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1.3 Network Printing Architecture

This se c tion illustrates ho w pr int se rver f unct ions and

operates on the net wor k. Befor e you ins ta ll a nd use pr int

s erve r, it is s tr ongly r ecomme nde d tha t you r ead t his

s ection c omp lete ly, and se lect only the chap ter s you nee d

a ccord ing to your ne t wor k opera tin g s ys te m by “ Conte nts

of the Us er ’s Ma nua l” in next se c tion.

This s ection wi ll f ir st introduce the role e ver y

c omponent pla ys in the ne t wor k-pr int in g e nvironmen t.

n Print Server

n Client User

n Network Server (optional)

Windows NT Server

NetWare Server

Windows 98

Windows NT

Workstation

Windows 2000

Unix

Print Server

Network Printing Environment

Print Server

Client User

Network Server