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...

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Harm_Veenstra
Dec 05, 2022
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.

Harm_Veenstra

MVP

Correct

SebCerazy

Iron Contributor

Dec 12, 2022

That makes almost zero control, would not work here

Harm_Veenstra
MVP
Dec 12, 2022
Like rights on printers and logging for example?
- SebCerazy
  Iron Contributor
  Dec 12, 2022
  And reporting and archiving, and print release etc
  Ah, and VLAN restrictions (only print server communicates with printers)
  - Harm_Veenstra
    MVP
    Dec 12, 2022
    Ah, ok... Then it will cause some egress data and costs I guess, not sure how much data it will be... Universal print could also be an option to assign printers, but the driver model has limitations

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