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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>I am curious as to why you have your printers locked down so. We
only have a couple of “local” printers. The rest are network
printers (IP addresses assigned. The Patron boxes print to the HP 4050 behind
the circ desk and staff have access to printers at the branches as well as the Dir,
Assist Dir, and Tech offices. We have had no problems at all with this arrangement.
When we had printers connected directly to the patron computers, I was constantly
working on them. Since I setup the networked printers, I very rarely have to do
anything to them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Dan Will<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Technology Supervisor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Meigs County District Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>216 West Main St<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Pomeroy, Ohio 45769<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>740.992.5813<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>740.992.6140 (fax)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
oplintech-bounces@oplin.org [mailto:oplintech-bounces@oplin.org] <b>On Behalf
Of </b>JKENZIG<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 03, 2009 12:56 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Eric Maynard; oplintech@oplin.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [OPLINTECH] Networked Printers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Hello Eric,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>We don’t use
a lot of networked printers but we have several color copiers that can be used
for our Admin staff to print to. We use a Windows Print server and share them.
We set up access security via the security properties tab and create
groups for certain printers and just add the group. We use locked
mandatory profiles and only admins can install printers on the
workstation. We install the networked printers on workstations for our
users on an as needed basis. We have the good fortune that most of our staff at
least have a local printer so it is not a big undertaking managing them. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'>We also have a
few wireless printers at the branches for users that are shared as open for
patrons to print from their wireless laptops. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;
font-family:"Freestyle Script";color:#1F497D'>Jim Kenzig</span></b><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Network Manager</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Cuyahoga County Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>Administrative Offices<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>2111 Snow Road / Parma, OH
44134-2728<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><i><span style='color:black'>p </span></i><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>216.749.9389
</span><span style='color:black'>/ <i>f </i></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>216.749.9445<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:blue'><a
href="www.cuyahogalibrary.org">www.cuyahogalibrary.org</a></span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>
oplintech-bounces@oplin.org [mailto:oplintech-bounces@oplin.org] <b>On Behalf
Of </b>Eric Maynard<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 03, 2009 12:48 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> oplintech@oplin.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [OPLINTECH] Networked Printers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I am curious how other
techs/admins deal with managing networked printers ? Does anyone use
Active Directory to make these "discoverable" via the Windows Add
Printer wizard? <br>
<br>
If not, how do you manage these from a staff perspective? Windows shares?
direct to printer? Automated scripts or manual installation?<br>
<br clear=all>
Eric Maynard<br>
Head of Information Technology,<br>
Holmes County District Public Library<br>
Millersburg, OH 44654<br>
<br>
Email [<a href="mailto:emaynard@holmeslib.org">emaynard@holmeslib.org</a>]<br>
Phone [330.674.5972 x.224]<br>
Fax [330.674.1938] <o:p></o:p></p>
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