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Make sure that the user has Printers ticked on in his RDP connection; the mapping to his local printer should work automagically then.
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Make sure that the user has Printers ticked on in his RDP connection; the mapping to his local printer should work automagically then.

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We have this ticked in the local resource tab on RDP options as shown in the screenshot attached. <br />
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The printer is a HP Office Jet 4620. Local machine is Windows 7 Pro and the server is Windows Server 2012<br />
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We have this ticked in the local resource tab on RDP options as shown in the screenshot attached.

The printer is a HP Office Jet 4620. Local machine is Windows 7 Pro and the server is Windows Server 2012
rdp-localresource.PNG [https://filedb.experts-exchange.com/incoming/2015/05_w21/914601/rdp-localresource.PNG]

rdp-localresource.PNG

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Did you also tick it on the server so that the server allows it? Check both local and server eventlog to make sure the driver is being detected as well.
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Did you also tick it on the server so that the server allows it? Check both local and server eventlog to make sure the driver is being detected as well.

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Hi,<br />
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We have a client who uses RDP to access a remote server. The client needs to print to their local printer from the remote machine. <br />
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On the Remote Desktop options we have set Printers to be available on the local resource tab. Whilst trying to add the printer on the server it does not seem to be able to see the local printer at all.<br />
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Any ideas/basic checks we can carry out?<br />
<br />
Thanks
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Hi,

We have a client who uses RDP to access a remote server. The client needs to print to their local printer from the remote machine. 

On the Remote Desktop options we have set Printers to be available on the local resource tab. Whilst trying to add the printer on the server it does not seem to be able to see the local printer at all.

Any ideas/basic checks we can carry out?

Thanks

Local Printer on a Remote Desktop Connection

A printer is a peripheral which makes a persistent human readable representation of graphics or text on paper or similar physical media. Traditional printers are being used more for special purposes, like printing photographs or artwork, and are no longer a must-have peripheral; 3D printing has become an area of intense interest, allowing the creation of physical objects. An image scanner is a device that optically scans images, printed text, handwriting, or an object, and converts it to a digital image. Hand-held scanners, where the device is moved by hand, have evolved from text scanning "wands" to 3D scanners used for industrial design, reverse engineering, test and measurement, orthotics, gaming and other applications.

Printers and Scanners

Remote access may refer to the connection to a data-processing system from a remote location, for example through a virtual private network remote desktop software, terminal emulation, or the activation of features of a business telephone system from outside the business's premises.