HP UPD - Direct IP Printing

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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
+ Control over group printing priority Allows prioritization of print jobs (in theory; printers
are usually fast enough that printing is often finished
before prioritization is necessary)
+ More extensibility Can be extended to include printer pooling or print
clustering
+ Centralized control Enables efficient updates
Hostname change on a printer doesn’t require
updates to client computers
- Equipment costs Increased equipment costs such as servers and print
servers
- More complicated to set up Can make setup of the environment more time
consuming and costly
- User issues Typically, a high percentage of IT helpdesk calls are
related to printing
+ Centralized queue and printer
management
Ability to limit unauthorized use
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For more information about the HP Universal Print Driver, please visit www.hp.com/go/upd.
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May 2011