HP ProLiant ML310 Storage Server user guide (AG620-96001, November 2006)

Print services management
Print services information to plan, set up, man age, administer, and troubleshoot print servers and print
devicesareavailableonlineusingtheHelpandSupport Center feature. To access the Help and Support
Center, select Start > Help and Support,thenPrinters and Faxes under Help Contents.
Microsoft Print Management Console
The Print Management Console (PMC) can be started from the HP Storage Server Management Console,
or the PMC snap-in can be added to the Microsoft Management Console.
HP recommends that you use the Microsoft Print Management Step-by-Step Guide on the Documentation
CD for print concepts, use of the PMC, and management of network printers. The guide can a lso be
downloaded from h
ttp://www.microsoft.com/p rintserver.
When running the PMC on a server that has Windows Firewall enabled, no printers will be displayed in
the printers folder of the PMC. In order for printers to be displayed, you need to o pen the file and print
sharing ports (TCP 139 and 445, and UDP 137 and 138). If this does not fixtheproblem,orifthese
ports are already open, you may need to turn off the Windows Firewall to display printers.
To open the file and print sharing ports:
1. Click Start, point to Control Panel, and click Windows Firewall.
2. On the Exceptions tab, ensure that the File and Printer Sharing check box is selected and click OK.
T o turn off Windows Firewall:
1. Click Start, point to Control Panel, and click Windows Firewall.
2. Select Off (not recommended) and click OK.
HP Web Jet
admin installation
HP Web Jetadmin is used to manage a fleet of HP and non-HP network printers and other peripherals
using a web browser. Although not preinstalled, the Web Jetadmin software is located in the
C:\hpnas\Components\WebJetadmin folder, and can be installed by running the WJA.exe
setup program. Follow the installation wizard and supply a password for the local “Admin” username
account a nd a system name.
For more
information about Web Jetadmin and Web Jetadmin plug-ins, go to h
ttp:/
/www.h
p.com/ go/webjetadmin. For an article on optimizing per formance, go to
h
ttp:/
/h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/pscmisc/ vac/us/product_pdfs/weboptim.pdf.
Web-based printer management and Internet printing
Internet printing is enabled by default on the print ser ver and File Print Appliance. Internet printing
consists of two main components:
• Web-based printer management with the ability to administer, connect to, and view printers
through a web browser .
• Internet printing enabling users to c onnect to a printer using the printer's URL.
A Microsoft white paper discussing the uses of both components can be obtained at
h
ttp://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/internetprint.mspx.
Pla
nning considerations for print services
Bef
ore configuring the print server or File Print Appliance, the following checklist of items should be
fol
lowed:
1. Determine t he operating system version of t he clients t h at will send jobs to this printer.This
information is used to select the correct client printer drivers for the client and server computers using
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