Tracking Printer Locations

Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Scripting Guide

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The printer location tracking mechanism introduced in Windows 2000 helps users find hardware devices by allowing you to store the location of these devices in the Active Directory® directory service.

Among other things, this makes it easy for users to locate printers that are within close physical proximity (that is, in the same building, on the same floor, in the same wing, and so forth). When printer location tracking is enabled, a user who opens the Find Printers dialog box finds the location of his or her computer automatically inserted into the Location box, as shown in Figure 13.2.

Figure 13.2   Find Printers Dialog Box

Find Printers Dialog Box

A user who clicks the Find Now button can then view a list of all the printers available in that location.

Alternatively, the user can click Browse and then choose any other location to search for printers (Figure 13.3). This is especially useful for mobile users who routinely log on from various locations within the organization. Rather than having to know the names of the printers located in each building, users can allow printer location tracking to locate nearby printers for them.

Figure 13.3   Browse for Location Dialog Box

Browse for Location Dialog Box

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