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Enable USB printing

Use Printix Redirector to enable printing to a locally attached USB printer.

Printing to the USB printer only works when the connected computer is online.

  1. Install Printix Client and Printix Redirector on the (desktop) computer that has the locally attached USB printer.
  2. In Printix Administrator, open the Printers page.
  3. Select Add .
  4. Select the Network of the computer that has the USB printer attached and Printix Redirector installed.
  5. In Printer address, type: \\{computername}\{printqueuename}.

    • The {computername} should be that of the computer running Printix Redirector.

      Example: mycomputer

    • The {printqueuename} should be the Printer name of the USB print queue. Do NOT use a possible Share name.

    • See also: How to see which print queues and ports are installed.

  6. Select Add.

    • If the printer does not appear in Printix Administrator, look for it on the Unregistered printers page.

    • By default, the print name is set to the name of the driver used by the USB print queue.

    • The default print queue is set to the name of the driver used by the USB print queue. If no print queue exists, create a print queue.

  7. Optionally, select Via the cloud to allow users to print to the USB printer even though they are not on the network same as the printer.