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Deb
What do I need to do in order for a person logged onto
terminal services to be able to print those files to his
home printer
terminal services to be able to print those files to his
home printer
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Bjørnar Bolsøy
What do I need to do in order for a person logged onto
terminal services to be able to print those files to his
home printer
1. You need the latest RDC client (5.1) for the home user.
2. You need to enable the "local devices\printer" option
on his RDC icon.
3. You need to set up his home printer with a printerdriver
that -matches- the printer driver name on the Terminal
Server he logs into.
So when the user logs on, the TS printer picks up his local
printer, automagically sets up the printerque and redirects
the printerjobs to the local printer.
Step 3 is the tricky one. If you are lucky the users printer
is supported natively by the Terminal Server and you simply
install the correct driver. If not, you -might- want to obtain
an OEM driver from the manufacturer (say HP) and install it
on the TS server. But, although rare in my experience, you
run the risk of bugs and incopatibility problems.
A simpler solution would be to simply use an older, but
compatible driver on the users home PC (and install the same
driver on the TS server). Finding a compatible driver isn't
always straight forward, but you can be sure every HP printer
runs fine on the standard LaserJet or LaserJet Series II driver
(bear in mind that a printers advanced functions might not
be available).
Something to be aware of are the new multifunction USB printers
that are so popular today. They are not really suited for a
TS setup, although they will usually run quite well. The problem
is that the printjobs for these printers are, well, big compared
to more professional printers because they for instance don't
have a dedicated printjob processor and have to send fontdata
as part of the printjob. A simple black/white document print
can easily produce a 1-2MB printjob, as oposed to maybe 200-300KB
for a standard HP LaserJet office printer.
That's something to keep in mind when the user calls and
complains about "slow screen updates" now and then, even if
he's on a DSL broadband.
Regards...
G
Guest
There's actually a Remote Desktop Client newer than 5.1, i.e. 5.2.3790 that came with Windows Server 2003. It's not much different that 5.1 but has some improvements
It can be downloaded here
http://www.workthin.com/tsdown.ht
More printing info here
http://www.workthin.com/tsp.ht
As Bjørnar said, if you're lucky you're printer has a built-in driver on the server, otherwise you have to go the route of adding a substitute inf file, as detailed on the URL above
Patrick Rous
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Serve
http://www.workthin.co
----- Bjørnar Bolsøy wrote: ----
1. You need the latest RDC client (5.1) for the home user
2. You need to enable the "local devices\printer" optio
on his RDC icon
3. You need to set up his home printer with a printerdrive
that -matches- the printer driver name on the Termina
Server he logs into
So when the user logs on, the TS printer picks up his loca
printer, automagically sets up the printerque and redirect
the printerjobs to the local printer
Step 3 is the tricky one. If you are lucky the users printe
is supported natively by the Terminal Server and you simply
install the correct driver. If not, you -might- want to obtai
an OEM driver from the manufacturer (say HP) and install i
on the TS server. But, although rare in my experience, you
run the risk of bugs and incopatibility problems
A simpler solution would be to simply use an older, but
compatible driver on the users home PC (and install the same
driver on the TS server). Finding a compatible driver isn't
always straight forward, but you can be sure every HP printer
runs fine on the standard LaserJet or LaserJet Series II driver
(bear in mind that a printers advanced functions might not
be available)
Something to be aware of are the new multifunction USB printer
that are so popular today. They are not really suited for
TS setup, although they will usually run quite well. The proble
is that the printjobs for these printers are, well, big compare
to more professional printers because they for instance don'
have a dedicated printjob processor and have to send fontdat
as part of the printjob. A simple black/white document print
can easily produce a 1-2MB printjob, as oposed to maybe 200-300K
for a standard HP LaserJet office printer
That's something to keep in mind when the user calls and
complains about "slow screen updates" now and then, even i
he's on a DSL broadband
Regards..
It can be downloaded here
http://www.workthin.com/tsdown.ht
More printing info here
http://www.workthin.com/tsp.ht
As Bjørnar said, if you're lucky you're printer has a built-in driver on the server, otherwise you have to go the route of adding a substitute inf file, as detailed on the URL above
Patrick Rous
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Serve
http://www.workthin.co
----- Bjørnar Bolsøy wrote: ----
What do I need to do in order for a person logged onto
terminal services to be able to print those files to his
home printe
1. You need the latest RDC client (5.1) for the home user
2. You need to enable the "local devices\printer" optio
on his RDC icon
3. You need to set up his home printer with a printerdrive
that -matches- the printer driver name on the Termina
Server he logs into
So when the user logs on, the TS printer picks up his loca
printer, automagically sets up the printerque and redirect
the printerjobs to the local printer
Step 3 is the tricky one. If you are lucky the users printe
is supported natively by the Terminal Server and you simply
install the correct driver. If not, you -might- want to obtai
an OEM driver from the manufacturer (say HP) and install i
on the TS server. But, although rare in my experience, you
run the risk of bugs and incopatibility problems
A simpler solution would be to simply use an older, but
compatible driver on the users home PC (and install the same
driver on the TS server). Finding a compatible driver isn't
always straight forward, but you can be sure every HP printer
runs fine on the standard LaserJet or LaserJet Series II driver
(bear in mind that a printers advanced functions might not
be available)
Something to be aware of are the new multifunction USB printer
that are so popular today. They are not really suited for
TS setup, although they will usually run quite well. The proble
is that the printjobs for these printers are, well, big compare
to more professional printers because they for instance don'
have a dedicated printjob processor and have to send fontdat
as part of the printjob. A simple black/white document print
can easily produce a 1-2MB printjob, as oposed to maybe 200-300K
for a standard HP LaserJet office printer
That's something to keep in mind when the user calls and
complains about "slow screen updates" now and then, even i
he's on a DSL broadband
Regards..