Print server: hardware or software?

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As soon As the first LAN (and the printers appeared even earlier), there was a very sensible idea — you can share several or all of the computers to the "LAN", to a common recording apparatus. But obviously, you need something between the network and the printer. That "something" is the print server. You can, of course, to buy a printer with direct connection to the local network, but this option will have to pay at least the equivalent of 50 dollars.

Like many network concepts, such as a firewall or gateway, print server can be software or hardware.

A Software print server is implemented on the basis of a conventional computer to which one or more printers connected locally. The operating system all the other computers and their users, if they have the appropriate access rights, the opportunity of remote work with these printers. This principle is the implementation of a print server is most often used in the home or in small offices.

Hardware print server externally is a small box (usually the size of a large ashtray) with multiple ports of input-output. The minimum required set of ports — one standard network RJ-45 port and one USB (device with the LPT port, because of its obsolescence, to find extremely difficult). More expensive models the manufacturers are equipped with multiple USB connectors, so that the server can support multiple printers. In recent years, many manufacturers are beginning to promote this type of device, like a wireless print server. Wi-Fi adapter this device is intended to replace a wired network connection and to eliminate the need to reach out to the print server extra network cable. How this decision is justified in a stationary office in the vicinity of not less stationary printer — to solve the administrator.

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In addition, print servers often build in low-cost Internet routers are designed primarily for home use (market segment SOHO-small office, home office). All of the above and below about the hardware print servers is true for these devices.

Now is the time to consider all the pros and cons of each method of network access a local printer.

The Main advantage of a software print server is the lack of need to purchase a new, highly specialized equipment, the cost of which can range from 40 to several hundred dollars. There is a computer, a printer, is the cable that connects the printer and the computer, and there is a system administrator who knows how to make it work — everything! Any modern operating system allows you to provide network access to any printer connected to the computer. But this print server has one major drawback: for large volume printing (for example, in accounting the day before the deadline for submission of the annual report) the computer that serves as the hardware basis for the software print server, will have to spend quite a lot of system resources to ensure the operation of the printing device. If this computer is outdated, which is not uncommon in the same accounts, the "stutter" even normal routine tasks will be very visible. In addition, if we are not talking about a normal printer, and MFP (multifunctional device), its additional capabilities in the form of a scanner, copier or Fax will be available only on the computer to which it is connected locally.

The Main advantage of a hardware print server is no need to allocate additional computing resources to service a print queue. Actually, this is the purpose of creating all of the specialized devices — to postpone the execution of the same tasks on a specially "adapted" to their equipment. Some advanced models of print servers let you connect the MFP to use, say, a Fax or scanner.

But unfortunately, not every printer will be able to work through hardware print server. At risk of fall, primarily older models, as well as inexpensive device, which in small offices most. Manufacturers of print servers publish on their websites and the specs of the devices the list of supported printers. But, if you have already bought/borrowed/stolen hardware print server, and only then got acquainted with this list and did not find it for your printer, do not despair. This means that the manufacturer of the print server simply does not guarantee trouble-free operation of these cords of the two devices.


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