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Windows print server
Hi I have a customer that wants to put his printer server on azure, and remove them onprem, what do you think on this? I would like to know how traffic between client server and printer really works...
- If you keep using a print server and configure all computers to print to that queue, the traffic will be computer -> Azure AD server -> printer. For some of our customers, I add all printers to their computers using Intune and the traffic pattern is computer -> printer. That way all traffic is directed towards the printer, there are no egress traffic costs from Azure back to on-prem, and printing is faster.
If you keep using a print server and configure all computers to print to that queue, the traffic will be computer -> Azure AD server -> printer. For some of our customers, I add all printers to their computers using Intune and the traffic pattern is computer -> printer. That way all traffic is directed towards the printer, there are no egress traffic costs from Azure back to on-prem, and printing is faster.
But client --> printer means no server queue, hence no need for server at all
(I assume the printers are added to clients by IP in Intune management)
Seb
(I assume the printers are added to clients by IP in Intune management)
Seb
- Correct
- That makes almost zero control, would not work here
- Like rights on printers and logging for example?