[OPLINTECH] Networked Printers

[Dan Will]

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.

 

Dan Will

Technology Supervisor

Meigs County District Public Library

216 West Main St

Pomeroy, Ohio 45769

740.992.5813

740.992.6140 (fax)

 

 

 

From: oplintech-bounces at oplin.org [mailto:oplintech-bounces at oplin.org] On
Behalf Of JKENZIG
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 12:56 PM
To: Eric Maynard; oplintech at oplin.org
Subject: Re: [OPLINTECH] Networked Printers

 

Hello Eric,

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. 

 

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.  

 

Jim Kenzig
Network Manager
Cuyahoga County Public Library

Administrative Offices

2111 Snow Road / Parma, OH 44134-2728

p 216.749.9389 / f 216.749.9445

www.cuyahogalibrary.org

 

From: oplintech-bounces at oplin.org [mailto:oplintech-bounces at oplin.org] On
Behalf Of Eric Maynard
Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2009 12:48 PM
To: oplintech at oplin.org
Subject: [OPLINTECH] Networked Printers

 

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?  

If not, how do you manage these from a staff perspective?  Windows shares?
direct to printer? Automated scripts or manual installation?

Eric Maynard
Head of Information Technology,
Holmes County District Public Library
Millersburg, OH  44654

Email [emaynard at holmeslib.org]
Phone [330.674.5972 x.224]
Fax   [330.674.1938] 

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