Gustav Brock
gustav at cactus.dk
Sat May 24 09:32:34 CDT 2014
Hi Jim Google Print seems to Work, but you need a Google account for the purpose and for administration: https://support.google.com/a/answer/3179170 You install Chrome on the print server - the quick method is to download from here: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95346?hl=en Next, install Google Cloud Print Connector (near bottom, must be done with Chrome): http://www.google.nl/intl/en/cloudprint/learn/apps.html It creates a shortcut on the Desktop. The printer are listed at once, including XPS which can't be used as it requests a file name from a popup window. Later, the printers are managed from here (Chrome not needed): https://www.google.com/cloudprint/ A printer can be marked as Public and then gets assigned a URL like: https://www.google.com/cloudprint/addpublicprinter.html?printerid=817d46ae-ce4c-7ddc-0909a-b6062ba8d1fe&key=1477307500 For Windows Phone there is a cheap klient: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-us/store/app/kumoprint/fccd095d-d491-4a6d-9c30-0f3ec0576576 which seems to work. /gustav ________________________________________ Fra: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com <dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com> på vegne af Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> Sendt: 22. maj 2014 19:48 Til: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Emne: Re: [dba-Tech] BYOD printing using Windows 2012 print servers Hi Gustav: Regardless of how a printer is being access through the web it must be hosted somewhere on the web by some company. I know little of the process for hosting/printing from tablets and smartphones other than I have a Google Print setup (http://www.google.ca/cloudprint/learn ...and... https://support.google.com/cloudprint/answer/1686197?rd=1) but I have never used it. When I worked with print sharing across the web, it was for companies (mostly financial companies) who had all their staff within a VPN. Within the VPN all printers, of the entire company could be easily accessed. There was methods for accessing their printers from outside the VPN via an appropriate sub domain web page. To get to into the page an appropriate username and password were needed...it was complex, continually changing, had a timeout and through-put set and limited login attempts. Once attached I could add that printer to my printers option. From there it was easy to print reports and invoices to the back east IT and Accounts department. Their security on the printers may have been a little over board as printers were hosted on a sub-domain and anyone gaining access would have no ability to "leap-frog" or do anything other printing. Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 10:32:32 AM Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] BYOD printing using Windows 2012 print servers Hi Jim I wouldn't dare to use a public hostname as is, also I can't imagine it would work from iPads and phones. I think you need a "middle-man". The NetWare server has been fully replaced. File and print was moved a couple of years ago to Windows 2003 R2/2008 R2 servers with DFS replication and lately to 2008 R2/2012 R2. GroupWise was moved to Office 365 earlier this year and web server recently to our in-house IIS. /gustav ________________________________________ Fra: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com <dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com> på vegne af Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> Sendt: 20. maj 2014 19:46 Til: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Emne: Re: [dba-Tech] BYOD printing using Windows 2012 print servers Hi Gustav: I have not done a lot of this but on both Windows and Linux systems you can set your printer's share up so they share to the web. The one thing needed is a domain and the DNS setup. (I have been using ZoneEdit for years as they allow finer data management and flow control than most domain hosts and for a single domain it is free: http://www.zoneedit.com) When I was working, I would just print my documentation and invoices directly to my client's printers. I would not reciprocate as one major job sent from a contractor or client, to my system, could use all my paper and ink. It also works easier with a printer that has its own IP address then much external access, security and management can be setup right in the router. (All the banks that I working in did this with all their printer.) I did setup remote printing on a Ubuntu box recently and as I recall it was a fairly straight forward process...it would be logical to assume Windows would be equally as easy. Aside: Maybe things with Windows desktop pass-through printing has improved but in the past it was such a unreliable PITA. Give me Netware, a Linux box or a server of any kind. Aside: Are you in the process of building your Netware replacement? Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gustav Brock" <gustav at cactus.dk> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 1:40:17 AM Subject: [dba-Tech] BYOD printing using Windows 2012 print servers Hi all When you have Windows Server 2012 as print server, how do you manage and offer printing for non-Windows devices like iPads and Android tablets? AirPrint is not an option as this is Apple only. I have tested HP ePrint service which is way too slow (may delay print output by 15 minuttes) and Microsoft Internet Print which, however, is for Windows only. I've also checked EveryonePrint which is quite different but seems to work: http://www.everyoneprint.com/everyoneprint-for-business/feature-tour/how-users-print-business/ Other suggestions or experiences? /gustav