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Printer access preferences, Setting a default printer, Restricting access to printers – Apple Mac OS X Server (Administrator’s Guide) User Manual

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Click the lock and enter your user name and password.

4

Select a user, group, or computer account in the account list, then click the Printing
preference icon.

5

Select a management setting (Once or Always). This setting applies to all Printing preference
options.

6

Click Printer List.

7

If you want only administrators to use the printer, select “Require an administrator
password.”

8

If don’t want any user to access the printer, deselect “Allow printers that connect directly to
the user’s computer.”

9

Click Apply Now.

Printer Access Preferences

Access settings let you specify a default printer and restrict access to specific printers.

Setting a Default Printer

Once you have set up a printer list, you can specify one printer as the default printer. Any
time a user tries to print a document, this printer is the preferred selection in an application’s
printer dialog box.

To set the default printer:

1

Open Workgroup Manager.

2

Use the At pop-up menu to find the directory domain that contains the account you want,
then click Preferences.

3

Click the lock and enter your user name and password.

4

Select a user, group, or computer account in the account list, then click the Printing
preference icon.

5

Select a management setting (Once or Always). This setting applies to all Printing preference
options.

6

Click Access.

7

Select a printer in the user’s printer list, then click Make Default.

8

Click Apply Now.

Restricting Access to Printers

You can require an administrator’s user name and password in order to print to certain printers.

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