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Understanding Network Printing

Before delving too deeply into the nuts and bolts of network printing, you first must become familiar with the terminology you will see frequently in this discussion:

• LAN Administrators provide a management function to the local area network by assisting users and directing what resources are available on the network.

• Systems policies are software controls that are created by LAN Administrators to define what users can and cannot do on their desktops and the network. For example, you might use a system policy to restrict access to certain network programs.

• A client is a workstation that uses the services of any network server that can include server-based software systems, printers, and mass storage devices.

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