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by modijayesh01

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What is the use of Internet Printer? Where printing goes? How user can use it?

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by dklippert

It's a way to use the Internet to send print jobs to designated printers. Networking without wires.

Type the Q number in the search box at support.microsoft.com

Overview of Internet Printing in Windows 2000

Q248344

by modijayesh01

Thanks for reply. I want to know in real life how much it can be useful. If user prints, where printing goes? How he can get his printed copy? If he can not get printed copy, printer is useless.

by dklippert

>If user prints, where printing goes?<
The printing goes wherever you would like across the room or across town.

>How he can get his printed copy?<
He can get his copy by going across the room or across town.

It works just like regular Print/server connections, except that you transmit over the Internet rather than though cables.

by dklippert

You can send files to a printer that has an Internet connection, you know where the print job is going, because you enter the Print Server URL.

This is from the Help file

"Connect to an Internet or intranet printer.

Using a printer?s URL allows you to connect to a printer across the Internet, provided you have permission to use that printer. If you cannot connect to the printer using the general URL format below, please see your printer's documentation or contact your network administrator.

Click Connect to a printer on the Internet or on your intranet.
Type the URL to the printer using the following format:
http://printserver_name/Printers/share_name/.printer

To connect to a printer using a browser
Open Internet Explorer.
You can also use any other window or folder with an address bar, such as Printers and Faxes, Windows Explorer, or My Computer.

In the address bar, type one of the following:
If you don't know the printer's name, type using the format: http://PrintServerName/printers/
For example type http://W2KPrintSrv1/printers to receive a page listing all the printers located on print server W2KPrinterSrv1.

If you know the printer's name, type its URL using the format: http://PrintServerName/PrinterName/
For example type http://W2KPrintSrv1/HPColor5/ to go directly to that printer page.

When viewing the printer's page, click Connect under Printer Actions to connect to that printer.
Windows automatically copies the appropriate printer driver to your computer and the icon for the printer appears in Printers and Faxes in Control Panel."

by chill

Internet printer shows just ability to transfer print queue on Internet. Also I want to know, how can we find location of printed hard copy?

by chill

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