Printer Assignment

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Printer Assignment

(Last update of this topic: 05-22-2015)

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Printer connections are generated in through the assignment of Active Directory objects (Users, Computers and Groups) from steadyPRINT Center’s User and Computer-Administration. All objects stem from Windows‘ Active Directory, which is mapped in an analog structure. If assignment changes take place, these immediately take effect on the workstations and clients on which the steadyPRINT Agent has been installed. They are continuously notified of any changes made. In this way, for instance, an adjustment of the printer assignments for a specific user leads to the communication of this fact to the user and also to an updated configuration of printer connections.

 

To assign objects to a printer, first select the printer in the tree view, open the context menu and then select Assign Printer in the context menu. The figure - steadyPRINT Center - user and computer administration shows the User and Computer Administration view in which users, computers and groups from your Active Directory are available for printer assignment. To create a printer connection, you can add an object to be administered – herzog on the upper right side, for instance - via the Add button to the assignment list. Once this action is completed, the log in item will be found in the selected printer’s listing.

 

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Figure <%HMFIGURECOUNTER%: steadyPRINT Center - user and computer administration

 

 

Note

Import of Printer Assignments via CSV File

             

In , the printer assignment can also be realized via CSV file. This way,  you can, for  example, simply import your printer assignments including default printer from an inventory to . The procedure is described in chapter Import of printer assignments from CSV file.

 

Sharing and Blocking Printers

Printers administered with can be shared and blocked in a precise, fine-tuned way by means of the Active Directory objects at your disposal (see Figure - steadyPRINT Center - connection settings for printer – the first check mark). By default, all assignments are enabled. It is possible to configure the share either by using the printer display or with the context menu of the respective object.

 

 

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Figure <%HMFIGURECOUNTER%: steadyPRINT Center – connection settings for printer

 

 

 

Blocking a printer with means that it is no longer connected to the user, the computer or the group. Furthermore, it is not possible for the user to add it with the steadyPRINT Agent.

 

In addition, you have the possibility to share blocked printers with individual users, computers or groups. In this context, it is necessary to pay attention to the priority of the respective assignments:

User = Priority 1 (high),
Computer = Priority 2,
Group = Priority 3 and
Organizational unit = Priority 4 (low).

 

 

Tip

Sorting Assignments by Priority

               

Use the first column of Figure - steadyPRINT Center - Connection Settings for Printer - Connection Settings for Printer in order to sort the assignment by its priority.

 

The following scenarios describe the behavior in various constellations with the user Dennis Richter being in the group Domänen-Benutzer and working on computer PC001.

 

Scenario 1

Figure - steadyPRINT Center - scenario 1 for assignment shows the assignments of the printer TOSHIBA e-STUDIO853 for the user Dennis Richter, the computer PC001 and the group Domänen-Benutzer.

 

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Figure <%HMFIGURECOUNTER%: steadyPRINT Center - scenario 1 for assignment

 

Scenario 2

Figure - steadyPRINT Center - scenario 2 for assignment shows the assignment of the printer TOSHIBA e-STUDIO853 for the user Dennis Richter and the computer PC001. This printer is not available to the other users of the group Domänen-Benutzer.

 

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Figure <%HMFIGURECOUNTER%: steadyPRINT Center - scenario 2 for assignment

 

Scenario 3

Figure - steadyPRINT Center - scenario 3 for assignment shows the assignment of the printer TOSHIBA e-STUDIO853 for the group Domänen-Benutzer. The user Dennis Richter as well as all other users working on computer PC001, do not have access to the printer.

 

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Figure <%HMFIGURECOUNTER%: steadyPRINT Center - scenario 3 for assignment

 

 

 

Tip

Deleting Manually Created Printer Connections

                

Using Settings under Agent Profile, you can select whether or not the printer connections not being administered by are to be deleted from the steadyPRINT Agent at startup. With this, it is possible to automatically remove printers that were added manually by the user via the Windows printer directory.

 

 

Connecting Printers on Terminal Servers and/or Workstations

For every Active Directory object in , you can decide whether the assigned printer should be specially connected to a terminal server and/or a workstation (see Figure - steadyPRINT Center - connection settings for printer second and third check mark). This allows a dedicated and differing printer connection for the user in the local as well as a terminal server session.

 

 

Setting IP Filters

An IP filter allows providing printers for selected IP address areas. If the user’s client does not have an IP address that falls within the range of the configured filter, neither can a connection be made to the respective printer nor will it be displayed in the steadyPRINT Agent. Only an optionally definable exception (see Figure - steadyPRINT Center - Connection Settings for Printer – fourth check mark) allows the suspension of the IP filter for individual log in items (users, computers and groups).

 

You can configure IP filtering for print servers, folders and printers (accessible over the corresponding tab settings of the respective view). Established IP filters automatically pass on their settings to the objects lying below until these objects are either overwritten or canceled.

 

 

Tip

Location-based Printer Assignments

             

Display your business locations in steadyPRINT Center in the form of folders and define the respective IP address areas. On the basis of IP filters, you then let the printers be displayed and connected based upon their location.

 

 

 

Setting Default Printers

Setting the default printer is done via the properties of the respective log in item and is possible for users, computers and groups. Additionally, offers the possibility of defining a default printer for folders and print servers (accessible over the respective tab Settings of the respective view).

 

It is possible to define several default printers for every log in item. If this is the case, a selection dialog box automatically appears for the user. The user can then select a particular default printer from the defined printers.

 

 

Important

Observe the settings for default printer performance

               

Observe the setting possibilities for default printer performance in order to attain the desired configuration.

 

You can find additional information about this in chapter Default Printer Performance.