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This lesson covers multifunction devices.

Objectives and Skills

Objectives and skills for the multifunction devices portion of A+ certification include:[1]

Install SOHO multifunction device / printers and configure appropriate settings.
  • Use appropriate drivers for a given operating system
    • Configuration settings
      • Duplex
      • Collate
      • Orientation
      • Quality
  • Device sharing
    • Wired
      • USB
      • Serial
      • Ethernet
    • Wireless
      • Bluetooth
      • 802.11 (a, b, g, n, ac)
      • Infrastructure vs. adhoc
    • Integrated print server (hardware)
    • Cloud printing/remote printing
  • Public/shared devices
    • Sharing local/networked device via Operating System settings
      • TCP/Bonjour/AirPrint
    • Data privacy
      • User authentication on the device
      • Hard drive caching

Readings

  1. Wikipedia: Printer (computing)
  2. Wikipedia: Wireless ad hoc network
  3. Wikipedia: Print server
  4. Wikipedia: Cloud printing
  5. Wikipedia: CUPS
  6. Wikipedia: Airprint
  7. Wikipedia: Bonjour (software)
  8. Wikipedia: Print server
  9. Wikipedia: Spooling

Multimedia

  1. YouTube: Configuring SOHO Multifunction Devices - CompTIA A+ 220-901 - 1.13

Activities

References

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