Google Cloud Print - Easier life for Users and Administrators

Google have always played an important role is developing web related applications making the life of users and administrators simple and easier. A new technology has been developed which helps to connect your printers to the web. It is called 'Google Cloud Print'. With the help of this technology we can make our printers available for us as well as for others whom we decide to choose, from the applications. This technology works on our phone, tablet, Chromebook, PC, and any other web-connected devices were we want to print from. Google Cloud Print works with all printers, but its always recommended to use a Cloud Ready Printer, since it can give us best printing performance. 

HOW TO SET UP A GOOGLE CLOUD READY PRINTER

It always easy to get start with a printer that's Google Cloud Ready. Consider an example where we try to set up a Canon Pixma MX922 as the Google Cloud Ready Printer. Each printer set up varies, but most of the times the instructions are easier to follow and I do believe you will not have any problems in setting up a printer. 

First we have to connect the printer to broadband or Wi-Fi network and register it with Google through the printer's onboard menu system. It will give us a shortened URL and QR Code which we can use on our phone or computer to log into our Google account and complete the registration. Its always better to finish registration quickly since we have only 14 minutes to do it. After registration is completed, we can go to this Google page to manage all of our printers. There we can see which printers we have, when they were added, the print jobs that have been completed etc. Its pretty a decent brief which can be used in future too. 

ADDING A STANDARD PRINTER TO GOOGLE CLOUD PRINT

If you dont already have a Google Cloud Ready printer, we can set up a regular one. First we have to make sure the printer is connected to the computer and make sure the latest printer drivers and Google's Chrome browser are installed. 

Using Chrome, log into the Google account and go to Settings>Show Advanced Settings. Then scroll under the Google cloud Print section and click the Manage button. 

Here we can see all our printers listed under My devices. Under Classic printers, click the Add printers button. 

For example if we are adding Canon MP495, make sure its checked and Click the Add printers(s) button at the bottom. For convenience we can also select automatically register new printers. 

This technology is easy to be used through mobiles as well as i-pads. There are a lot capabilities that Google Cloud Ready provide us. Some of them are 

• Convenience: Cloud Ready Printers can also register themselves directly with the Google Cloud Print service over the home or wireless network. Since they are connected to the web, they can keep their drivers and firmware up to date. Google Cloud Print also works with conventional non-cloud printers, so that we can start with any printer that we own. 
• Safe: Google Cloud Print takes security very seriously. Documents are transferred over a secure HTTPS web connection. After the job is completed the file is automatically deleted from the servers. In addition we can also delete jobs and their history, at any time. 
• Share with you friends: Google Cloud Print allows you to share printers with friends, family and co-workers. We can also track the jobs done by these printers, share with trusted individuals etc. 
• Chromebook ready and Enterprise ready: Google Cloud Print is the standard printing technology used by ChromeOS on Chromebooks. In the enterprise level, the Google Cloud print is used on over a thousand printers. It can meet the organization's requirements easily. 

At the end I would say, the Google Cloud Print makes the life easier of both system administrators and users. Not only that, less headache for organizations. :) :D