This print driver supports a variety of printer models.
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How to Enable Easy Print on the Remote Desktop Server Side?Įasy Printer Driver is installed on the server when you deploy the Remote Desktop Services role, and in the printers’ list appears a new printer named Microsoft XPS Document Writer. If users connect to RD servers through RD Gateway, make sure that the option to deny client printer redirection is disabled in the RD Gateway settings. If you use an Active Directory user account to log in to the RDS server, check if the “ Connect client printers at logon” and “ Default to main client printer” options are enabled in the user properties in AD on the Environment tab (user properties can be changed from the ADUC snap-in). If instead of the client mstsc.exe, you run preconfigured RDP shortcut file (.rdp), make sure that it contains the following string: redirectprinters:i:1 In the RDP connection properties, the option Printers redirections should be enabled on the Local Resources tab.RDP client (mstsc.exe) version 6.0 or newer.Operating System - Windows XP SP3 or higher.To use the Easy Print on the client-side, it must meet the following requirements: Remote Desktop Easy Print - Client-side Settings One important drawback of EasyPrint technology can be noted - additional resource costs (CPU and RAM) on the RDS server for converting documents, and documents through EasyPrint usually take a little longer to print. The EasyPrint driver converts the job sent to print to the XPS format and transfers it to the client’s device, where it is printed using the native printer driver. XPS print job through an RDP session is transferred to the client PC and processed by a local print driver. Low requirements for channel bandwidth (through the use of more lightweight XML standard).
Portable and independent from the hardware platform.