HP UPD - Direct IP Printing

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DIRECT IP PRINTING

with the HP Universal Print Driver

CONTENTS

Introduction ............................................................................................................................. 2

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Background ............................................................................................................................. 2

Recommended process for transition to direct IP ........................................................................... 2

Benefits of direct IP/HP UPD printing .......................................................................................... 3

Benefits for users ................................................................................................................ 3

Benefits for the enterprise .................................................................................................... 3

Benefits for IT .................................................................................................................... 3

Important considerations for moving to direct IP/HP UPD printing .................................................. 3

Characteristics of your enterprise ............................................................................................ 3

Your company’s objectives for printing ................................................................................. 3

Environments where direct IP may not be the best choice ........................................................ 4

Direct IP printing vs. client/server printing ................................................................................... 5

Pros and cons of direct IP printing ........................................................................................... 5

Pros and cons of client/server printing ..................................................................................... 6

For more information ................................................................................................................ 6

Summary of content (6 pages)

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DIRECT IP PRINTING with the HP Universal Print Driver CONTENTS Introduction .............................................................................................................................2 Background .............................................................................................................................2 Recommended process for transition to direct IP ...........................................................................2 Benefits of direct IP/HP UPD printing .......
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INTRODUCTION In certain circumstances, a direct IP/HP Universal Print Driver (UPD) printing environment can be an efficient and cost-effective alternative to a client/server printing environment. HP developed this white paper to help you decide whether a move to a direct IP/HP UPD environment is right for your organization. To help you with this decision, this white paper cites HP’s own successful migration from client/server printing to direct IP/HP UPD printing.
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BENEFITS OF DIRECT IP/HP UPD PRINTING This efficient, cost-effective support system resulted in higher user satisfaction and productivity at HP. Server consolidation and standardized devices and processes meant less time and money spent on infrastructure maintenance and support.
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• Is the IT staff remote from printer sites? • How powerful is the desktop computing hardware? • How much is the company spending on printer management including hardware, support, and licensing? • How do you deploy printer drivers to users? • How do you manage the print queues? • Can you manage print queues on client computers? • Do you have mobile users? Environments where direct IP may not be the best choice • Where printing demand is high in volume.
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DIRECT IP PRINTING VS. CLIENT/SERVER PRINTING The following tables list some of the common pros and cons for direct IP printing compared to client/server printing. You might identify other pros and cons specific to your environment.
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Pros and cons of client/server printing +/- Features Implications + Centralized print queue Ease of management Can eliminate need for local IT staff Provides a standardized print environment by centralizing management of drivers and other printing aspects IT staff manages one centralized print server rather than numerous clients + More scalable spooling Print servers can typically accept more connections at a time + Windows Point and Print available Driver update services are available to clients