Practical Recommendations for Software Configuration
Below you will see several typical cases of how the application may function and the optimal configuration variants from our point of view.
Terms
- Workstation - a network computer
- Print server - a server one or several printers are physically connected to users working at workstations print documents at
- Desktop printer - a printer that is physically connected to a workstation
- Shared printer - a desktop printer that is connected to one of the workstations and shared for access by all users working on other workstations on the local area network Usually, such printers have network names like \\WorkStation\PrinterName
- Network printer - a printer connected directly to the local area network and not physically connected to any computer on the local area network. Usually, such a printer has a built-in network card
- Print-Server - a device that makes it possible to turn a desktop printer into a network printer. This device usually has one or several ports that can be used to physically connect a printer and one port for connecting to the local network (RJ-45, WiFi, etc.)
