HP UPD - Direct IP Printing

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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.
Pros and cons of direct IP printing
+/- Features Implications
+ Lower equipment costs Savings on equipment costs such as servers and print
servers
+ Easier setup Setting up a direct IP print environment is easier than
setting up a server-based print environment
Offices that change locations frequently require less
assistance from IT
+ More user control over print jobs Users maintain control of their print jobs throughout
the process, relieving IT of the responsibility of
managing print jobs at the servers
+ Distributed print environment Limited impact to an enterprise as a whole when a
single printer fails
- Increased training costs Users are responsible for troubleshooting their print
jobs
+ Potential for increased worker
productivity
Users don’t have to search for drivers or resend print
jobs because they inadvertently tried to print to a
printer that wasn’t available
When Status Notification Prompts are enabled, users
are aware of real-time print job status
- Limited number of users who can
print in a given environment
25 concurrent users per printer are recommended
depending on usage
+/- Windows Point and Print
unavailable, and not necessary, to
install printers and drivers
Driver update services are unnecessary since users
download new versions of HP UPD when they
become available
- Limited control over group printing
priority
IT might not be able to prioritize print jobs
- No support for printer pooling or
print clustering
May add complexity and management requirements
- Increased configuration complexity A hostname change on a printer requires updating
all client computers
- Policy concerns Cannot restrict printing to specific IP address (such as
a server queue that only allows printing from select
users)
+/- Different IT tools are required to
manage the printing environment
MPA and HP Active Directory templates are available
for managing printer access lists and access to
printer features