Scan and Print Topologies

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Wanting to inquire about this subject from other view points and experienced MSPs or IT admins. Would like to hear how you implement your scan and print configurations in an office environment. Ideally, I would like to know of the many different ways that this solution could be implemented. With the for-site of it being elegant, shared usability if possible, and secure(network configuration and privilege checks ). This could look like possibly adding the printer or scanner to single client hosts or working through some server queue.

Also I am not looking for a right and wrong answer per say. Just solutions you may have implemented that might fit the bill. Thanks in advance for any responses.

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For scan and print setups, you can either connect printers directly to client computers (simple for small offices) or use a print server for centralized management in larger environments. Networked printers and scanners are a good option for easy access and better security via VLANs. Secure printing, where users authenticate at the printer, is great for protecting sensitive documents. Cloud solutions like Google Cloud Print offer flexibility, and using Active Directory for permissions makes managing access easier.

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