INSTALLING AN LPR PORT

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Lesson 1: Introduction to Printer Administration

After your printing network is set up, you will be responsible for administering it. You

can administer network printers at the print server or remotely over the network. This

lesson introduces you to the concepts involved in administering network printers:

managing printers, managing documents, troubleshooting printers, and performing

tasks that require the Manage Printers permission. You will also learn how to access

printers and how to control access by using print permissions.

After this lesson, you will be able to■

Identify tasks involved in printer management.

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Identify tasks involved in document management.

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Identify common troubleshooting tasks.

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Gain access to printers for administration.

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Assign print permissions to user accounts and groups.

Estimated lesson time: 30 minutes

Printer Management Tasks

Managing printers, which is one of the most important aspects of printer administra-

tion, includes the following tasks:

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Assigning forms to paper trays

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Setting a separator page

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Pausing, resuming, and canceling documents on a printer

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Redirecting documents

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Taking ownership of a printer

Document Management Tasks

A second major aspect of printer administration is managing documents, which

includes the following tasks:

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Pausing and resuming a document

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Setting notification, priority, and printing time

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Restarting and deleting a document