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Windows Server 2012 Administration : Managing Printers with the Print Management Console (part 2) - Adding New Printers as Network Shared Resources

2/17/2014 3:00:35 AM

3.Adding New Printers as Network Shared Resources

You can add new printers to a Windows Server 2012 network in two ways. One way is the standard Windows printer installation method of using the Add Printer option. The other option is using the new Print Management console and adding a printer within the utility. Both methods return the same result, so the main reason to use the Print Management console method is to simplify all print management tasks of adding, modifying, and managing printers from a single utility.

Using the Windows Control Panel to Add a Printer

Locally attached printers are typically detected by the operating system and installed automatically. To manually install a local printer or add a network printer, follow these steps:

1. Click the Start button and type the search string control panel.

2. Select the Control Panel in the search results.

3. Select the Hardware category within the Control Panel.

4. Select the Advanced Printer Setup link in the Devices and Printers category.

5. After the search completes, select The Printer That I Want Isn’t Listed.

6. Select the type of printer being added. For this example, select Add a Printer Using a TCP/IP Address or Hostname, and then click Next

7. Enter the hostname or IP address or the printer and if necessary, also the port and device type, and then click Next.

8. If the automated driver detection fails, select the appropriate driver.

9. When prompted, give the printer a name (such as HP LaserJet P2035 PCL6 in the Marketing Dept), and then click Next.

10. When prompted whether you want to share the printer, select the Share Name option and type in a name that will describe the printer (such as HP2035MKTG), and then click Next.

11. If you want to print a test page, click the Print a Test Page button; otherwise, click Finish to complete the addition of the printer.

Using the Add Printer Option in the Print Management Console

Another way to add a printer to the network is to use the Print Management console. This process is identical to adding the printer using the Windows Add Printer option addressed in the preceding section; however, instead of using two separate interfaces for adding and managing printers, using the Print Management console can centralize the tasks into a single interface.

To start the Network Printer Installation Wizard within the Print Management console, follow these steps:

1. Expand the Print Servers section of the Print Management console.

2. Right-click one of the print servers listed in the Print Servers section of the interface, and choose Add Printer.

3. Follow the wizard prompts to add your printer as outlined in the preceding section.

4. Adding Print Servers to the Print Management Console

After printers and print servers have been added to the network as noted in the previous sections, an administrator can now begin to add print servers to the Print Management console to centrally view, manage, and maintain the printers on the network.

Adding a print server to the Print Management console allows the administrator to manage the print server and all the printers the print server hosts. To add a print server to the Print Management console, follow these steps:

1. Right-click the Print Servers item in the Print Management console, and choose Add/Remove Servers.

2. Type in the name of the print server you want to add, or click Browse and search the Microsoft Windows network to view the various servers in the environment.

3. Click OK to add the print server.

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