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Capture a Networked Printer?

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by able-admin

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In my office we all share a networked laser printer. sometimes someone will need to open tray one and insert special paper (transparency etc..) so they can print on that instead of regular 8.5x11. Currently whenever someone does this they must yell out "DONT PRINT" untill they are done printing from tray one. Usually this is followed by a few loud and distant "CAN I PRINT YET!?!?".

My question is, Is there a way to capture the networked printer so that only you can print for a few minutes but all other printjobs from others will be stored in buffer until you release the printer?

Please help its turning into a zoo in here :)

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by ghstinshll

The first thing that comes to mind is whether your printer has a manual tray, or manual input to place special paper sizes in when needed... If so, then the issue is resolved, since all your users have to do is tell the printer to print from the manual tray, and it'll take form the proper source.

If not, then that's really the only way to accomplish it. A slightly more efficient (and quieter) way to communicate the "STOP" to everyone is to send out a "net send" message to the domain stating"please pause printing until further notice" or something like that, and make sure your special print is communicated quickly when finished...

by rcdoferreira

I think the most simple thing you can do is to buy an optional tray to wich users can redirect special print jobs. If the printer has no option to install another tray, then you must buy another printer to do the job. You could however establish priority levels for some users but that won?t solve the problem.

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