Forwarding a local printer to a terminal server

Planning to use Remote Desktop over RDP in your work? Then you will surely come across the question - how to print a document on a local printer? So we are often asked about this. In fact, everything is very simple, and now you will see for yourself.

Configuring RDP Access to a Local Printer

1. Enable forwarding in RDP settings. For this:

right-click on the RDP shortcut and click "Change" ;

go to "Local Resources" and check the box "Printers" ;

save your changes.

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If you are using TS Easy Print technology, you will most likely be able to print to a local printer after the first step. But note, more is not better. If you use both TS Easy Print and a standard printing system on a terminal server in parallel, this can only harm and cause a number of problems. Therefore, we recommend that you implement TS Easy Print only if the operation of the standard system does not suit you at all.

2. Install the printer driver on the terminal server. If you are not using TS Easy Print, you need to install the drivers for the correct printer model on the server:

download the driver from the official website of the printer manufacturer;

go to Server Manager and add the Print and Document Services role ;

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add your account in the "Print Operators" group through the server manager ;

add the driver in the Drivers section and run log off / log on on the terminal server.

3. Configure access rights. Users must have Read, Write, Execute, and List Folder Contents rights to use the printer .

Printing problems and solutions

If you have installed the drivers and configured permissions and the printer is still silent, please note the following points.

Identity of drivers. Here, probably, everything is clear as two or two - the printer drivers for the user and the server must be identical.

Printing system. If the standard printing system fails you, try TS Easy Print. The main advantage of this technology is that you do not have to install drivers for each individual printer, just one is enough - Remote Desktop Easy Print.