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Print processing must be considered early on when planning a terminal server architecture to avoid later problems in runtime. Generally speaking, in larger systems with more than three terminal servers, it is intelligent to move the entire print process to a print server dedicated specifically for the purpose.
Running a dedicated print server has many advantages:
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Central administration of the entire print management
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Liberation from print data processing for terminal servers
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Increase in the number of possible users per server
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Improved system stability (because disruptions in the print process have no direct effect on applications)
A dedicated print server is therefore recommended without reservation as the best concept for professional server farms. The .print Server Engine enables setup of these dedicated print servers without sacrifices in functionality. The overall performance spectrum of the .print technology is also available for this architecture. 
The features at a glance:
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Driver Free Printing
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SSL encryption of print data
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Printing through the virtual channel (RDP or ICA)
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Automatic printer mapping with automatic configuration of user rights
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Printer class management
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Port pooling for load balanced printing
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Connection based bandwidth control
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Adaptive compression of print data
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Direct support for network printers
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and much more
When you use .print technology in your 64 bit environments, you do not have to limit yourself to the use of terminal servers. Here, too, usage of dedicated print servers carries the usual advantages in relieving your application servers. The 64 bit version of .print Server Engine also greatly increases performance of central print processing and allows the connection of many more printer queues per print server.
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