| Article #20 - Thin Client Printing Overview |
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| Updated:02-17-2006 - Views: 622 |
| TC5000 Printing Overview
The thin client has several methods for printing. The following is a brief overview of the various methods: I-O TN5250e Printing ? receives print jobs from the IBM host directly to a printer attached to the thin client. The printer is setup when the I-O 5250 Printing connection is added on the Connection Manager. No other printer configuration is required on the thin client. The IBM host will automatically create a printer device. Host Print Transform Printing ? receives print jobs from the IBM host to a printer attached to the thin client. The printer is setup when the Terminal Emulation printer session is added on the Connection Manager. The IBM host must have a printer created on it as well. LPR/LPD Printing ? receives print jobs from a host or PC to a printer attached to the thin client. The printer is setup using the LPR/LPD printing option on the Control Panel. No other printer configuration is required on the thin client. The sending host or PC must have an LPR printer created and the appropriate print driver installed. The thin client is the LPD device. LPR is the sending side and LPD is the receiving side. Because of the well known problems of this type of printing (often called the ?black hole of printing?) it is recommended that IBM host printing be done through the I-O TN5250e Printing connection. Local Printing (Viewer, E-mail and Internet Explorer) ? prints to a PCL printer that is attached to the thin client. No other printer configuration is required on the thin client. Note: Microsoft only supports HP LaserJet or compatible PCL printers. Network Printing (Viewer, E-mail and Internet Explorer) ? prints to a PCL printer that is attached to another Windows PC, or a NetBIOS capable printer. No other printer configuration is required on the thin client. Note: Microsoft only supports HP LaserJet or compatible PCL printers. RDP Printing, Method 1 ? prints from applications running on a Microsoft Terminal Server. Printers are created on the thin client using the Add Printer option on the Control Panel. When a connection is made to a terminal server, the terminal server copies the printer objects to the terminal server. The user then can select from those printers when they are running an application on the terminal server. RDP Printing, Method 2 ? also prints from applications run on a Microsoft Terminal Server. However, printers are created on the terminal server in lieu of the thin client. ICA Printing ? prints from applications run on a Citrix Metaframe server. Printers are configured on the Citrix server. |
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