Configuring Windows 2012 for Branch Office Direct Printing

To configure the BPOD feature on a Windows 2012 server and Windows 8 client, execute the following:

1. Using an account with local administrative privileges, log on to the server that will host the Print Server role. In this example, the Print Server role will be installed on the WIN8SRV1 server.

2. Launch Windows PowerShell and enter the command Add-WindowsFeature Print-Server. This command is used to install the Print and Document Services feature on the server.

3. Enter the command Add-WindowsFeature RSAT-Print-Services. This command is used to install the Print and Document Services Tools feature on the server.

4. Identify the IP address of an available printer (for example, 10.1.0.100. ...

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