| These are the steps to take to show local printers | | | | automatic when the local printer uses a driver that is |
| when connected via Remote Desktop: | | | | installed on the server. When you log on to a session |
| 1. Click on your Remote Desktop icon on your desktop | | | | on a terminal server, or to a computer running |
| or in your Start -> All Programs -> Accessories | | | | Windows Professional or Server and Remote |
| -> Communications menu. | | | | Desktop, any local printers attached to LPT, COM and |
| 2. The following screen should appear: | | | | USB ports that are installed on the client (local) |
| | | | computer are automatically detected and a local |
| 3. Click on Options and the following screen should | | | | queue is created on the server. The client computer |
| appear: | | | | printer settings for the default printer and some |
| | | | properties (such as printing on both sides of the page) |
| 4. Select the Local Resources tab as shown below | | | | are used by the server. |
| and check the Printers option. | | | | When you disconnect or end the session, the printer |
| | | | queue is deleted and any incomplete or pending print |
| 5. Click on the General tab and the following screen | | | | jobs are lost. Information about the client's local printers |
| should appear and you will type in your password and | | | | and settings are saved on the client computer. On |
| click Connect. | | | | subsequent logons, the printer queue is created using |
| | | | the information stored on the client computer. |
| 6. After connecting you should be able to go to | | | | If a printer driver is not found on the server, an event is |
| Printers and Faxes under Control Panel and see your | | | | logged and the client printer is not created. To make |
| printers as shown below: | | | | the printer available, the driver must be manually |
| | | | installed on the server. |
| This should be all there is to it! | | | | Manual Printer Redirection Printers attached to LPT |
| If you are still having problems I would install the printer | | | | and COM ports on the client (local) computer can be |
| driver for the printer on your client computer on the | | | | manually redirected, although manual redirection of |
| remote computer and change the port to something | | | | printers connected through USB ports is not supported. |
| that you really don't have on the remote computer for | | | | To manually redirect a client printer, contact your |
| example: LPT2, LPT3 so that the printer never gets | | | | administrator and provide the name of your computer |
| called but the driver is available for your remote | | | | (or IP address for a Windows-based Terminal). The |
| connection. This should work or you can do the manual | | | | client must be connected to the remote computer |
| printer redirection as in the help article below from | | | | during manual redirection. |
| Windows help for Remote Desktop Connection. | | | | After the initial manual redirection, printers will be |
| Printing to your local printer from a remote session | | | | automatically redirected during subsequent logons. |
| Printer redirection routes printing jobs from the terminal | | | | Notes |
| server or Remote Desktop computer to a printer | | | | - Redirected printers are available for use with |
| attached to your local computer (also called the "client | | | | applications running on the server. Redirected printers |
| computer"). There are two ways to provide access to | | | | appear in the Printers and Faxes folder in Control |
| local printers: automatic and manual printer redirection. | | | | Panel and are named in this format: Client Printer |
| Use manual redirection when your local printer requires | | | | Name/Client Computer Name/Session Number. |
| a driver that is not available on the version of | | | | - When you disconnect or log off from a session, the |
| Windows that is running on the remote computer. | | | | printer queue is deleted and incomplete or pending print |
| Automatic Printer Redirection Printer redirection is | | | | jobs are lost. |
