Possible to setup a centralise Printer server for terminal service

[Guest Mr555]

Hello Everyone

 

I don't have alot of experience with terminal services, hope some of you may

be able to help.

we have 10 terminal server running on 2003, each terninal server hosting

different apps.

 

Printer drivers are installed on each local terminal server. this is an

administration nightmare, i am just thinking , is it possible to setup a

centralise printer server and tell all terminal server to use the centralise

server for printing.

so when users connect to the terminal session, they will get the driver from

the centralise printer server. not the local drivers from the terminal

server.

 

Any sugeestion will be really appreciate it

[Guest Jeff Pitsch]

Re: Possible to setup a centralise Printer server for terminal service

 

yes but you still need driver mappings for each user. So you can do this

pretty easily through vbscript logins scripts or any other scripting

language really. Windows priting though dictates that a driver is always on

the server/workstation. that a user is printing from.

 

Jeff Pitsch

Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

 

 

"Mr555" <Mr555@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Hello Everyone

>

> I don't have alot of experience with terminal services, hope some of you

> may

> be able to help.

> we have 10 terminal server running on 2003, each terninal server hosting

> different apps.

>

> Printer drivers are installed on each local terminal server. this is an

> administration nightmare, i am just thinking , is it possible to setup a

> centralise printer server and tell all terminal server to use the

> centralise

> server for printing.

> so when users connect to the terminal session, they will get the driver

> from

> the centralise printer server. not the local drivers from the terminal

> server.

>

> Any sugeestion will be really appreciate it

[Guest Mr555]

Re: Possible to setup a centralise Printer server for terminal ser

 

Re: Possible to setup a centralise Printer server for terminal ser

 

 

Hello Jeff

 

Thank you for your response. correct me if I am wrong. All I have to do is

setup a new member server, migrate all printer drivers, port from terminal

server to the new dedicate member print server . Share all the printers.

 

Setup an OU may be call in terminal users. add the terminal users to the

terminal user OU, in the GPO add a login script to map all printers for the

terminal users OU ?

 

This may work ?

 

Thank you

 

 

 

 

"Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

> yes but you still need driver mappings for each user. So you can do this

> pretty easily through vbscript logins scripts or any other scripting

> language really. Windows priting though dictates that a driver is always on

> the server/workstation. that a user is printing from.

>

> Jeff Pitsch

> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

>

>

> "Mr555" <Mr555@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:09AE5ABE-0638-4197-B1B5-5741E6EE5440@microsoft.com...

> > Hello Everyone

> >

> > I don't have alot of experience with terminal services, hope some of you

> > may

> > be able to help.

> > we have 10 terminal server running on 2003, each terninal server hosting

> > different apps.

> >

> > Printer drivers are installed on each local terminal server. this is an

> > administration nightmare, i am just thinking , is it possible to setup a

> > centralise printer server and tell all terminal server to use the

> > centralise

> > server for printing.

> > so when users connect to the terminal session, they will get the driver

> > from

> > the centralise printer server. not the local drivers from the terminal

> > server.

> >

> > Any sugeestion will be really appreciate it

>

>

>

[Guest Jeff Pitsch]

Re: Possible to setup a centralise Printer server for terminal ser

 

Re: Possible to setup a centralise Printer server for terminal ser

 

That sounds right. Keep in mind that the print drivers will still be on the

terminal server. They will be automatically downlaoded and installed when

the printer is mapped. What you are getting though is that each user will

only see the printers they have mapped.

 

Jeff Pitsch

Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

 

 

"Mr555" <Mr555@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>

> Hello Jeff

>

> Thank you for your response. correct me if I am wrong. All I have to do is

> setup a new member server, migrate all printer drivers, port from terminal

> server to the new dedicate member print server . Share all the printers.

>

> Setup an OU may be call in terminal users. add the terminal users to the

> terminal user OU, in the GPO add a login script to map all printers for

> the

> terminal users OU ?

>

> This may work ?

>

> Thank you

>

>

>

>

> "Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

>

>> yes but you still need driver mappings for each user. So you can do this

>> pretty easily through vbscript logins scripts or any other scripting

>> language really. Windows priting though dictates that a driver is always

>> on

>> the server/workstation. that a user is printing from.

>>

>> Jeff Pitsch

>> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

>>

>>

>> "Mr555" <Mr555@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

>> news:09AE5ABE-0638-4197-B1B5-5741E6EE5440@microsoft.com...

>> > Hello Everyone

>> >

>> > I don't have alot of experience with terminal services, hope some of

>> > you

>> > may

>> > be able to help.

>> > we have 10 terminal server running on 2003, each terninal server

>> > hosting

>> > different apps.

>> >

>> > Printer drivers are installed on each local terminal server. this is an

>> > administration nightmare, i am just thinking , is it possible to setup

>> > a

>> > centralise printer server and tell all terminal server to use the

>> > centralise

>> > server for printing.

>> > so when users connect to the terminal session, they will get the driver

>> > from

>> > the centralise printer server. not the local drivers from the terminal

>> > server.

>> >

>> > Any sugeestion will be really appreciate it

>>

>>

>>

[Guest Mr555]

Re: Possible to setup a centralise Printer server for terminal ser

 

Re: Possible to setup a centralise Printer server for terminal ser

 

Thank you Jeff

 

"Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

> That sounds right. Keep in mind that the print drivers will still be on the

> terminal server. They will be automatically downlaoded and installed when

> the printer is mapped. What you are getting though is that each user will

> only see the printers they have mapped.

>

> Jeff Pitsch

> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

>

>

> "Mr555" <Mr555@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:3901F625-2036-4D2E-8E6E-DCC938E7277B@microsoft.com...

> >

> > Hello Jeff

> >

> > Thank you for your response. correct me if I am wrong. All I have to do is

> > setup a new member server, migrate all printer drivers, port from terminal

> > server to the new dedicate member print server . Share all the printers.

> >

> > Setup an OU may be call in terminal users. add the terminal users to the

> > terminal user OU, in the GPO add a login script to map all printers for

> > the

> > terminal users OU ?

> >

> > This may work ?

> >

> > Thank you

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > "Jeff Pitsch" wrote:

> >

> >> yes but you still need driver mappings for each user. So you can do this

> >> pretty easily through vbscript logins scripts or any other scripting

> >> language really. Windows priting though dictates that a driver is always

> >> on

> >> the server/workstation. that a user is printing from.

> >>

> >> Jeff Pitsch

> >> Microsoft MVP - Terminal Services

> >>

> >>

> >> "Mr555" <Mr555@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> >> news:09AE5ABE-0638-4197-B1B5-5741E6EE5440@microsoft.com...

> >> > Hello Everyone

> >> >

> >> > I don't have alot of experience with terminal services, hope some of

> >> > you

> >> > may

> >> > be able to help.

> >> > we have 10 terminal server running on 2003, each terninal server

> >> > hosting

> >> > different apps.

> >> >

> >> > Printer drivers are installed on each local terminal server. this is an

> >> > administration nightmare, i am just thinking , is it possible to setup

> >> > a

> >> > centralise printer server and tell all terminal server to use the

> >> > centralise

> >> > server for printing.

> >> > so when users connect to the terminal session, they will get the driver

> >> > from

> >> > the centralise printer server. not the local drivers from the terminal

> >> > server.

> >> >

> >> > Any sugeestion will be really appreciate it

> >>

> >>

> >>

>

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