Aug
Internet printing makes it possible for client computers, usually with Windows XP or Windows 7, to use printers located anywhere in the world by sending print jobs using Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). To use this facility, the host computer has to be configured to function as a print server to facilitate printing. The client computer is required to simply install the Internet printer software using a web browser.
To get to grips with the service of online printing, a user usually has to connect to the print server over the Internet. This is done by just typing in the URL for the device, and sending a request to the server. After authentication, the server provides the client with the status information and a list of the available printers through Active Server pages (ASP) and the client connects with one of the printers on the internet printing web page. The client computer can send across the print documents for print to the print server using the Internet Printing Protocol (IPP).
Printing via the internet offers the clients an option to get their printing tasks done, without even leaving their homes. They can have documents printed anywhere in the world. This option is also cost effective for the client, as no specific hardware infrastructure is required by the client or the server. The server can print the client’s documents regardless of the software, printer drivers, compatibility and other IPP issues. Internet printing is not limited by geography, and they accept orders all through the day, all week. Due to the efficiency of scale, the print servers are able to provide their clients with a service that is cheap, with assured original quality. Printing online is efficient, and is a very competitive small business.
Net2Printer is a new entry in the world of internet printing. The software allows for client computers with Windows to print in any of the computers connected to the Net. The sender prints directly to the receiver’s printer, even if the recipient’s printer is across the street, the country, or even the other side of the world. The client’s documents are automatically printed in real-time, without manual intervention of the recipient and the receiving server does not need to have compatible software. There are also no transmission costs involved in Net2Printer services either. Net2Print is a step forward in internet printing that requires no specific printer software, which can print to non-IPP printers.
Online printing is a system that has great beneficial value for the client, and is perfect for those who are too busy to go out and get digital prints. This printing system is competing with the offline printing stores to control the market.

