Possible to setup a centralise Printer server for terminal service

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Hello Everyone

I don't have alot of experience with terminal services, hope some of you may
be able to help.
we have 10 terminal server running on 2003, each terninal server hosting
different apps.

Printer drivers are installed on each local terminal server. this is an
administration nightmare, i am just thinking , is it possible to setup a
centralise printer server and tell all terminal server to use the centralise
server for printing.
so when users connect to the terminal session, they will get the driver from
the centralise printer server. not the local drivers from the terminal
server.

Any sugeestion will be really appreciate it
 
Re: Possible to setup a centralise Printer server for terminal service

yes but you still need driver mappings for each user. So you can do this
pretty easily through vbscript logins scripts or any other scripting
language really. Windows priting though dictates that a driver is always on
the server/workstation. that a user is printing from.

Jeff Pitsch
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services


"Mr555" <Mr555@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:09AE5ABE-0638-4197-B1B5-5741E6EE5440@microsoft.com...
> Hello Everyone
>
> I don't have alot of experience with terminal services, hope some of you
> may
> be able to help.
> we have 10 terminal server running on 2003, each terninal server hosting
> different apps.
>
> Printer drivers are installed on each local terminal server. this is an
> administration nightmare, i am just thinking , is it possible to setup a
> centralise printer server and tell all terminal server to use the
> centralise
> server for printing.
> so when users connect to the terminal session, they will get the driver
> from
> the centralise printer server. not the local drivers from the terminal
> server.
>
> Any sugeestion will be really appreciate it
 
Re: Possible to setup a centralise Printer server for terminal ser

Re: Possible to setup a centralise Printer server for terminal ser


Hello Jeff

Thank you for your response. correct me if I am wrong. All I have to do is
setup a new member server, migrate all printer drivers, port from terminal
server to the new dedicate member print server . Share all the printers.

Setup an OU may be call in terminal users. add the terminal users to the
terminal user OU, in the GPO add a login script to map all printers for the
terminal users OU ?

This may work ?

Thank you




"Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

> yes but you still need driver mappings for each user. So you can do this
> pretty easily through vbscript logins scripts or any other scripting
> language really. Windows priting though dictates that a driver is always on
> the server/workstation. that a user is printing from.
>
> Jeff Pitsch
> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services
>
>
> "Mr555" <Mr555@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:09AE5ABE-0638-4197-B1B5-5741E6EE5440@microsoft.com...
> > Hello Everyone
> >
> > I don't have alot of experience with terminal services, hope some of you
> > may
> > be able to help.
> > we have 10 terminal server running on 2003, each terninal server hosting
> > different apps.
> >
> > Printer drivers are installed on each local terminal server. this is an
> > administration nightmare, i am just thinking , is it possible to setup a
> > centralise printer server and tell all terminal server to use the
> > centralise
> > server for printing.
> > so when users connect to the terminal session, they will get the driver
> > from
> > the centralise printer server. not the local drivers from the terminal
> > server.
> >
> > Any sugeestion will be really appreciate it
>
>
>
 
Re: Possible to setup a centralise Printer server for terminal ser

Re: Possible to setup a centralise Printer server for terminal ser

That sounds right. Keep in mind that the print drivers will still be on the
terminal server. They will be automatically downlaoded and installed when
the printer is mapped. What you are getting though is that each user will
only see the printers they have mapped.

Jeff Pitsch
Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services


"Mr555" <Mr555@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:3901F625-2036-4D2E-8E6E-DCC938E7277B@microsoft.com...
>
> Hello Jeff
>
> Thank you for your response. correct me if I am wrong. All I have to do is
> setup a new member server, migrate all printer drivers, port from terminal
> server to the new dedicate member print server . Share all the printers.
>
> Setup an OU may be call in terminal users. add the terminal users to the
> terminal user OU, in the GPO add a login script to map all printers for
> the
> terminal users OU ?
>
> This may work ?
>
> Thank you
>
>
>
>
> "Jeff Pitsch" wrote:
>
>> yes but you still need driver mappings for each user. So you can do this
>> pretty easily through vbscript logins scripts or any other scripting
>> language really. Windows priting though dictates that a driver is always
>> on
>> the server/workstation. that a user is printing from.
>>
>> Jeff Pitsch
>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services
>>
>>
>> "Mr555" <Mr555@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:09AE5ABE-0638-4197-B1B5-5741E6EE5440@microsoft.com...
>> > Hello Everyone
>> >
>> > I don't have alot of experience with terminal services, hope some of
>> > you
>> > may
>> > be able to help.
>> > we have 10 terminal server running on 2003, each terninal server
>> > hosting
>> > different apps.
>> >
>> > Printer drivers are installed on each local terminal server. this is an
>> > administration nightmare, i am just thinking , is it possible to setup
>> > a
>> > centralise printer server and tell all terminal server to use the
>> > centralise
>> > server for printing.
>> > so when users connect to the terminal session, they will get the driver
>> > from
>> > the centralise printer server. not the local drivers from the terminal
>> > server.
>> >
>> > Any sugeestion will be really appreciate it
>>
>>
>>
 
Re: Possible to setup a centralise Printer server for terminal ser

Re: Possible to setup a centralise Printer server for terminal ser

Thank you Jeff

"Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

> That sounds right. Keep in mind that the print drivers will still be on the
> terminal server. They will be automatically downlaoded and installed when
> the printer is mapped. What you are getting though is that each user will
> only see the printers they have mapped.
>
> Jeff Pitsch
> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services
>
>
> "Mr555" <Mr555@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:3901F625-2036-4D2E-8E6E-DCC938E7277B@microsoft.com...
> >
> > Hello Jeff
> >
> > Thank you for your response. correct me if I am wrong. All I have to do is
> > setup a new member server, migrate all printer drivers, port from terminal
> > server to the new dedicate member print server . Share all the printers.
> >
> > Setup an OU may be call in terminal users. add the terminal users to the
> > terminal user OU, in the GPO add a login script to map all printers for
> > the
> > terminal users OU ?
> >
> > This may work ?
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Jeff Pitsch" wrote:
> >
> >> yes but you still need driver mappings for each user. So you can do this
> >> pretty easily through vbscript logins scripts or any other scripting
> >> language really. Windows priting though dictates that a driver is always
> >> on
> >> the server/workstation. that a user is printing from.
> >>
> >> Jeff Pitsch
> >> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services
> >>
> >>
> >> "Mr555" <Mr555@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:09AE5ABE-0638-4197-B1B5-5741E6EE5440@microsoft.com...
> >> > Hello Everyone
> >> >
> >> > I don't have alot of experience with terminal services, hope some of
> >> > you
> >> > may
> >> > be able to help.
> >> > we have 10 terminal server running on 2003, each terninal server
> >> > hosting
> >> > different apps.
> >> >
> >> > Printer drivers are installed on each local terminal server. this is an
> >> > administration nightmare, i am just thinking , is it possible to setup
> >> > a
> >> > centralise printer server and tell all terminal server to use the
> >> > centralise
> >> > server for printing.
> >> > so when users connect to the terminal session, they will get the driver
> >> > from
> >> > the centralise printer server. not the local drivers from the terminal
> >> > server.
> >> >
> >> > Any sugeestion will be really appreciate it
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>
 
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