Introduction; Background On Print Servers - TRENDnet TE100-PS3 Administrator User Manual

Introduction

This chapter introduces the TE100-PS3 EtherPort network print
server's and the EtherPort Admin program's printing and
administration features that you can use to set up and administer
TE100-PS3 print server.

Background on Print Servers

Before personal computer networking became common, users who
wanted to print from their personal computers needed to have a
directly-connected printer. As laser printers became common, it
became too expensive for each user to have a dedicated printer,
and some form of print sharing became even more necessary.
The simplest form of print sharing involves a switch box:
Introduction
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