Adding and Configuring Network Printers (Maps)
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| Before continuing, you can click the Expand/Collapse icon that is displayed next to the Network Printers folder to expand the folder and view all the network printer objects that have already been added, or you can search for specific network printer objects. See [To search for an object and view its information] |
- In the Objects pane, click Add Printer. The Add a New Printer dialog box opens. The dialog box displays icons for the types of printer objects that you can add to the ScrewDrivers database.
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| Hold your mouse pointer over an icon to open a tooltip that displays the name of the object that the icon represents. |
- Click the Network Printer icon. The New Network Printer dialog box opens.
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| You can also right-click the Network Printers folder in the Objects pane, and on the context menu that opens, click New Network Printer. |
- Enter the information for the new Network Printer object.
| Option | Description |
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| Name | The name of the printer as it will appear in the Objects pane. |
| UNC Path | Enter the UNC path to identify the printer in the network, for example, \server2\HP1525. |
- Click Add. The New Network Printer dialog box closes. The newly added network printer is displayed in the Network Printers folder.6. Select the newly added Network Printer object.
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| You might have to click the Expand/Collapse icon that is displayed next to the Network Printers folder to expand the folder and view the newly added Network Printer object. |
The Information pane displays the Network Printer object form. The form groups together related configuration parameters for the selected Network Printer object. The General tab is the only tab.7. Configure the information for the network printer.
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| UNC Printer Path | The UNC path to identify the printer in the network. You specified this value in Step 4, but you can edit it here. |
| Map Printer Name to LPT1 at login | To automatically map the network printer to the user's LPT1 printer port when the user logs into the Terminal Server/machine, select this option. |
- Click Save.9. In the Objects pane, select the newly added network printer, and then drag the selected printer to the appropriate owner in the Assignments pane.
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