Printer Installer: Migrating from Windows printing to direct IP printing
If you are looking for a quick, easy, and inexpensive way to replace Windows printing with managed direct IP printing, you have come to the right place. This page reviews how Printer Installer can migrate your Windows shared printers to Printer Installer managed direct IP printers and convert your end users existing iPrint or NDPS printer to managed direct IP printers. If you would rather learn how Printer Installer can migrate your NDPS or iPrint printers to Windows shared (Active Directory) printers, click here.
With Printer Installer, you can:
- Manage up to 25,000 printers with one install
- Eliminate 1% or 100% of your printer servers
- Centrally manage drivers
- Manage printer settings
- Deploy / push printers to end users
- Provide a self-service printer installation portal for the entire enterprise
With 5 years of experience migrating some of the largest companies in the world, it is no wonder why leading IT consulting companies like EMC, Xerox and HP, as well as large multi-national customers like Department of Homeland Security and Aon have used our software for migrating from print server technology to direct IP printing.
Please review the information below and give us a call or email with your questions. We will gladly give a webinar demonstrating how our Printer Installer can help with your specific needs.
How to Replace Windows Shared printers with Printer Installer Managed Direct IP Printers
Printer Installer makes it easy to replace your current Windows printing system. Simply do the following three steps.
Step 1:
Install Printer Installer on a single web server.
Step 2:
Use the built in Microsoft import feature to quickly import your Windows shared printer objects, drivers, and settings.
Step 3:
Convert your end user’s existing Windows printers to the newly created (imported) direct IP printers.
Step 4:
Enable the Printer Installer Portal to allow end users to quickly find and install printers.
Printer Management & Provisioning After Removing Windows Printing
After replacing Windows printing with Printer Installer and converting your existing end user printers to Printer Installer managed direct IP printers, use Printer Installer for on-going direct IP printer management and provisioning. Use Printer Installer to manage and organize printer objects, update printer drivers, change port information, deploy printers automatically, enable end users to install printers with the Printer Installer Portal and more.
> Click here to learn more about managing direct IP printers with Printer Installer.
Advantages
- Go green and save green by eliminate costly print servers
- Eliminate print server point of failure by using direct printing
- One printer install portal for the entire enterprise, no scripting or web page development necessary.
- No GPO’s required
- No scripting required
- Empower the service desk to provision printers quickly and easily
- Empower end users to self-install printers
- Ability to deploy or push Windows printer