Managing Printer Objects
A third group of objects in Active Directory consists of printer objects. You can create a printer object by publishing the printer in Active Directory. When you publish a printer in Active Directory, a printer object is created that stores printer attributes such as printer location, but also printer features such as printing speed, color printing capabilities, and other printer-specific functionality. The primary reason for publishing printer objects in Active Directory is to make it easier for users to locate and connect to network printers.
Publishing Printers in Active Directory
By default, any printer that is installed and shared on a server running Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 in an Active Directory domain ...
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