A company has client computers that run Windows 8.1.
When a user tries to print from his portable client computer while connected to the corporate network, he discovers that the default printer is set to his home printer instead of to the office printer.
You need to ensure that the default printer for the computer is the office printer when the computer is connected to the corporate network and the user’s home printer when the computer is connected to his home network.
What should you do on the portable computer?
A. In the printer properties of the corporate printer, configure the active port with the correct TCP/IP settings for the printer.
B. Install the corporate printer and set it as the default printer. Then add the home printer to the homegroup settings.
C. Connect to the home network and choose Connect from the shared printer object context menu. Then connect to the corporate network and choose Connect from the shared printer object context menu.
D. Set a default printer for each network.
Correct Answer: D
Explanation/Reference:
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/set-change-your-default-printer Set or change your default printer
To set a different default printer for each network
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3. Tap or click any printer, and then tap or click Manage default printers.
4. Select Change my default printer when I change networks.
5. Under Select network, choose the first network you want to set a printer for.
6. Under Select printer, choose the printer you want to be the default on that network, and then tap or click Add.
7. When you’re finished setting a default printer for each network, tap or click OK.
Further Information:
http://john.bryntze.net/jbkb-v2/certification-exam-70-687-configuring-windows-8-part-3-configure-network- connectivity-15/ configure location-aware printing
Location-aware printing is not a new feature, it existed already in Windows 7, it works that your default printer follows you, so at work you can have one default printer and another at home without manually switching.
Just click on an installed printer in control panel and select Manage default printers.
Be sure Change my default printer when I change Networks is selected and then manage per network which printer you want to be default.
Location-Aware Printing is dependent upon the Network List Service and the Network Location Awareness service. If either one of these services are stopped or malfunctioning, then Windows will not be able to detect network changes and may not switch default printers as expected
