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Setting a Default Document

The Documents tab, shown in Figure 10.7, allows you to specify the default document users will see if they access your Web site without specifying a specific document You normally set your default docu-ment as your Web site’s home page

F I G U R E 1 0 7 The Documents tab of the Web site Properties dialog box

You can specify multiple documents in the order you prefer This way,

if a document is unavailable, the Web server will access the next default document that has been defined

You can also specify document footers A document footer is an HTML document that will appear at the bottom of each Web page that is sent to Web clients

Setting Directory Security

The Directory Security tab, shown in Figure 10.8, includes options for anonymous access and authentication control, IP address and domain name restrictions, and secure communications

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F I G U R E 1 0 8 The Directory Security tab of the Web site Properties dialog box

Anonymous Access and Authentication Control

To enable anonymous access and specify authentication control methods, click the Edit button in the Anonymous Access and Authentication Control section of the dialog box This brings up the Authentication Methods dialog box, as shown in Figure 10.9

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If your Web site is available for public use, you will most likely allow

anonymous access If you enable anonymous access, by default, your

computer will use the IUSR_computername user account You can limit

the access the Anonymous user account has by applying NTFS sions to your Web content

permis-There are three choices in the Authenticated Access section of the Authentication Methods dialog box:

 The Basic Authentication option requires a Windows 2000 user account If anonymous access is disabled or the anonymous account tries to access data that the account does not have permission to access, the system will prompt the user for a valid Windows 2000 user account With this method, all passwords are sent as clear text You should use this option with caution since it poses a security risk

 The Digest Authentication for Windows Domain Servers option works only for Windows 2000 domain accounts This method requires accounts to store passwords as encrypted clear text

 The Integrated Windows Authentication option uses secure cation to transmit the Windows 2000 username and password

authenti-IP Address and Domain Name Restrictions

To control access to the Web site based on IP addresses or domain names, click the Edit button in the IP Address and Domain Name Restrictions sec-tion of the dialog box This brings up the dialog box shown in Figure 10.10

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In the IP Address and Domain Name Restrictions dialog box, you can specify that all computers will be granted or denied access and then specify exceptions The exceptions can be based on their IP address, IP network address and subnet mask, or domain name (this requires DNS reverse lookup capabilities, which are described in Chapter 9, “Managing Network Interoperability”)

Secure Communications

You can increase the security of your Web site by using secure tions With secure communications, you are able to create and manage key requests and key certificates These options are used in conjunction with Certificate Server This allows you to specify that you will require secure channel services (using certificates) when accessing your Web site

communica-Configuring HTTP Headers

The HTTP Headers tab, shown in Figure 10.11, allows you to configure values that will be returned to Web browsers in the HTML headers of the Web pages

F I G U R E 1 0 1 1 The HTTP Headers tab of the Web site Properties dialog box

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to expire immediately, after a specified number of minutes, or on a specific date This helps the Web browser determine whether it should use a cached copy of a requested page or it should request an updated copy of the Web page from the Web site

 Custom HTTP headers are used to send customized HTTP headers from your Web server to the client browser For example, you may want

to specify a custom HTTP header to send instructions that may not be supported by the HTML specification that is currently in use

 Content ratings allow you to specify appropriate restrictions if a site contains violence, sex, nudity, or adult language Most Web browsers can then be configured to block objectionable material based on how the content rating has been defined

 MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) maps are used to ure Web browsers so that they can view files that have been configured with different formats

config-Specifying Custom Error Messages

If the Web browser encounters an error, it will display an error message By default, predefined error messages are displayed Through the Custom Errors tab, shown in Figure 10.12, you can customize the error message that the user will see To generate a custom error message, you create an HTM file, which can then be mapped to a specific HTML error

F I G U R E 1 0 1 2 The Custom Errors tab of the Web server Properties dialog box

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Setting Server Extensions

The Server Extensions tab, shown in Figure 10.13, allows you to configure publishing controls for FrontPage options FrontPage is used to create and edit HTML pages for your Web site through a What You See Is What You Get (WYSIWYG) editor

F I G U R E 1 0 1 3 The Server Extensions tab of the Web site Properties dialog box

This tab includes the following options:

 The Enable Authoring option specifies whether authors can modify the content of the Web site If this option is selected, you can specify version control, performance based on how many pages the Web site hosts, and the client scripting method that will be used

 The Options section includes Settings and Administer buttons, which allow you to specify how mail should be sent and Office Collaboration

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In Exercise 10.1, you will configure and manage the properties of the default Web site

Creating a New Web Site

IIS allows you to host multiple Web sites on a single computer To create a new Web site, take the following steps:

1. Select Start  Programs  Administration Tools  Internet Services Manager

2. In the Internet Information Services window, right-click the computer that is running IIS and select New  Web Site from the pop-up menu

3. The Welcome to the Web Site Creation Wizard starts Click the Next button

4. The Web Site Description dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 10.14 Type in a descriptive name for your site and click the Next button

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1. Select Start  Programs  Administration Tools  Internet Services Manager.

2. In the Internet Information Services window, double-click your computer.

3. Right-click Administration Web Site and select Properties.

4 On the Web Site tab, select the Limited To radio button and specify 500 connections For the Connection Timeout option, specify 1200 seconds.

5. Click the Performance tab Set the Performance Tuning slider for Fewer than 10,000 Connections.

6. Click the Home Directory tab Check the Directory Browsing check box for the Local Path.

7. Click the OK button to close the Default Web Site Properties dialog box.

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F I G U R E 1 0 1 4 The Web Site Description dialog box

5. The IP Address and Port Settings dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 10.15 You can specify the IP address, TCP port, and host header for the Web site Host headers are used to route requests to the proper Web site (when a computer hosts multiple Web sites) After this information is configured, click the Next button

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directory You can also specify if anonymous access will be allowed for the Web site After this information is configured, click the Next button

F I G U R E 1 0 1 6 The Web Site Home Directory dialog box

7. The Web Site Access Permissions dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 10.17 Select the check boxes for the access you want to allow, and then click the Next button

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After you create your new Web site, you can configure and manage it as described in the previous sections

Troubleshooting Web Site Access

If users are unable to access your Web site, the problem may be caused by improper access permissions, an improperly configured home folder or default document, or use of the wrong TCP port Here are some tips for troubleshooting Web site access problems:

 Determine if anonymous access is allowed If so, verify that the username and password that have been configured through Internet Services Man-ager match the name of the user account and password that are in the Windows 2000 user database

 Confirm that access has not been denied based on the IP address or domain name

 Make sure that the proper access permissions have been configured

 Confirm that the home folder is properly configured and that the default document has been properly configured

 Make sure that the TCP port is set to port 80 or that you are accessing the Web site using the proper TCP port

 Make sure that the NTFS permissions have not been set on the home folder so that they deny access to Web site users

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 How to troubleshoot Web site access problems If users can’t access your Web site, you should check the access permissions, the home folder and default document configuration, and the TCP port settings

Key Terms

Before taking the exam, you should be familiar with the following terms:anonymous access

bandwidth throttlingFile Transfer Protocol (FTP)Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)Internet Information Services (IIS)Internet Server Application Programming Interface (ISAPI) filtersInternet Services Manager

Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP)process throttling

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)

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5. Kate has a Windows 2000 Server computer that was upgraded from a Windows NT Server 4 computer that did not have IIS installed What option can she use to install IIS on her Windows 2000 Server computer?

A. From Control Panel, Network, add the IIS service

B. From Control Panel, Service, add the IIS service

C. From Control Panel, Internetworking, add the IIS service

D. From Control Panel, Add/Remove Programs, use Add/Remove Windows Components

6. What is the primary utility used to manage IIS on a Windows 2000 Server computer?

A. Internet Services Manager

B. IIS Manager

C. Internet Service Administrator

D. Web Site Manager

7. What is the default TCP port that is used by IIS Web sites?

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9. Which Web site performance option is used to specify how much network bandwidth will be available to the Web site?

A. Bandwidth management

B. Bandwidth allocation

C. Bandwidth pipeline

D. Bandwidth throttling

10. Linda is in charge of her company’s internal Web site She decides

to use the default Web site What is the default home directory that

is used by the default Web site?

A. A directory on the local computer

B. A share name located on another computer

C. An unshared folder on another computer

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13. The AcmeToyStore Corporation is configuring a Web site using IIS This Web site will allow the public to access the company’s online toy catalog Which of the following directory security options should

A. Basic authentication

B. Digest authentication for Windows domain servers

C. Integrated Windows authentication

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16. Your Web site’s home page lists a special offer that expires at the end of the month Which option should you configure to specify that clients’ Web browsers should request an updated copy of the Web page from your Web server when the offer expires?

A. ERR

B. MSG

C. HTM

D. TXT

18. When Kyle accesses his company’s internal network, he does not see

a list of the documents in the Web site’s home folder Since this is an internal site, the managers decide that users should be able to access a directory list Which option should be configured?

A. Directory Browsing

B. File Lists

C. Display Contents of Folder

D. DOS-style Directory Listing

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19. Your server hosts two Web sites, MASTERMCSE.COM and YOMCSE.COM Wendy needs to manage the MASTERMCSE.COM site but does not need

to manage the YOMCSE.COM site What action should you take?

A. Make Wendy a member of the Administrators group

B. Make Wendy a member of the Server Operators group

C. Give Wendy the Manage right for the MASTERMCSE.COM object

D. Make Wendy an operator for MASTERMCSE.COM through the Operator tab of the Web site Properties dialog box

20. If you configure your Web site for significantly more hits than it will actually receive, which of the following is impacted?

A. The server’s CPU

B. The server’s page file

C. The server’s memory

D. The server’s network bandwidth

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1. B The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is used to transfer mail between two Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) systems

2. D The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is used to create content for Web sites as well as to navigate Web sites

3. C The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is used to transfer files between two TCP/IP hosts using the TCP protocol

4. B The Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP) is used to provide newsgroup services between NNTP servers and NNTP clients

5. D You can install IIS on a Windows 2000 Server computer through the Add/Remove Programs icon in Control Panel Select Add/Remove Windows Components, and then check the Internet Information Services (IIS) check box

6. A Internet Services Manager is the primary utility that is used to manage IIS

7. B By default, TCP port 80 is used by IIS Web sites If you change this value, the Web browser clients must know which port you are using in order to access the Web site

8. A HTTP Keep-Alives are used to maintain open connections with the server from Web clients If this option is not selected, a new connection

is opened for each client request This option speeds up client requests, but it can degrade server performance

9. D Bandwidth throttling is used to specify the maximum kilobytes per second (KB/S) that the Web site can consume

10. A The home directory is used to provide Web content for the Web

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11. C You cannot use an unshared folder on another computer as a Web site’s home folder

12. D The Documents tab of the Web site Properties dialog box allows you to configure the default document that will be displayed if a user accesses your Web site without specifying a specific document

13. A If the public will access your Web site, you should configure anonymous access

14. A, B, C If you configure your Web site to use basic tion, digest authentication for Windows domain servers, or inte-grated Windows authentication, the user will be prompted for a Windows 2000 username and password

authentica-15. A If your Web site is available for public use, you will most likely use anonymous access If you allow anonymous access, by default, your

computer will use the IUSR_computername user account You can

limit the access the Anonymous user account has by applying NTFS permissions to your Web content

16. B If your Web site contains information that is time-sensitive, you can specify that you want to use content expiration You can set the content to expire immediately, after a specified number of minutes, or on a specific date The Web browser determines if it should use a cached copy of a requested page or if it should request an updated copy of the Web page from the Web site

17. C To create a custom error message, you create an HTM file, which can then be mapped to a specific HTML error

18. A The Directory Browsing option exposes your directory structure to users who access your Web site without specifying a specific HTML file

19. D You can configure which users and groups are able to manage a Web site through the Operators tab of the Web site Properties dialog box

20. C Server memory is allocated based on how you tune your server for expected hits per day

The process of creating, managing, and deleting printers is fairly easy When you create printers, you use a Wizard, which leads you through each step of the configuration Anything that is not configured through the Add Printer Wizard can be configured through the printer’s properties You can also manage printing options such as pausing and deleting print jobs for the entire printer or for specific print documents.

In this chapter, you will learn the basics of Windows 2000 Server printing, how to set up and configure printers, how to manage printers and print jobs, and how to manage print servers

The printing processes used by Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Professional are the same.

Setting Up Printers

Before you can access your physical print device under dows 2000 Server, you must first create a logical printer After you cre-ate printers, you may need to delete or rename printers These tasks are covered in the following sections

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To create a printer, you use the Add Printer Wizard, which guides you through all of the steps In order to create a new printer in Windows 2000 Server, you must be logged on as a member of the Administrators or Power Users group

The computer on which you run the Add Printer Wizard and create the printer automatically becomes the print server for that printer As the print server, the computer must have enough processing power to support incoming print jobs and enough disk space to hold all of the print jobs that will be queued

To create a new local printer or network printer, take the following steps:

1. Select Start  Settings  Printers to open the Printers folder, as shown

in Figure 11.1 Then double-click the Add Printer icon

F I G U R E 1 1 1 The Printers folder with the Add Printer icon

2. The Add Printer Wizard starts, as shown in Figure 11.2 Click the Next button to continue

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F I G U R E 1 1 2 The Welcome to the Add Printer Wizard dialog box

3. The Local or Network Printer dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 11.3 Choose Local Printer if you have a printer directly attached to computer, or choose Network Printer if you have a printer attached to a network Then click the Next button If you have a Plug-and-Play print device attached to your computer, it should be automatically detected, and you can skip to step 6 If your print device is not attached or recognized, deselect the Auto-matically Detect and Install My Plug and Play Printer option and continue with the following steps to manually specify the print device configuration

F I G U R E 1 1 3 The Local or Network Printer dialog box

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4. If you chose to manually configure a print device, the Select the Printer Port dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 11.4 Specify the port the print device will use and then click the Next button

F I G U R E 1 1 4 The Select the Printer Port dialog box

5. A dialog box that lists printer manufacturers and models appears, as shown in Figure 11.5 Specify the print device manufacturer and model and then click the Next button If the print device is not listed, click the Have Disk button and insert the disk that contains the driver that came with your print device

F I G U R E 1 1 5 Selecting the printer manufacturer and model

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If you have already installed this driver on your computer, the dialog box that lists the printer manufacturers and models will also include a Windows Update button next to the Have Disk button.

6. The Name Your Printer dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 11.6 Accept the default name or enter another name for your printer and click the Next button

F I G U R E 1 1 6 The Name Your Printer dialog box

7. The Printer Sharing dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 11.7 You can choose to not share the printer or to share the printer If you choose to share the printer, specify a share name to be used by the printer Then click the Next button

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F I G U R E 1 1 7 The Printer Sharing dialog box

8. If you chose to share the printer, the Location and Comment dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 11.8 In this dialog box, specify location information and a comment Network users can use this information to search for a description of the printer’s location, configuration, and capabilities Click the Next button

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9. The Print Test Page dialog box appears, as shown in Figure 11.9 If the print device is attached to your computer, you should print a test page

to verify that everything is configured properly Otherwise, you should skip this step Click the Next button to continue

F I G U R E 1 1 9 The Print Test Page dialog box

10. The Completing the Add Printer Wizard dialog box appears, as shown

in Figure 11.10 This gives you a chance to verify that all of the printer settings have been set correctly If there are any problems, click the Back button to make corrections If everything is configured properly, click the Finish button

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To complete the setup process, the Add Printer Wizard will copy files (if necessary) and create your printer An icon for your new printer will appear in the Printers folder, as shown in Figure 11.11

F I G U R E 1 1 1 1 An icon for a printer in the Printers folder

In Exercise 11.1, you will create printers using the Add Printer Wizard

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Creating Printers

In this exercise, you will create two local printers—one to share and one that will not be shared You will manually specify their print device configuration.

Adding the First Printer

1. Select Start  Settings  Printers to open the Printers folder Then double-click the Add Printer icon.

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4. In the Select the Printer Port dialog box, select the Use the Following Port radio button, select LPT1 in the list box, and click the Next button.

5. In the next dialog box, choose HP in the Manufacturers list box and HP OfficeJet Pro 1170cxi in the Printers list box Then click the Next button.

6. In the Name Your Printer dialog box, leave the default name of HP OfficeJet Pro 1170cxi and click the Next button.

7. In the Printer Sharing dialog box, select the Share As radio button and type HP OJ Pro in the text box Then click the Next button.

8. In the Location and Comment dialog box, type Training Room in the Location text box and Color Printer in the Comment text box

Click the Next button.

9. In the next dialog box, select the No radio button to skip printing a test page and click the Next button.

10. In the Completing the Add Printer Wizard dialog box, click the Finish button.

Adding the Second Printer

1. In the Printers folder, double-click the Add Printer icon

2. When the Add Printer Wizard starts, click the Next button to continue.

3. In the Local or Network Printer dialog box, select the Local Printer radio button Make sure that Automatically Detect and Install My Plug and Play Printer is not checked (unless you have a print device attached to your computer) and click the Next button.

4. In the Select the Printer Port dialog box, select the Use the Following Port radio button, select LPT2 in the list box, and click the Next button.

5. In next dialog box, choose HP in the Manufacturers list box and HP LaserJet 4Si in the Printers list box Then click the Next button.

6. In the Name Your Printer dialog box, leave the default name of HP LaserJet 4Si and click the Next button.

7. In the Printer Sharing dialog box, select the Do Not Share This Printer radio button and click the Next button.

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Managing Printer Properties

Printer properties allow you to configure options such as the printer name, whether or not the printer is shared, and printer security To access the printer Properties dialog box, open the Printers folder, right-click the printer you want to manage, and choose Properties from the pop-up menu

The printer Properties dialog box has six tabs: General, Sharing, Ports, Advanced, Security, and Device Settings The following sections describe the properties on these tabs

The Properties dialog boxes for some printers will contain additional tabs to allow advanced configuration of the printer For example, if you install an HP DeskJet 970Cse printer, its Properties dialog box will have additional tabs for Color Management and Services.

8. In the Print Test Page dialog box, select No to skip printing a test page and click the Next button.

9. In the Completing the Add Printer Wizard dialog box, click the ish button.

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F I G U R E 1 1 1 2 The General tab of the printer Properties dialog box

The name of the printer, the location of the printer, and comments about the printer shown here reflect your entries when you set up the printer (as described in the previous section) You can add or change this information in the text boxes.Beneath the Comment box, you see the model of the printer The items listed in the Features section of the dialog box depend on the model and driver you are using The following are some examples of printer features:

 Color printing support

 Double-sided printing support

 Stapling support

 The maximum number of pages that can be printed per minute (ppm)

 The maximum resolution for the printer, in dots per inch (dpi)

At the bottom of the dialog box, you see the Printing Preferences and Print Test Page buttons Their functions are described in the following sections

Setting Printing Preferences

Clicking the Printing Preferences button brings up the Printing Preferences dialog

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Layout Settings

The Layout tab of the Printing Preferences dialog box, shown in Figure 11.13, allows you to specify the orientation and page order Your choices for the Orien-tation setting are Portrait (vertical) or Landscape (horizontal)

F I G U R E 1 1 1 3 The Layout tab of the Printing Preferences dialog box

The Page Order setting is new to Windows 2000 It specifies whether you want page 1 of the document to be on the top of the stack (Front to Back) or page 1 of the document to be on the bottom of the stack (Back to Front)

In Windows NT 4, your documents always printed back to front, meaning page

1 printed first At the end of the print job, you needed to reorder your pages.

The Pages Per Sheet setting determines how many pages should be printed

on a single page You might use this feature if you were printing a book and wanted two pages to be printed side by side on a single page

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F I G U R E 1 1 1 4 The Paper/Quality tab of the Printing Preferences dialog box

Advanced Settings

Clicking the Advanced button in the lower-right corner of the Printing Preferences dialog box brings up the Advanced Options dialog box, as shown in Figure 11.15 Here, you can configure printer options such as Paper/Output, Graphic, Docu-ment Options, and Printer Features The availability of these options depends on

the specific print driver you are using.

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Printing a Test Page

The Print Test Page button at the bottom of the General tab of the printer Properties tab allows you to print a test page This option is especially useful

in troubleshooting printing problems For example, you might use the Print Test Page option in a situation where no print driver is available for a print device and you want to try to use a compatible print driver If the print job doesn’t print or doesn’t print correctly (it might print just one character per page, for example), you will know that the print driver isn’t compatible

Configuring Sharing Properties

The Sharing tab of the printer Properties dialog box, shown in Figure 11.16, allows you to specify whether the computer will be configured as a local printer or as a shared network printer If you choose to share the printer, you also need to specify a share name, which will be seen by the network users

F I G U R E 1 1 1 6 The Sharing tab of the printer Properties dialog box

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Additional Drivers button at the bottom of the Sharing tab This brings

up the Additional Drivers dialog box, as shown in Figure 11.17

F I G U R E 1 1 1 7 The Additional Drivers dialog box

Windows 2000 Server supports adding print drivers for the following platforms:

 Windows 95 or Windows 98 Intel

 Windows NT 3.1 Alpha, Intel, and MIPS

 Windows NT 3.5 or 3.51 Alpha, Intel, MIPS, and PowerPC

 Windows NT 4 Alpha, Intel, MIPS, and PowerPC

In Exercise 11.2, you will share an existing printer This exercise assumes that you have completed Exercise 11.1

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Sharing an Existing Printer

1. Select Start  Settings  Printers to open the Printers folder.

2. Right-click HP LaserJet 4Si, choose Properties, and click the Sharing tab.

3. Click the Shared As radio button Accept the default value, HPLaserJ,

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Once a printer has been shared, users with the Print permission can connect to the network printer through their network connection To connect to a network printer, from the Desktop, open My Network Places, expand Entire Network, and click View Entire Contents Expand Microsoft Window Network, then Workgroup,

then computername Finally, double-click the printer to connect to it.

Configuring Port Properties

A port is defined as the interface, which allows the computer to communicate with the print device

Windows 2000 Server supports local ports (or physical ports) and standard

TCP/IP ports (or logical ports) Local ports are used when the printer attaches

directly to the computer In the case where you are running Windows 2000 Server in a small workgroup, you would likely run printers attached to the local port LPT1

Standard TCP/IP ports are used when the printer is attached to the network

by installing a network card in the printer The advantage of network printers

is that they are faster than local printers and can be located anywhere on the network When you specify a TCP/IP port, you must know the IP address of the network printer

The Ports tab, shown in Figure 11.18, allows you to configure all of the ports that have been defined for printer use Along with deleting and configuring existing ports, you can also set up printer pooling and re-direct print jobs to another printer, as described in the next sections

The Enable Bidirectional Support option on the Ports tab will be available if your printer supports this feature It allows the printer to communicate with the computer For example, your printer may be able to send more informative printer errors.

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F I G U R E 1 1 1 8 The Ports tab of the printer Properties dialog box

Printer Pooling

Printer pools are used to associate multiple physical print devices with

a single logical printer, as illustrated in Figure 11.19 You would use a printer pool if you had multiple physical printers in the same location that were the same type and could use a single print driver The advan-tage of using a printer pool is that the first available print device will print your job This is useful in situations where there is a group of print devices shared by a group of users, such as a secretarial pool

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To configure a printer pool, click the Enable Printer Pooling check box at the bottom of the Ports tab and then check all of the ports that the print devices in the printer pool will attach to If you do not select the Enable Printer Pooling option, you can select only one port per printer

All of the print devices within a printer pool must be able to use the same print driver.

Redirecting Print Jobs to Another Printer

If your print device fails, you can redirect all of the jobs that are scheduled to

be printed to that print device to another print device that has been configured

as a printer For this redirection to work, the new print device must be able to use the same print driver as the old print device

To redirect print jobs, click the Add Port button in the Ports tab, highlight New Port, and choose New Port Type In the Port Name dialog box, type the UNC name of the printer that you want to redirect the jobs to, in the format

\\computername\printer.

Configuring Advanced Properties

The Advanced tab of the printer Properties dialog box, shown in Figure 11.20, allows you to control many characteristics of the printer You can configure the following options:

 The availability of the printer

 The priority of the printer

 The driver the printer will use