HP Distributed Print Service Administration Guide

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Introducing HP Distributed Print Service
Configuring HPDPS to Meet the Needs of Your Users
Configuring HPDPS to Meet the Needs of Your
Users
Deciding how many servers you need and where to locate them depends
on the capacity of your system hardware, the locations of your printer
devices, and the needs of your users. Once you have installed the servers
in your network, they work in concert independent of their relative
locations. The topics in this section describe the kind of choices you have
available with your HPDPS printing network.
Balancing the Use of Printer Devices
For a physical printer that will be used only by one individual or within a
small group, such as a desktop printer or a printer within a small
department, you can create one logical printer and one queue associated
with the physical printer as shown in Figure 1-3, “Department or
Desktop Printer,”. By specifying the logical printer with a print request,
a user knows exactly which printer device will print a job. Access to the
printer can be restricted to the appropriate personnel.
Figure 1-3 Department or Desktop Printer
For larger groups of users with similar needs, you might want to pool
printer devices to more effectively handle the workload. As shown in