HP ProLiant Storage Server User Guide (440584-003, September 2007)

Print ser vices management
Print services information to plan, set up, manage, administer, and troublesho ot print servers and print
devicesareavailableonlineusingtheHelpandSupport Center feature. To access the Help and Support
Center, select Start > H elp and Support,thenPrinters and Faxes under Help Contents.
Microsoft Print Management Console
The Print Management Console (PMC) can be started from the HP Stora ge Server Management Console,
or the PMC snap-in ca n be added to the Microsoft Management Console.
HP recommends that you use the Microsoft Pr int Management Step-by-Step Guide on the D o cumentation
CD for print concepts, use of the PMC, and mana gement of network printers. The g uide can also be
downloaded from h
ttp://www.microsoft.com/printserver.
When running the PMC on a server that has Windows Firewall enabled, no printers will be displayed in
the printers folder of the PMC. In order for printers to be d isplayed, you need to open the file and print
sharing ports (TCP 139 and 445, and UDP 137 and 138). If this does not fixtheproblem,orifthese
ports are already open, you may need to turn off the Windows Firewall to display printers.
To open the file and print sharing ports:
1. Click Start, point to Control Panel, and click Win dows Firewall.
2. On the Exceptions tab, ensure that the File and Printer Sha ring check box is selected and click OK.
T o turn off Windows Firewall:
1. Click Start, point to Control Panel, and click Win dows Firewall.
2. Select Off (not recommended) and click OK.
HP Web Jet
admin installation
HP Web Jetadmin is used to manage a fleet of HP and non-HP network printers and other peripherals
using a web browser. Although not preinstalled, the Web Jetadmin software is located in the
C:\hpnas\Components\WebJetadmin folder, and can be installed by running the WJA.exe
setup program. Follow the installation wizard and supply a password for the local “Admin” username
account and a system name.
For more
information about Web J etadmin and Web Jetadmin plug-ins, see h
ttp:/
/www.h
p.com/go/webjetadmin. For an article on optimizing performance, go to
h
ttp:/
/h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/pscmisc/vac/us/product_p dfs/weboptim.pdf.
Web-based p rinter m a nagement and Internet printing
Internet printing is enabled by default on the print server. Internet printing consists of two main
components:
• Web-based printer m ana gement with the ability to administer, connect to, and view printers
through a web browser .
• Internet printing enabling users to connect to a printer using the printer' s URL.
A Microsoft white paper discussing the uses of both components can be obtained a t
h
ttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/ove rview/internetprint.mspx.
Planning considerations for print services
Before configuring the print server, the following checklist of items should be followed:
1. Determine the operating system version of the clients that will send jobs to this printer.This
information is used to select the correct client printer drivers for the client and server computers using
the printer. Enabling this role on the print server allows the automatic distribution of these drivers to
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