As any terminal server or Citrix system
administrator knows, installing, configuring, and maintaining
printer drivers on their system for all of their clients printers
can be time consuming and at times painful. Any time a new
terminal server user is
added to the system, or an existing user changes their local
printer, it is your responsibility to add their printer to the
terminal server system, ensure you have the appropriate driver installed and hope
for the best.
With the release of Print2RDP (Remote
Desktop Printing),
terminal server administrators no longer have to worry about mounting and
maintaining client printer drivers or configurations. Print2RDP
builds upon Black Ice Software’s industry leading printer driver
technology, which has been on the market for over 10 years and has
been deployed to hundreds of thousands of systems worldwide.
Print2RDP removes and eliminates the need for terminal server
administrators to bog themselves down attempting to support their
terminal server user’s printing needs.
How does it work?
Print2RDP
automatically creates a virtual printer driver for each client
printer to be mapped on the terminal server. The virtual printer
drivers appear as available printers and will be easily identifiable
to the printing user.
Terminal Server
users can print to the virtual printer drivers as they would
print to any printer from any Windows application. Print2RDP
will then compact and transmit the data to the client’s local
printer for printing. The data transmitted by Print2RDP
is typically much smaller than the actual file being printed and
will still have the same print quality and color as the original
document.

Any number of
printers can be automatically connected to each terminal server client session. This
can optionally be restricted by the system administrator to be only
the default client printer or a maximum number of client printers.
Server:
Windows 2008, 2003, 2000
Server (with Terminal Services enabled), Citrix Metaframe (32 Bit)
Windows 2008, 2003 (64 Bit)
Client:
Windows Vista, Windows 2008, 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000 (32 Bit)
Windows Vista, Windows 2008, 2003, Windows XP (64 Bit)
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The MSI Client Install is available for purchased licenses, System
Administrators should contact
impact@blackice.com or
impactsupport@blackice.com with your order number, purchase date
and serial number to request a link to download.