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Citrix Access Essentials Best Practices for Remote Printing

I have a head office and 6 remote offices. I am planning on installing a Citrix (Access Essentials) Server at the head office and to connect all remote users to the head office via this server. (Around 20 - 30 Users).

I am worried about printing (mostly speed) as my remote sites will need to print colour brochures. Can anyone advise what the best practices are for setting this up and recommend anything that would make printing quicker. ( Should I install a local print server box at each office?)

Not really sure, please advise?

Thank You in advance

tolsonkra

How are the printers going to be connected\installed on the users machines?

I would recommend using a local install via TCP\IP in each office to those printers in those offices. Make sure that all drivers are matching on Servers and PCs You should have no issue.

What is the bandwidth or Internet Speed of each location?

sascotty

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The remote users may use thin clients. If they do printing will have to be though the citrix server, therefore cannot print using local ip.

Fast/High Bandwidth at HO and broadband 2mb at offices.

mgcIT

since you are using thin clients then install all the printers to a print server and import the network print server to the server farm and give users access based on their location. I woudln't necessarily put a print server at each location because of the cost and you probably won't see much of a speed difference. However if cost isn't a problem then that also would be a good way to do it.

I've never used Access Essentials so I don't know how much it differs from the normal Citrix 4.0, but normally you would just import the network print server, then give people access to certain printers with a policy you specify.

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