print available Driver update services are available to clients + Control over group printing priority + More extensibility + Centralized control -/+ Equipment costs + More complicated to set up Allows prioritization of print jobs (in theory. Note that printers are usually fast enough that printing is often finished before prioritization is necessary). Can be extended to include printer pooling or print clustering Enables efficient updates Hostname change on a printer doesn't require updates to client computers Increased equipment costs such as servers and print servers Can make setup of the environment more complicated and time consuming - User issues + Centralized queue and printer management 60% of IT Help Desk calls are related to printing . Users themselves can solve many of these issues with more control (which is realized using HP UPD) Limit unauthorized use 6