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Getting Started with Print Management

Print Management should be your tool of choice for working with printers and print servers. After you install Print Services, Print Management is available as a stand-alone console on the Administrative Tools menu. You can also add Print Management as a snap-in to any custom console you’ve created.

Using Print Management, shown in Figure 18-1, you can install, view, and manage all of the printers and Windows print servers in your organization. Print Management also displays the status of printers and print servers. If the printer provides a Web-based management interface, Print Management can display additional information about the printing, including toner and paper levels.

Figure 18-1. Use Print Management ...