Checklist: Setting up a printer
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
Checklist: Setting up a printer
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If you are new to printing administration, review key concepts. |
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If you are familiar with printing administration, read about new features. |
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Plan your printing environment. |
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Verify that your printer is in the Windows Catalog. |
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Physically install the printer, and verify that it is ready to print. |
Printer's vendor documentation |
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Log on as a member of the Administrators group. |
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If you set up a printer that is connected directly to a computer (typically through a parallel port) and the printer connects through a USB or IEEE 1394 port, the printer will be detected and configured automatically. |
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If you set up a printer that is attached directly to your network (by way of a network adapter), first install the communication protocol and network services it uses. |
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Share a printer with other users and advertise it (if not done while adding the printer). |
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Assign printer permissions. |
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Set the printer's installable options. |
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Set the default printing preferences. |
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Install additional printer drivers for other computers and operating systems to allow automatic driver distribution to clients other than Windows XP or Windows 2000. |
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Set up network clients to use the printer. |
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For Windows NT 4.0, Windows 98, and Windows 95 clients, install the appropriate printer driver on the print server. |
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For MS-DOS, Windows 3.x, and OS/2 clients, install a printer driver on the client. |
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For other clients, install the network services that the clients use. |
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Set advanced printer tasks. |
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Enable printer location tracking. |
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Set Group Policy for printers. |