Printing from a Server, Using Driver Policies

CITRIX COMPATIBILITY FOR THE SAMSUNG MULTIXPRESS 6345N PRINTER

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Printing from a Server

Description

Printing from a server is the process of using any of the Citrix access options to print from a locally connected server printer and from a network printer.

Test Methodology

The lab connected the Samsung MultiXpress 6345N printer locally to the Citrix Presentation Server machine by using a USB connection or a TCP/IP connection. They installed the printer drivers on the Server. Then the lab established an ICA connection from the client to server by using MS Word from the Server side. The lab verified the printing ability of the printer drivers during the ICA session by firing a test print using the Server local printer drivers in the ICA session.

The lab connected the Samsung MultiXpress 6345N printer to the Host-A machine and shared the printer in the Citrix Presentation Server machine network. They installed the printer driver on the server machine by using the ‘Import Network Print Server’ feature in the Citrix Presentation Console. The lab enabled the Session Printer Policy applied it to the client machine. They established a new ICA connection between the client and the server by using MS Word from the server side. Then the lab verified the ‘Printers and Faxes’ window for the Network Print Server installed on the server side of the ICA session and fired a test print to verify the functionality of the installed network printer.

Observation

The lab successfully installed the printer drivers on the server and printed through the server printer driver. Then they successfully used the server network printer to print from the server side. The lab did not encounter any issues testing this feature on any of the Windows Operating Systems.

Using Driver Policies

Description

Citrix Driver Policies provide a mechanism you can use to define a collection of system settings for a broader range of criteria than just users, groups, and computers. Driver Policies basically, deal with the native printer drivers and the universal printer drivers.

Test Methodology

The lab connected the Samsung MultiXpress 6345N printer to the Citrix Presentation Client machine by using a USB connection or a TCP/IP connection. Then they installed the printer driver on the client and the server machines. The lab enabled ‘Native Printer Drivers’ and ‘Universal Printer Drivers’ policies from the Citrix Presentation Console of the Server.

Observation

The lab observed that Citrix successfully auto- created the client printer drivers by only using the native printer drivers when the ‘Native Printer Drivers’ policy was enabled. They did not encounter any issues testing this feature on any of the Windows Operating Systems.