Chapter 14. Installing and Sharing Printers
Even in households with more than one computer, very few people can justify having more than one printer. Of course, everyone needs to be able to print at least occasionally. This means that one computer must host the printer and share it on the network, and it can be a problem if that computer isn't turned on when a family member needs to print. The person using the computer that's directly connected to the printer often has to deal with annoying popup messages when someone tries to print or when the printer runs out of paper.
While you could buy a dedicated print server device and share a printer on the network that way, why not take advantage of your Windows Home Server box by giving it printer server duties, as well?
Printer sharing is not one of the advertised features of Windows Home Server, and the current release doesn't contain any printer management functions in the Console. The printer subsystem, however, comes straight from Windows Server 2003, and any printer that you can install under that operating system should work fine with Windows Home Server.
Installing a Printer
Installing a typical printer in Windows Home Server is usually a straightforward process, and this chapter gives you the information you need to install it.
Some printers, especially some consumer-level printers, can have installation procedures that vary from the norm. The instructions ...
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