Step1: Determine the number of users who will access the server simultaneously. If the answer is 10 or fewer, the
file server can be built with very modest hardware. If more than 10 users will need to access the server on a consistent, concurrent basis, consider using a faster computer with more RAM for greater performance.
Step 2: Choose an operating system for the server. This is often a matter of preference or comfort level. Linux or other free Unix-based operating systems will run on modest hardware with high performance if a graphical user interface is not installed.
Step 3: Select a hard disk with the capacity to share your files. The types of files shared will determine the size hard disk you need. If most of the files that will be served are text, word processing files or spreadsheets, a hard disk of 60 or 80 gigabytes will suffice, since these types of files are relatively small. However, if you plan on sharing music, videos, or large database files, choose a disk that has several hundred gigabytes of capacity.
Step 4: Purchase a new or used PC or build your own. Low cost, budget PCs from any of the major retailers will meet the hardware requirements for most small Linux or Windows-based file sharing applications. If using Linux or an older version of Windows for a smaller server, an older spare PC can be used, or you can get one secondhand pretty cheap. The only absolutely necessary requirement for a
file server machine must meet is an Ethernet card to connect to your home or office network.
Step 5: Install extra RAM if needed. Smaller file servers will get by with 256 megabytes of RAM, while higher performance computers will need 512 megabytes or more. The more users, the more RAM you'll need.
Step 6: Install the operating system and turn the file sharing capabilities on. If using Linux for a server that will be sharing files with Windows computers, install the Samba server package on the server. If using Windows on the server, turn on file and print sharing via the administrative tools or control panel.
Source: Ehow
Users often have trouble setting up hardware in Linux they simply aren’t used to the way things are done in Linux. Setting up hardware is relatively simple (once you know where the tools are.) And setting up a printer is one of those jobs made very easy by modern Linux administration tools. One of those tools is the Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS). Once installed, CUPS is an amazingly simple tool to use and administer.
Getting and installing The easiest way to install CUPS is to fire up your package manager (such as Adept, Synaptic, Yumex, etc), do a search for CUPS, click it, and install it. Or, if you’re more comfortable with the command line, you can run apt-get install cups or yum install cups.
Once installed, you will want to run the CUPS daemon with the command
/etc/rc.d/init.d/cupsys start
Or
/etc/init.d/cupsys start
Once it is started, you are ready to go.
Configuring your printer
CUPS is managed through a Web browser. So open up Firefox and point it to http://localhost:631 and you will find yourself on the CUPS main page (Figure A) on your system. And no, you do not have to have Apache installed for this to work.
Figure A
It’s not exactly pretty, but from this page you can manage every aspect of your printer.
Now the first thing you want to do (after you have plugged in your printer and fired it up) is to click on the Add Printer button (from the front page of the CUPS Web tool). The first Add Printer dialogue (Figure B) is simple: Name, Location, and Description.
Figure B
You can not use a space, “/”, or “#” symbol in the Name field.
These fields are exactly as you would expect them to be. These are not taken from a driver or from the machines’ firm (or hard) ware. So fill out these fields and then click Continue.
The next step is to select a device to associate with the printer you are adding. This is where you actually select your printer (or printer type) from a list. As you can see, in Figure C my Samsung ML1710 was detected by the CUPS system.
Figure C
There are two instances of my Samsung ML1710. I will select the second because it was recognized as a USB printer.
The next step selects the PPD file for the device. A PPD file is the Postscript Printer Device file that describes the fonts, paper sizes, resolutions, etc that the printer can handle. As you can see, in Figure D, my ML1710 has a few entries (most of which are duplicates for some reason).
I will select the foomatic entry because foomatic entries tend to be the most reliable of the PPD files. Now, if your device does not have a listed PPD file, fear not. You most likely can find a PPD file from either the included drivers, from device’ manufacturer Web site, or from an online search. If you find one just upload it with the help of the browse button in the dialog shown in Figure C.
Once you have selected your PPD file click Add Printer at which point you will be prompted for a username and password. On an Ubuntu system I was able to get by with using my regular username and password. In some instances you may have to use the root user and password.
Once you have added the printer you will be redirected to the configuration page for that printer. The configuration page is broken up into five sections: General, Adjustment, Miscellaneous, Banners, and Policies. Each section has its own configuration options.
Adjustment These options will depend upon the type of printer you have added. Since I have added a laser printer I get options that relate to saving toner. These are crucial if you do a lot of printing and don’t want to be replacing expensive toner every month.
Miscellaneous This section holds all of the options that don’t belong in any other section. Here you can actually correct for high altitude and other options as they relate to your printer.
Figure F
Altitude correction only gives you options for high or low altitude. There should be an option for “No correction”.
Banners
The Banners section allows you to select from six different starting and ending banners. These banners are: Classified, Confidential, Secret, Standard, Topsecret, or Unclassified. Or you can select None. These banners will be automatically added to the top and bottom (respectively) of every page printed.
“None” is the default (and toner saving) option.
Policies
The policies section is a bit more complex. Policies refer to configuring a printer such that a user would have to provide a password in order to use the printer or allowing use from only specified printers. The only configuration option available is to select a policy from the drop down. Of course you would have to create a policy (which is beyond the scope of this article) first. But if you have created policies, you can choose them from the list and apply them to the configured printer.
Figure H
As you can see there are two default policies available for this printer: Error Policy and Operating Policy.
Checking your printer Once you have the printer added, the first thing you will want to do is check to make sure it is printing properly. To do this click on the Printers tab and you will see the newly added printer listed.
Figure I
Here you can start, stop, reject and move jobs, set as default, and a number of other options.
If this is the only printer you have added it will be set as the default. If this is a second (or third) printer you will have the option as setting this printer up as the default. To do that, click Set As Default button.
Now, let’s print a test page for this printer. Click the Print Test Page button and a test page should be immediately sent to your printer. You will get a quick banner page claiming a test page has been sent and then you will be redirected to the printer page.
If your test page prints successfully, congratulations, you have added a printer to a Linux-based computer.
Source: http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/?p=222
Networks are naturally susceptible to failures because they contain many components and are affected by the configuration of every component. Where, exactly, is your network? In the switch? The drop cables? Bounded by all of the network interface cards in your systems? Any of those physical components can break, resulting in network outages or, more maddeningly, intermittent network failures.
Networks are also affected by configuration problems. Incorrect routing information, duplicate hostnames or IP addresses, and machines that misinterpret broadcast addresses can lead to misdirected packets. You’ll also have to deal with redundancy in network connections, as you may have several routers connecting networks at multiple points. When that redundancy is broken, or its configuration is misrepresented, the network appears to be down.
When a network that you trust and love is connected to an untrusted or unmanaged network, you run the risk of being subject to a denial-of-service attack or a network penetration attempt from one of those networks. These types of attacks happen within well-run networks as well. Security mogul Bill Cheswick asks the attendees at his talks if they leave their wallets out in the open in their offices. Nary a hand goes up. Then he asks how many leave unprotected network access points like twisted-pair wall jacks in open offices, and you see the tentative hands raised. Access to the network is valuable and has to be protected while still allowing user activity to proceed without onerous overhead.
Finally, networks use a variety of core services or basic information services that we lump into the network fabric. Naming systems like NIS or DNS, security and authentication servers, or host configuration servers for hosts requiring DHCP to boot and join a network will bring down a network if they are not functioning or are giving out wrong answers.
File and Print Server FailuresWhen
file and print server fail, clients will hang or experience timeouts. A timeout can mean that a print job or a file request fails. The timeout can also lead to wrong answers or data corruption. For example, using Network File Systems (NFS) soft mounts, a write operation that times out will not be repeated. This can lead to holes in data files that will only be detected when the file is read.
Source: http://www.web-articles.info/e/a/title/File-and-Print-Server-Failures/
File and print services are among the most critical in any organization. It is imperative that users have quick, guaranteed, and secure access to their data. Helping organizations to create highly available, well performing, and secure file and print services are amid the key improvements in
Windows Server 2003.
Windows SharePoint Service | Windows Server 2003 R2 provides a sophisticated collaboration system that takes your file and print level to the next level by empowering end users to share information and work together more effectively through collaboration on documents, meetings and projects. This enhances your operating efficiency, and provides the functionality that makes your end users more productive. This system also is designed to give the IT Pro, control over the environment, while providing end-user self-service to minimize calls to IT and/or the helpdesk. | Simplify end user collaboration by facilitating the sharing of documents amongst teams. Effectively manage your documents, lists, contacts, and tasks in a team and project centric Windows SharePoint Services environment. Leverage wide range of out-of-box custom scenarios with 30 new application templates for the Windows SharePoint Services platform, a starting point for effective collaborative experience. Easily extend it to support your business processes and customer interactions. | Now built-in with Windows Server 2003 R2 |
Print Management Console | New print management console based on a Microsoft Management Console (MMC) snap-in. This console enables the management of multiple printers and with integration with other Windows services, it is now easy to push drivers to the different resources and also enables the management of the print jobs from a remote location. | Facilitate the management of remote printing resources (in branch office for example) and enables management of multiple printers from the same console. | Integrated with Active Directory |
Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) | The ability to quickly create point-in-time copies of data, allowing easier and more reliable backups of important organizational data, even while files are open. VSS significantly reduces a server's backup window by providing on-disk, point-in-time recoverable data sets. | All major backup independent software vendors (ISVs) are developing solutions based on VSS to take advantage of this service. By moving a point-in-time copy to another server, a business analyst can query against the latest company data without affecting performance on the production system. | Introduced in Windows Server 2003 |
NTFS Journaling File System | Because NTFS offers reliable file system recovery, extremely large storage media, and strong granular security, organizations can be confident that their data is safer. | NTFS allows reliable, secure, and high performing access to data. | 100-139 percent increase in performance over Windows 2000 Server |
Encrypting File System (EFS) | EFS creates a layer of security that transparently encrypts data on the physical disk with no need for end user interaction, ensuring that data is safer. | Since data on the disk is encrypted, even a mobile user whose sensitive organizational data is lost or stolen will be safer from data theft. | Encryption of offline and Web folders now possible EFS files can be shared among multiple users |
Enhanced Anti-Virus Support | Choose from a huge selection of enterprise anti-virus vendors to protect resources in your organization from malicious code delivered by viruses. | Create a comprehensive anti-virus strategy by using third-party tools to scan file servers. | New kernel level anti-virus APIs Windows Hardware Quality Lab test suite and driver certification test process for antivirus and file system drivers New tools are available for third-party anti-virus vendors to enhance the performance and reliability of their products |
Improved Print Cluster Support | Improve administrator productivity by making it easier to install and configure print clusters. | Hundreds, perhaps thousands, of printers can be installed on a highly available print cluster therefore allowing end users to have continual access to their resources, even during a hardware failure. | 8-Node clusters supported in Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition, and Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Clustering is not available in Standard or Web editions. Printer drivers automatically propagate to each node in the cluster |
64-bit processor support | Take advantage of the latest and best performing hardware in the industry. | File and print server consolidation can reduce administrative and hardware costs dramatically. | Introduced in Windows Server 2003 Supports GUID Partitioning Table (GPT) Approximately 3,800 in-box 64-bit print drivers |
Improved Print Performance and Availability | Users will get their printed documents faster than ever. | Organizations see the need to consolidate print servers to lower total cost of operation (TCO) without losing performance or availability. | Optimized file spooling for higher print volume management Kernel mode driver blocking Enhanced printer redirection through Terminal Services |
Enhanced Windows Defragmentation Tool | Optimizing files on a server can dramatically increase the performance and availability. | Administrators can use the scheduled tasks feature to schedule disk defragmentation seamlessly optimizing the file system. Administrators can also script disk defragmentation on servers using command line utilities. | Faster performance than in Windows 2000 Supports online defragmentation of the Master File Table (MFT) Defragmentation of any NTFS cluster size now possible Volume Shadow Copy support Command line scripting support |
Increased CHKDSK Performance | CHKDSK is a program that verifies the logical integrity of a file system on Windows. When CHKDSK encounters logical inconsistencies it takes actions to repair file system data. | Because NTFS has always been a true journaling file system that supports file system recovery, it is very rare that a disk need to be checked (less than 1percent of unplanned outages require checking). However, in Windows Server 2003, CHKDSK performs faster, requiring even less downtime.
Source:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/evaluation/overview/technologies/fileandprint.mspx
| Performs 20-38 percent faster than Windows 2000 Server |
If your Windows XP system is part of a network, then you’re probably already familiar with the concept of using it as a network client or server. In simple terms, a server is any system to which other network systems connect for the purpose of sharing resources like files or printers, while a client is the system asking for access to those resources. So, referring to XP as a “server” in some situations is absolutely correct, even though the operating system is optimized for use as a desktop.
On large business networks, server functions are typically handled by operating systems like Windows NT, Windows 2000 Server, or Windows Server 2003. Unfortunately, each of these operating systems is prohibitively expensive, especially for home and small office users. Because of this, many companies choose to leverage their systems running Windows XP for file and print serving functions – the load from such activities will typically be low, so having the system act as both a desktop and server simultaneously is usually not a big deal. While using XP as a file server for 8-10 users can be taxing on an XP system without lots of RAM or a fast CPU, acting as a print server on the same network is well within XP’s capabilities.
We are going to take a closer look at how to configure Windows XP as a print server, and how to make it support not only Windows 2000 and XP printing clients, but also systems running older versions of Windows such as Windows 95/98/ME. The good news is that configuring XP as a robust print server is easier than you think, but there are a few potential issues that you’ll need to look out for.
Source: 2000trainers.com/printers-and-printing/configuring-windows-xp-as-a-network-print-server/
Edimax Technology has launched the Wireless 802.11b/g 3G multifunctional broadband router with print server. The 3G-6200Wg is a cost-effective IP-based router that enables multiple users to share a single Internet connection via an ADSL or cable modem.
When connecting 3G/3.5G USB modem card to 3G-6200Wg, all network (wired/wireless) users can share 3G/3.5G Internet connection. The 3G-6200Wg can support 3G/3.5G speed up to 7.2Mbps. One can also connect with a printer as 3G-6200Wg is also a print server allowing users to share the printer through the network, explains the company.
The 3G-6200Wg supports automatic backup function. When connected with xDSL/Cable broadband, 3G-6200Wg enables the xDSL/Cable broadband connection automatically if 3G/3.5G Internet connection is not available. You can surf Internet anywhere and anytime via Edimax 3G-6200Wg. The 3G-6200Wg is built in with wireless 802.11b/g access point. It allows wireless 802.11b/g client devices access the Intranet and Internet.
The 3G-6200Wg provides LPR and IPP printing methods. The best printing method can also be selected according to the environment to share your printer, says the company. A multi-language setup wizard is included in the installation CD.
Source: efytimes
Several features are present in Windows Server 2008 to enable faster, more seamless access to file and print services on your network. Although the infrastructure of the file and print systems has not been completely redesigned, it certainly has been modified to provide for ease-of-use enhancements, increased data integrity, automatic and assisted backup, and other key features, including the following:
Distributed File System (DFS)
DFS is a feature in Windows Server 2008 that permits an administrator to create one logical filesystem layout despite the fact that shares can be scattered across the network on different servers. This makes it easier for clients to find and store files consistently, and it allows for better equipment utilization. One server can host multiple DFS roots, which are "starting" points for a hierarchy of shared folders. In addition, a Windows Server 2008 server can use Active Directory site topology to route DFS requests from clients to the closest available server, increasing response time.
Encrypting File System (EFS)
Native encryption abilities are built into the NTFS filesystem used in Windows Server 2008. By simply checking a checkbox in the Properties sheet for a file, you can easily encrypt and decrypt files and folders to protect their integrity. This feature is particularly useful for mobile computers, which have a greater risk of data loss and capture than traditional corporate desktop
machines.
Volume shadow copy
The volume shadow copy feature is perhaps one of the most useful features of Windows Server 2008. The server will take snapshots of files at specific periods during the day, thereby making available a library of previous versions of a file. If a user accidentally overwrites a file, saves an incorrect version, or somehow destroys the primary copy, he can simply click Previous Versions in the Explorer view of the folder and access a shadow copy version.
Windows Search Service
The Windows Search Service, new to Windows Server 2008, catalogs and indexes the contents of server hard disks, enabling users to search in files in different formats and languages for the data they need. The engine has been enhanced over several revisions of the product to accelerate the search process and to use less processor time when cataloging and indexing files.
Source:computingtech.blogspot.com/2008/05/windows-server-2008-file-and-print.html
Iomega Corp. today announced its StorCenter Pro NAS 450r series array -- a rack-mountable series of
Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices that feature capacities up to 2TB and
print server capabilities. Prices start at $3,999.
Mac, Windows and Linux-compatible, the StorCenter Pro NAS 450r employs
Windows Storage server 2003 R2 for an operating system. Under the hood is a dual-core Xeon CPU, hardware-based RAID support, hot-swappable 7200RPM Serial ATA (SATA) hard disk drives, dual Gigabit Ethernet ports and other capabilities.
The StorCenter Pro NAS 450r features four disk drives and hardware-based RAID Level 0 (striping, no fault tolerance), Level 1 (mirroring) or Level 5 (striping with parity) support. An Ultra 320 SCSI port is also included, for high-speed direct backup.
The StorCenter Pro ships with a five-client license of EMC Retrospect Express backup software. Also included is
Windows Print Server, which provides centralized support and management for up to five network printers.
The StorCenter Pro NAS 450r costs $3,999 for a 1TB system (incorporating four 250GB drives). A 2TB system (using four 500GB drives) costs $4,999. Iomega plans to ship a 4TB model once 1TB drives are available later this year.
Via:www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=nas&articleId=9016399&taxonomyId=148&intsrc=kc_top
The Sentry-go Quick
File & Print Monitor allows you to quickly & easily monitor your Windows File & Print server, including local printers & print queues, changes made to both local and remote files, the contents of those files, directory changes & structure modifications, entries written to local Event Logs.
If problems are detected, it can either take automatic action, or alert you before end-users are affected. Using it's in-built web-based reporting, you also have immediate access to monitored information direct from your web browser.
Monitoring Features
- Monitor key services
- You can monitor key Windows & Print Spooler services running on the local server out of the box. In addition, custom services can also be added, monitored & automatically restarted.
- Check the status of local printers
- Print monitoring allows you to check for & be alerted to errors on local printers such as paper jams, out of paper errors, attention required etc.
- Check the status of local print queues
- Printer queue monitoring & print monitoring allows you to check for & be alerted to problems associated with a local print queue - e.g. excessively high queue length, print job size (higher than expected no. pages or job size) etc.
- Changes made to files & directories
- By monitoring files & monitoring directories, you can be alerted to changes in files, directory structure or the underlying file system. For example, files added, deleted, when files have been updated or not updated, directory/file count, directory/file sizes etc.
- Monitor Server & Print Spooler performance
- Out of the box you can monitor the threshold of important Windows & Print Spooler performance counters such as CPU usage, queue lengths, print job errors etc.
- Monitor errors written to the Windows Event Log
- Sentry-go allows you to monitor messages written to the Windows Event Logs based on error type, event ID, source or keywords & phrases within the text.
- Monitor messages written to custom log files
- In addition to Event Logs, log file monitoring can easily be performed using Sentry-go. Using this, you can also monitor the entries written to text-based log files such as those used for custom applications, based on keywords or phrases within the text.
- Ensure sufficient disk space is available
- To print, the print spooler needs adequate free disk space. Sentry-go can check this for you, clearing down temporary files automatically if free space becomes limited.
Respond Automatically or Alert
Quick Monitors allow you to respond in a number of ways, in the event a fault is detected ...
- Respond automatically by running a command, application, batch file or script
- Automatically restart a failed Windows Service or reboot the server
- Alert you via network messaging, standard or custom e-mails
- Different alerting methods based on day of week and time of day
- Alert you via the Quick Monitor Console
- Alert you via your SMS pager gateway provider Interface with external systems via SMTP, HTTP, or scripting
- Log details to a SysLog Server, database or text file
Web-based Reporting
The built-in web server provides access to the following information direct from your desktop browser ...
- Standard reports - for recent alerts, current status & performance history
- Real-time Printer & Print Queue Summary
- Real-time Printer & Queue Status
Source:sentry-go.com/qm-file-print-server-monitoring.aspx
To install File Server for Macintosh
- Open the Windows Components wizard.
- In Components, click Other Network File and Print Services (but do not select or clear its check box), and then click Details.
- Select the File Services for Macintosh check box.
- To install Print Server for Macintosh, you can also select the Print Services for Macintosh check box.
- Click OK, and then click Next.
Notes
- To open the Windows Components Wizard, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Add or Remove programs, and then click Add/Remove Windows Components.
- Certain Windows components require configuration before they can be used. If you installed one or more of these components but did not configure them, when you click Add/Remove Windows Components, a list of components that need to be configured is displayed. To start the Windows Components Wizard, click Components.
- You must have an NTFS partition installed before you install File Server for Macintosh.
- When File Server for Macintosh and TCP/IP are installed, the Apple Filing Protocol (AFP) over TCP/IP is enabled automatically.
- If you have not already installed the AppleTalk protocol, the protocol is installed automatically when you install File Server for Macintosh.
Source: technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc780031.aspx
Install File and Printer Sharing:-
By default, a
Windows Server 2003-based computer is installed with Client for Microsoft Networks, File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks, and TCP/IP.
You can create a Windows Server 2003
file server and print server manually, or you can use the wizards that are provided in the Configure Your Server Wizard administrative tool.
How to Install a File Server on Windows Server 2003 by Using the Configure Your Server Wizard
- 1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Configure Your Server Wizard.
- 2. Click Next.
- 3. Click Next.
- 4. Click File server in the Server role box, and then click Next.
- 5. On the "File Server Disk Quotas" page, configure any quotas you need to control disk-space usage on the server, and then click Next.
- 6. On the "File Server Indexing Service" page, click the indexing configuration that is appropriate for your server, and then click Next.
- 7. Click Next.
- 8. Click Finish.
- 9. The Share a Folder Wizard starts. Click Next.
- 10. Click Browse, locate the folder that you want to share, and then click OK.
- 11. Click Next.
- 12. Type a share name for the folder, and then click Next.
- 13. Click one of the basic permissions for the folder, or click Customize to set custom permissions on the folder. Click Finish.
- 14. Click Close.
How to Manually
Install a File Server on Windows Server 2003:-
- 1. Click Start, and then click Windows Explorer.
- 2. Locate the folder that you want to share.
- 3. Right-click the folder, and then click Sharing and Security.
- 4. Click Share this folder, and then accept the default name or type a different name for the share.
- 5. Optionally, configure the number of users who can connect, configure permissions for this folder, and then configure the caching options.
- 6. Click OK.
- 7. A little hand is displayed in the Windows Explorer window to indicate that the folder is being shared.
- 8. Quit Windows Explorer.
Install a
Windows Server 2003 Print Server:-
How to Install a
Print Server on Windows Server 2003 by Using the Configure Your Server Wizard
- 1. Click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Configure Your Server Wizard.
- 2. Click Next.
- 3. Click Next.
- 4. Click Print server in the Server role box, and then click Next.
- 5. On the "Printers and Printer Drivers" page, click the types of Windows clients that your print server will support, and then click Next.
- 6. Click Next.
- 7. On the "Add Printer Wizard Welcome" page, click Next.
- 8. Click Local printer attached to this computer, click to clear the Automatically detect and install my Plug and Play printer check box, and then click Next.
- 9. Click the port for your printer, and then click Next.
- 10. Click the printer make and model or provide the drivers from the printer manufacturer media, and then click Next.
NOTE: If you are prompted to keep or not keep your existing printer driver, either keep the existing driver or replace the existing driver. If you replace the driver, you must provide the manufacturer driver for this printer. Click Next to continue.
- 11. Accept the default name of the printer or provide a different name, and then click Next.
- 12. Click the Share as option, type the share name, and then click Next.
NOTE: This step is optional because you can share the printer later.
- 13. You may provide the location of the printer and a comment to make it easier to locate. Click Next to continue.
- 14. Click the Print a test page option, click Next, and then click Finish to quit the Add Printer Wizard. Your printer appears in the Printers and Faxes folder.
How to Share a Printer:-- 1. Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes.
- 2. Right-click the printer that you just installed, and then click Sharing.
- 3. Click Share this printer, and then type a share name for the printer.
- 4. Optionally, click Additional Drivers, click the operating systems of the client computers that may attach to this printer, and then click OK. By adding drivers for these operating systems, users on client computers can connect to the print server and automatically download the appropriate drivers for this model of printer without having to configure anything.
- 5. When you are prompted to do so, insert the Windows Server 2003 CD-ROM.
- 6. Click OK to close the printer properties.
- 7. Close the Printers and Faxes folder.
How to Manually
Install a Print Server on Windows Server 2003:-
- 1. Click Start, point to Settings, and then click Printers.
- 2. Double-click Add Printer to start the Add Printer Wizard.
- 3. To complete the Add Printer Wizard, repeat steps 7 through 14 in the "Install a Windows Server 2003 Print Server" section of this article.
NOTE: The only difference between the manual installation of the print server and the use of the Configure Your Server Wizard to create the
print server is how you start the Add Printer Wizard.
Source:support.microsoft.com
