SOHO Multifunction Devices

Question 1

SOHO Multifunction Devices

Answer 1

-Small Office , Home Office

• Multifunction devices
  
  • Printers
  • Scanner
  • Fax
  • Phone line connection
  • Print from web

-A lot can go wrong

Question 2

Printer Driver

Answer 2

-Specific to a printer

• Get the right operating system drivers
  
  • Windows Vista, 7, 8/8,1
• Get right version of the operating system
  
  • 32bit drivers are very different than 64bit drivers

-You can’t mix & match driver, very specific

Question 3

Configuring Settings (Printers)

Answer 3

• Duplex = Printer on both sides without flipping
• Collate = Printing copies in their proper order
• Non collated = 1111 , 2222 , 3333 , 4444
• Collated = 1234 , 1234 , 1234 , 1234

Question 4

Sharing from an Operating System

Answer 4

• TCP
  
  • Connect via TCP port number
  • Common on Windows devices
  • Uses TCP & UDP ports 135 - 139
• Bonjour
  
  • Discover Apple devices on the LAN
  • Part of Mac OS
  • Can be added to Windows (iTunes)
  • Airprint

Question 5

Printer Data Privacy

Answer 5

• User authentication
  
  • Everyone can print
  • Set rights & permissions
  • Printing vs Managing the printer
• Print & scan caching
  
  • Local system creates file output
  • Output file is sent to the driver server spool
  • Printing is done from spool file
  • Spool file then deleted - Not always

Question 6

Ad Hoc Mode

Answer 6

-A direct wireless connection without the use of an access point