Product Introduction - HP Jetdirect 4200 Manual

Product Overview
Product Overview

Product Introduction

Operation and Management
Product Description
Compatibility with HP Print Servers
Compatibility with Other (Non-HP) Print Servers
Technical Specifications
Product Updates
Product Introduction
Figure 1: The HP Print Server Appliance 4200
The HP Print Server Appliance 4200 is a state-of-the-art device for managing and monitoring printing
over a network. It is a network device that has been designed to provide a quick and easy way to add
print capacity without affecting the general purpose server. It has several distinct advantages over
conventional network printing configurations which can result in improved performance in both printing
and file access. These
Microsoft NT domain security, also known as
that allows administrators to easily authorize or restrict print administration and services to specific
groups or users by using their existing username and password of the NT 4.0 domain. An NT domain is a
logical grouping of network servers and other computers that share a common security and user account
for each user. Users log on to the domain, not to individual servers in the domain
Installing printers on each client computer is required in order for clients to be able to print using the
appliance. With the Microsoft Point and Print technology, printers are added to the appliance and
associated with a factory-installed driver or a driver already added associated with a printer. Clients can
be easily set up with access to that printer and its driver without having to install the driver again.
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advantages are discussed below.
Microsoft NT Authentication and Authority, is a feature