Canon 2.2 - Manual (Page 2)

Simply plug the PSA into your
server rack. Setup is auto-
matic so it’s ready to use.
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Auto Appliance Setup Standard Configuration
Most enterprise Information Technology (IT) groups rely on
general purpose servers for their printing needs. General
purpose servers have a higher Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
than the Canon Print Server Appliance (PSA). TCO refers to the
cost of capital expenditure plus the operating expense for a
product over a given period of time.
The Canon PSA has a much lower TCO since it requires less
time to manage, virtually eliminating printer-related calls to
the IT help desk and reducing the amount of time required for
new installations. Based on our research, over a five-year
period the Canon PSA’s TCO is approximately half that of a
general purpose server because the PSA is easier to maintain.
For a new installation, an IT Manager using a general purpose
server must set up the server by manually installing each
printer driver, creating a port and a print queue, entering
a location, and configuring it for each client supported
operating system.
All these steps must be repeated for every print device in
the enterprise. Following the print queue configuration,
the IT Manager must figure out a way to distribute the
drivers to clients’ computers. These additional steps
significantly increase the time to set up the printing
environment in an enterprise.
With the Canon PSA, the IT Manager simply plugs the
appliance into the network. The PSA then discovers all the
print devices and automatically publishes the shares for
Canon imageRUNNER ® systems. Once published, clients can
download the desired print share from an easy-to-use
intranet Web page with a single click. Based on internal cost
estimates, the Canon PSA may save days in deployment time
for the IT Manager and thousands of dollars for the
company.
Reduce Your Total Cost of Ownership
The PSA will discover all print devices on
your network and automatically create the
print queues. For most Canon imageRUNNER
devices, the PSA will even detect the device
configuration and automatically enable the
appropriate finishing features on that printer
prior to download to client computers. The
easy-to-use Web interface provides “ready
access” to all clients, as well as IT staff.
Auto Discovery/Print Share Management for IT Managers
Single-Click Driver Download for Clients
IT Manager
Client 1 Client 2
Canon Print Server Appliance
NIC1
Client n
imageRUNNER
Third-Party Printer
Fax
Public
Intranet
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