The Printer policy allows you to configure Local, SMB, HTTP, and iPrint printers on a Windows device.
In ZENworks Control Center, click the
tab.In the
list, click , then click to display the Select Policy Type page.Select
, click to display the Define Details page, then fill in the fields:Policy Name: Provide a name for the policy. The policy name must be different than the name of any other item (group, folder, and so forth) that resides in the same folder. The name you provide displays in ZENworks Control Center.
Folder: Type the name or browse to and select the ZENworks Control Center folder where you want the policy to reside. The default is /policies, but you can create additional folders to organize your policies.
Description: Provide a short description of the policy’s content. This description displays in ZENworks Control Center.
Click
to display the Printer Identification page, then select the type of printer to be installed on the managed device.Click Step 4:
, then skip to the appropriate step, depending on which printer type you chose in(Conditional) If you are configuring a local printer, refer to the following table for more information:
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Specify the name of the local printer that you want to configure on the target device. |
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Select the physical port to which the printer is added, such as LPT1 or COM1. |
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Browse to and select a suitable driver for the printer. If the driver is not contained in the browser list, type in the correct model name. The driver must either be installed on the target device or specified in the enforced policies. The driver must be digitally signed by Microsoft. However, if you choose to use a driver that is not digitally signed, see the Troubleshooting Scenario |
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Select this option to install a driver on the target device. The driver installation must be non-interactive and silent. The supported driver installation type is .inf and the .inf driver files can be bundled in .zip or .tar formats. The .inf file can be specified directly if it is already available on the target device. Ensure that the .inf file supports the installation of the driver. NOTE:To add a new printer driver to the existing driver list: Edit the zenworks_installdir\novell\zenworks\share\tomcat\webapps\zenworks\WEB-INF\conf\printerDriverDetails.conf file to add the following line: Printer_ Manufacturername = Printer_ Model For example, if you want to add an HP Color LaserJet 4550 PCL printer, then add the following line: HP = HP Color LaserJet 4550 PCL |
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Browse to select the model name of the driver. |
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Specify the driver files either from a particular device where the browser is running or from a path on the managed device, such as C:\temp\nipp.zip. NOTE:While configuring the policy, if you are using a UNC path to access the Driver file, make sure the file you access must be on an anonymous share. |
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Specify a platform for the driver. The platform information helps to select a suitable driver from the available drivers list, which is based on the installation platform. |
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Select the installation language. Your choices are English (United States), French, German, Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), or Japanese. |
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Select this option to force installation of the driver, even though it is already installed on the target device. |
(Conditional) If you are configuring a Network printer, refer to the following table for more information:
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Specify the UNC path or URL name of the HTTP or an SMB printer. For example, it is \\server-name\printer-name for an SMB printer, and http://server/printers/.myprinter/.printer for a HTTP printer. NOTE:Support for network printer that prompts for user credentials is not provided. |
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Browse to add and select a suitable driver for the Windows HTTP printer. You can ignore this for SMB printers. The driver must be digitally signed by Microsoft. However, if you choose to use a driver that is not digitally signed, see the Troubleshooting Scenario |
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Use this option to install a driver on the target device. The driver installation is non-interactive and silent. The supported driver installation types is .inf and the .inf driver files can be bundled in .zip or .tar formats. The .inf file can be specified directly if it is already available on the target device. Ensure that the .inf file supports the installation of the driver. NOTE:To add a new printer driver to the existing driver list: Edit the zenworks_installdir\novell\zenworks\share\tomcat\webapps\zenworks\WEB-INF\conf\printerDriverDetails.conf file to add the following line: Printer_ Manufacturername = Printer_ Model For example, if you want to add an HP Color LaserJet 4550 PCL printer, then add the following line: HP = HP Color LaserJet 4550 PCL |
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Browse to select the model name of the driver. |
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Specify the driver files either from a particular device where the browser is running or from a path in the managed device, such as c:\temp\nip.zip. NOTE:While configuring the policy, if you are using a UNC path to access the Driver file, make sure the file you access must be on an anonymous share. |
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Specify a platform for the driver. The platform information helps to select a suitable driver from the available drivers list, which is based on the installation platform. |
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Select the installation language. Your choices are English (United States), French, German, Portugese, Spanish, Italian, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), or Japanese. |
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Select this option to force the installation of the driver on the device every time the policy is applied on the device, even if the driver is already installed on the device. |
(Conditional) If you are configuring an iPrint printer, refer to the following table for more information:
On Windows Vista devices, you need to install the Novell iPrint client 5.04 or later.
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Specify the URI name of the iPrint printer. For example, ipp://acme.com/ipp/servername. |
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Select this option to update the printer driver and to reinstall the printer driver from the iPrint server while installing the iPrint printer. |
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Select this option to install the iPrint client on a target machine. The iPrint client is not supported on 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2003. The installation file can be either nipp.zip or nipp-s.exe, both of which are capable of carrying out non-interactive silent installation.These files can be uploaded from the machine where the browser is running. To install the iPrint client, you cannot use a .exe file that does not support a silent installation. For example, you cannot use a nipp.exe file to install iPrint client. |
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Allows to specify the path to the iPrint Client Installer (which installs the iPrint client on the managed device).
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Select this option to force installation of the driver, even though it is already installed on the target device. |
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Select this option to configure the iPrint proxy server. If the workstations are located outside the physical firewall, you can use this option to specify the proxy address followed by a (:) and the port number. |
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Specify the iPrint proxy server name. For example, http://proxy.companyx.com:8080 |
Click
to display the Printing Preferences page, then use the options to specify the preferences. Refer to the following table for more information:
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Select this option to specify the paper layout for the printer, such as landscape or portrait. |
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Specify whether or not to print on both sides of the paper, if the printer has that capability. |
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Specify whether or not the printer should organize multiple copies of a document, if the printer has that capability. |
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Select the print quality. Select quality, for the best possible resolution, or select quality for lower resolution and lower quality. |
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Specify the paper source for the printer. A source that is not listed in the standard available list can also be specified, but it must be supported by the printer. Information on supported paper sources is available in the printer documentation or in the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Print\Printers\printer-name\DsDriver\printBinNames on a Windows machine. |
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Specify the paper size for the printer. You can specify any paper size supported by the printer, in addition to the options listed in the menu. Information on supported sizes is available in the printer documentation or in the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Print\Printers\printer-name\DsDriver\printMediaSupported on a Windows machine, where a printer is locally installed. |
Click
to display the Additional Printer Policy settings, then use the options to specify the settings. Refer to the following table for more information:
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Select this option to specify a printer as the default printer to which the print requests are sent if no other printer is specified by the user. On a Windows 7 managed device, the assigned printer might be set as a default printer on the device even if the option is not selected in the policy. |
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Select this option to remove all printers that are not specified through the ZENworks Printer policy. |
Click
to display the Summary page.This wizard allows you to configure only one printer. If you want to configure additional printers, then configure them in the Details page after creating the policy.
Click system requirements, enforcement, status, and which group the policy is a member of.
to create the policy now, or select to specify additional information, such as policy assignment,Only the preferences that are supported by the printer are configured on that printer.