Printers may be located anywhere on a network and they can be
printed to. They don't even have to be connected to a computer,
they can be connected right into a network connection. Even if
the printers you have do not have network connection ports on
them, there are devices to allow them to be connected without a
computer. Print from a wireless connection such as a laptop or a
computer across the network several hundredfeet or even miles
away
(see
VPN).