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NTRODUCTION
The TE100-PS1 Print Server is a compact print server which
connects to your Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network anywhere you
wish to locate printer services. It manages the flow of print files
from your workstations or file servers to its connected printers,
delivering print jobs to high-performance printers much faster
than a file server or a PC acting as a print server can.
Service Features
TE100-PS1 print servers improve network printing services in
three ways:
♦ The TE100-PS1picks up the workload of managing print file
traffic to its connected printers. This provides workload relief
to your file servers, and allows the file servers' full capacity to
be used for file access or other direct services to network users.
On peer-to-peer networks, workstations can print directly to the
TE100-PS1 without increasing the load of another workstation
or server.
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The TE100-PS1's IEEE 1284 compliant high-speed bi-
directional parallel printer port can transmit to high-speed
laser printers much faster than a PC's parallel printer port. A
high-speed laser printer can be driven at its full capacity.
♦ Because the TE100-PS1 is very portable and inexpensive
compared to a PC-based print server, and because the TE100-