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Active Directory, Access Control, and the HP Print Server Appliance

Overview This paper talks about Microsoft’s Active Directory, an important feature in Windows 2000/2003 for distributed networking. It actually builds on and enhances the domain architecture of the Windows NT operating system and provides a way for sharing information about network resources and users and improving network security. The HP Print Server Appliance 4250 (PSA) (firmware versions 2.4.x and above) participates in an Active Directory environment.

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Publisher	Hewlett Packard	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	July 2003	Downloads	17
Format	White Papers
Topics	Windows NT - 2000 - 2003, Monitoring Systems

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