3Com 3CRWPS10075-US User Guide - Page 25
Client PC Configuration, Overview, Printing Methods, Which printing method should I use
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4 CLIENT PC CONFIGURATION The chapter details the client configuration required on LAN clients to use the printer or printers attached to the Print Server. Overview Before performing client configuration, the Print Server must be installed on your LAN, and configured as described in Chapter 3. Both the Print Server and the attached printer must be powered ON. Printing Methods The Print Server supports a number of printing methods: ■ Peer-to-peer Printing means that the print jobs are stored (queued) on your PC, and sent directly to the Print Server when it is available. ■ Server-based Print Queue means that all print jobs are stored (queued) on the Network Server (for example, Windows NT/2000) and then sent to the Print Server. This allows the Network Administrator to modify the Print Queue. For example, an important job can be moved to the head of the queue. ■ Windows SMB Printing is a Microsoft standard for using a Network Printer. No additional software needs to be installed on your Windows PC, and printing from MS-DOS programs is supported. However, because the Print Server can not store files, large print jobs may cause problems. ■ AppleTalk is also supported, and normally no configuration of the Print Server is required. See "Macintosh (AppleTalk)" in this chapter for details of client configuration. Which printing method should I use? ■ If using Windows 95, 98, NT, Me, 2000, or XP, the easiest method to use is Peer-to-peer Printing. ■ If using Windows, and you need to print from MS-DOS programs, or you do not wish to install additional software, use SMB. However, SMB is not suitable for large, complex documents, so if you