If you've ever wondered how those big, commercial printers are able to print from so many computers at once, the answer is terminal servers. Terminal servers are special types of computers that are designed to allow multiple users to access them simultaneously. In this article, we'll take a look at how terminal server printing works and how you can use it in your business.
Drivers: what drivers are required for TS printing?
If you're responsible for a Windows Server, chances are good that you'll at some point need to give users the ability to print. In a business environment, this usually means setting up and maintaining a printer server. But what if there's only one printer, or if you want to give mobile users the ability to print without having to connect to the network? In these cases, you can use terminal server printing. Terminal server printing works by sending print jobs from client computers to a terminal server, which then forwards the jobs to the printer.
Print servers: how does a print server work with TS?
The Windows Server 2003 family introduced a new printing subsystem called Terminal Services Printing. This article will explain how Terminal Server Printing works.
In the early days of Microsoft Windows NT, printing was accomplished by spooling print jobs to disk and then sending them to a printer when the printer was ready. This worked well for most organizations, but it had some serious limitations. First, if the server went down, so did all of the printers. Second, if a client machine had trouble printing, it could bring down the whole print server.
Printing process: what happens when you print from a TS session?
Printing in a terminal server environment can be a bit tricky to understand and configure properly. In this article, we'll take a look at how terminal server printing works and how you can best configure it for your environment.
Tips: how to troubleshoot TS printing problems
If you're like most people, you probably take printing for granted. But have you ever wondered how exactly your computer is able to print documents? The process is actually quite fascinating.
When you hit the print button on your computer, a signal is sent to the printer telling it to start printing. But how does that signal get from your computer to the printer? That's where terminal servers come in.
A terminal server is a piece of hardware that allows multiple computers to connect to it and share resources, like printers.
Conclusion
In an office environment, it's not uncommon for workers to need to print documents from a variety of devices. In the past, this meant each device needed its own printer attached. However, with terminal server printing, only one printer is needed for all devices. So how does it work?
Terminal server printing works by installing a printer driver on a server. This driver then communicates with printers on the network.
