sharing remote printers on Terminal Server ?

[S t i n g r a y]

Well i have setup a Terminal Server , but there are some printers Like color
desktop deskjet printer that i want to give access to all users connected to
terminal Server, now one way is to login on every user desktop & manually
set it.
Is there a way i can setup these printers system wide? so that who ever logs
on can use such printers.

thanks

 

[Olaf Engelke [MVP Windows Server]]

Re: sharing remote printers on Terminal Server ?

Hello,
"S t i n g r a y" <sting@sting.net> wrote in message
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> Well i have setup a Terminal Server , but there are some printers Like
> color desktop deskjet printer that i want to give access to all users
> connected to terminal Server, now one way is to login on every user
> desktop & manually set it.
> Is there a way i can setup these printers system wide? so that who ever
> logs on can use such printers.
>
which version of Windows Server? If 2003 R2 you have the ability to deploy
printers via group policies. If an older version a logon script could do the
job, dependent on the method how you supply the printers (which kind of
ports?) and the user rights.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314486
"How to add printers with no user interaction in Windows XP"
http://www.computerperformance.co.uk/Logon/LogonScript_Printer.htm
"VBS Logon Scripts for Windows Printers"
may give you some points about how to realize.
Best greetings from Germany
Olaf

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: sharing remote printers on Terminal Server ?

S t i n g r a y <sting@sting.net> wrote:
> Well i have setup a Terminal Server , but there are some printers
> Like color desktop deskjet printer that i want to give access to all
> users connected to terminal Server, now one way is to login on every
> user desktop & manually set it.
> Is there a way i can setup these printers system wide? so that who
> ever logs on can use such printers.
>
> thanks

If it's configured as a local printer on your TS box it should show up on
its own. If it's a network printer, you can deploy it via GPO. Try posting
in microsoft.public.windows.terminal_services for more specific information
& help.

Also see http://www.sessioncomputing.com/printing.htm