Microsoft KB Archive/324738

= HOW TO: Configure Printer and Print Server Settings in Windows Server 2003 =

PSS ID Number: 324738

Article Last Modified on 4/5/2004

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Datacenter Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Enterprise Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Premium Edition

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This article was previously published under Q324738



For a Microsoft Windows 2000 version of this article, see 313725.

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 * SUMMARY
 * ** How to Configure Printer Settings
 * How to Configure Print Server Settings



SUMMARY
This article describes how to configure printer and print server settings in Windows Server 2003. It also describes how to perform some of the more common administrative tasks, such as how to configure separator pages and print notifications.

You configure printer settings in printer properties for that printer, and you configure print server settings in print server properties. You must be logged on as Administrator or as a member of the Administrators group to perform these procedures.

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How to Configure Printer Settings
Note that different printers may have different options that you can configure. This section describes how to configure generic settings that are available with most printers.  Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes. Right-click the printer that you want to configure, and then click Properties. Use any of the following methods (as appropriate) to configure the options that you want:  To configure a separator page:  Click the Advanced tab, and then click Separator Page. To add a separator page, type the path to the file that you want to use as the separator page in the Separator page box, and then click OK. Or, click Browse, locate the file that you want to use, click Open, and then click OK. To remove the separator page, remove the entry in the Separator page box, and then click OK.</li></ol> </li> To configure the print processor: <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> Click the Advanced tab, and then click Print Processor.</li> In the Default data type box, click the data type that you want to use, and then click OK.</li></ol> </li> To add printer drivers for other versions of Windows: <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> Click the Sharing tab, and then click Additional Drivers.</li> Click to select the check boxes next to the driver (or drivers) that you want to add, and then click OK.</li></ol> </li> To modify user access: <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> Click the Security tab, and then do one of the following: <ul> To change permissions for an existing user or group, click the group or user whose permissions you want to modify in the Group or user names list.</li> To configure permissions for a new user or group, click Add. In the Select Users or Groups dialog box, type the name of the user or group that you want to set permissions for, and then click OK.</li></ul> </li> In the Permissions for  list, click to select the Allow check box next to the permission that you want to allow, or click to select the Deny check box next to the permission that you want to deny. Or, to remove a user or group from the Group or user names list, click Remove.</li></ol> </li></ul> </li> Click OK.</li></ol>

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How to Configure Print Server Settings
This section describes some of the common print server settings that you can configure. <ol> Click Start, and then click Printers and Faxes.</li> On the File menu, click Server Properties.</li> Use any of the following methods (as appropriate) to configure the options that you want: <ul> <li>To configure port settings for your printers: <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> <li>Click the Ports tab.</li> <li>To configure the port, click the port that you want to configure in the Ports on this server box, and then click Configure Port. In the Transmission Retry box, type the number of seconds after which you want to be notified that the printer is not responding, and then click OK.</li> <li>To add a new port, click Add Port, click the port type that you want to add in the Available port types box, and then click New Port. Type the name that you want to assign to the new port in the Enter a port name box, and then click OK.</li> <li>To delete a port, click the port that you want to remove in the Ports on this server box, click Delete Port, and then click Yes to confirm the deletion.</li></ol> </li> <li>To add, remove, or reinstall the current printer drivers: <ol style="list-style-type: lower-alpha;"> <li>Click the Drivers tab.</li> <li>Click the driver that you want to modify in the Installed printer drivers box, and then click Add, Remove, or Reinstall (as appropriate).</li> <li>Follow the instructions that appear on the screen to add, remove, or reinstall the printer driver.</li></ol> </li> <li>To turn on or turn off printer notification:

Click the Advanced tab, and then click to select or click to clear the Notify when remote documents are printed check box.</li> <li>To turn on or turn off the logging of spooler information:

Click the Advanced tab. Click to select or click to clear the check boxes next to the log spooler option (or options) that you want.</li></ul> </li> <li>Click OK.</li></ol>

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