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This article understands why a print server is required or not when a network printer is available. The main functionality of a print server is to convert a USB or parallel port printer into a network printer. The print server converts the parallel or USB port on
NAS which stands for network attached storage, is used for storing data on the network. Data on a network can be stored on USB, Disk drives etc. This method of storage is not network based. Users would need to manually copy the data to the storage device.
A print server is a hardware device which is used for converting a printer into a network printer. Printers typically come with USB or parallel ports. A network printer is costlier than a normal printer. Though printer sharing is a feature, which is available on Windows it
VPN passthrough is a feature which is available on routers which allows VPN traffic to an internal VPN server. In the below topology, the router is connected to the internet and has a public IP address which is assigned by the ISP. There is a VPN server
DDNS or Dydns is known as Dynamic DNS. It is basically a service which is offered for mapping domain names with a dynamically changing IP address. In the below topology, the router has been assigned a public IP address by the ISP. Public IP addresses are assigned