Printers can be shared just like directories, and connecting to them from a client is simple. This topic will cover installing, sharing, and troubleshooting networked printers. The terminology that Microsoft uses when referring to the Windows NT printing environment is not necessarily intuitive. Printer A printer is not a device that spits out printed documents. A printing device is the machine that actually prints images on paper.
Jobs are print requests.
Ports Windows NT uses ports to connect to printing devices locally or elsewhere on the network. Click here to go to the beginning of Windows NT environments . Click here to go to the next topic in this section.