3.10 Given a scenario, configure SOHO multifunction devices/printers and settings. Flashcards
Multifunction devices and printers are suitable for ___ use. They save cost and take up less space by combining multiple functions into a single device.
small office home office (SOHO)
Multifunction devices may be plug and play, but to get the most functionality you must do what?
The proper drivers for that device should be loaded. The drivers are specific not only to the device but to the operating system. You also need to select the proper driver for either 32-bit or 64-bit systems.
What does duplex do?
Enabling duplex mode causes the printer to print on both sides of the paper.
prints on both sides
duplex
the order in which pages are printed
Collate
What does collate do?
If set to collate, the printer will print the complete document in a select order before printing the next copy.
There are two options for orientation, ___ or ___.
portrait
landscape
What is landscape orientation often used for?
Spreadsheets and slides.
Print quality settings control ___ and ___.
resolution
color
This is also known as (DPI) dots per inch
Resolution
Higher ___ provide better quality printouts.
resolutions
___ settings control how vivid the print output is.
Color
Devices can be shared by multiple users, over wired or wireless connections. What are three general ways users can send tasks to a printer?
1) Direct connection to the printer
2) Through a print server
3) Through a cloud printing service
What are three cable types used for making wired connections to printers?
USB A or B
serial
Ethernet
___ is the most common way to connect a printer to a computer. When connected, that computer can be configured to make that printer shareable.
USB B or A
___ is an older connection method using a serial cable with a DB-9 or DB-25 connector. It is unlikely that you would see this type of connection today.
Serial
Printers that are designed to work on a network will have an ___ connector. They are easily shared, since the are connected directly to the network.
RJ-45 Ethernet
Wireless connections to printers may be made via ___, ___, or a direct ___ connection.
Bluetooth
802.11
ad hoc
What is one advantage and one disadvantage of Bluetooth connections to printers?
Mobile devices can use Bluetooth to send documents directly to the printer.
Bluetooth has a short range of about 10 meters (about 30 feet).
Printers may use the ___ wireless protocol to make WiFi connections to networks. Any device on the network can then use that printer. A device may also connect directly to a printer using this.
802.11
In ___, a device connects directly to the printer over 802.11.
ad hoc mode
When the device and the printer use the network WiFi infrastructure to communicate, it is referred to as ____.
infrastructure mode
___ allow prioritization of print jobs, and delete jobs after they’ve been sent, may be a separate device or integrated into another.
Print servers
What does it mean when a print server “spools” a request?
Print servers can spool (temporarily store) requests for printers that are busy; hard drive caching of print jobs.
___ is a service that allows you to print from anywhere you have Internet access, not all printers can do this so you must check for compatibility.
Cloud printing
If a printer is connected directly to a computer, what must you do to allow users to make use of it?
The operating system must be configured to make the printer available to users on the network.
What is a security concern when using printers?
To ensure data privacy of print jobs, you need to manage user authentication and spooling to ensure that users cannot read other users’ print jobs.
Different operating systems have their own mechanisms for sharing printers.
What tools would you use on a Windows and Apple computer respectively to make printers shareable?
Control Panel
Bonjour
Users can access printers over TCP and UDP by identifying what two things?
the IP address of the computer
the TCP/UDP ports it uses
If you’re configuring a firewall, what four ports may you need to open to allow network printing?
UDP 137 - NetBIOS
UDP 138 -NetBIOS
TCP 139 - NetBIOS
TCP 445 - SMB/CIFS
MacOS computers share printers using the ___ protocol.
Bonjour
Windows users would have to install ___ to access Bonjour printers/print servers.
iTunes
Apple mobile devices running iOS use ___ to print to shared printers over WiFi.
AirPrint
Users can be required to authenticate to print servers. They authenticate at one of two security levels:
user or administrator.
What is the difference between user and administrator. when managing print servers?
Users are limited to printing and managing their own print jobs. This prevents other users from seeing or interfering with other users’ print jobs. Administrators can manage all print jobs.
____ of print jobs is called spooling. It allows print jobs to be stored on a storage device until the printer is ready to print it. The print job sits in a file until it is printed, and then it should be automatically deleted.
Hard drive caching
Automatic deletion of cached print jobs may fail. In that case, what can be done to preserve data security?
The file can be manually deleted by an administrator.
iTunes would be useful in what SOHO printer scenario?
Sending print jobs to an Apple device/printer that uses Bonjour protocol from a Windows device.
What devices use Airprint, and what does it do?
Apple mobile devices running iOS use AirPrint to print to shared printers over WiFi.
If your printer is connecting to a wireless network using an access point in your SOHO, then we call this ___.
infrastructure mode
infrastructure mode means what?
All of your devices are connecting to an access point. And the access point allows all of the devices to communicate between each other.
Some printers also allow you to communicate over 802.11 but not using an access point. We call this mode ___.
ad hoc mode
In these connections, you’re communicating directly between the printer and your local device.
ad hoc
ad hoc mode means what?
There’s no access point being connected to. And there’s usually additional configuration settings you’ll have to turn on to be able to communicate directly to the printer without using an access point.
How do you typically manage integrated print servers?
Through a website, application on a computer, or the front panel of the SOHO device itself.
NetBIOS is a protocol that allows communication of files and printers in a LAN, what port does it use?
UDP 137
UDP 138
TCP 139
Server Message Block, one version of which was also known as Common Internet File System is a communication protocol for providing shared access to files, printers, and serial ports between nodes on a network. What port does it use?
TCP 445
