How to Determine the Printer Driver for Wyse Thin Client Printing
Summary: This article discusses how to determine the printer driver identifier or Printer ID for Dell Thin Client.
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Instructions
Affected Products:
- Dell Thin Client
The Printer ID is vital for the VDI to autodetect the printer when connecting with a ThinOS device. Otherwise the printer needs to be added manual on every connection.
Figure 1: (English Only) LPD Printer Settings
To find the printer driver name:
On the Windows Server:
- Open Printer settings
Figure 2: (English Only) Printer settings
- Click on Printer server properties and select drivers.
Figure 3: (English Only) Printer server properties
- The driver's name must be added as the Printer ID in the LPD Settings on the Thin Client.
Note: Case, spaces and special characters are all important and cannot be omitted.
Figure 4: (English Only) Add the driver's name to the Printer ID in the LPD Settings on the Thin Client
Affected Products
Wyse 3020 Thin / Zero Client, Wyse 3030 Thin Client, Wyse 5020 Thin Client, Wyse 5040 AIO Thin Client, Wyse 5050 All-In-One, Wyse 5070 Thin Client, Wyse 7020 Thin Client, Wyse ThinOS, Wyse 7010 Thin Client / Z90D7Article Properties
Article Number: 000127989
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 01 May 2024
Version: 7
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