Import Microsoft Printers

If you have existing print servers, PrinterLogic SaaS imports existing printer information including name, description, location, IP address, printer drivers and default settings by running the import utility. The importer tool works for printers mapped to standard TCP/IP ports.

It's crucial to understand that type 4 drivers are incompatible with TCP/IP printer objects when implementing PrinterLogic SaaS. This is because they disable port monitoring, a key feature our application relies on. A TCP/IP printer installed on a workstation and using a type 4 driver can impact printing. Other printers, such as USB or software printers (Adobe, Microsoft XPS, etc.), can still use type 4 drivers without impacting printing.

Requirements

  • Log in as Administrator to the machine from which you're importing the printers.

  • Know the location of a print server in AD, Windows Network, or IP Address or Hostname.

  • Install the PrinterLogic SaaS Client on the machine.

PrinterLogic SaaS does not support Type 4 or Class drivers, and attempting to import printers with them results in an error.

Steps

  1. In the Admin Console, navigate to Tools then Import / Export.
  2. Select Import Microsoft Printers into PrinterLogic as Direct IP printers.
  3. In the Microsoft Printer Importer window, You can select from one of the following on the left side:
    1. Entire Active Directory,
    2. Microsoft Windows Network, or
    3. Double-click Here to Specify a Host. For this option enter the IP address or host name.
  4. Expand the server where the printers are installed.
  5. Select the printers to import. You can select more than one printer by holding down the [CTRL] key on your keyboard and selecting the printers.
  6. In the Printer Installer section, select the folder where you would like to import the printer(s).
  7. When the arrow button turns green, select it to import the printer(s) into PrinterLogic SaaS.
  8. If the queue is not running, you will receive a message. Select Yes to start the queue.
  9. Once the printer import finishes and the queue is clear, close the Microsoft Printer Importer.

Import utility showing the steps for selecting printers, folders, and the import process.

Verify in the Admin Console that the imported printer(s) appear in the folder you selected.

Workstations with the PrinterLogic SaaS Client can now convert installed printers into managed TCP / IPs, matching the printer objects imported into the Admin Console. For more information, see Conversion Settings.