Introduction; Background On Print Servers - D-Link DP-G310 User Manual

Introduction

This chapter introduces the printing and administration features of
the print server products, and of the PS Admin program that you
can use to set up and administer print server.

Background on Print Servers

Before personal computer networking became common, users who
wanted to print from their personal computers needed to have a
directly-connected printer. As laser printers became common, it
became too expensive for each user to have a dedicated printer,
and some form of print sharing became even more necessary.
The simplest form of print sharing involves a switch box:
Introduction
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