How Do I Connect the Desktop to a Network Printer?
Prerequisites
The device that accesses the desktop can communicate with the target printer.
Procedure
The administrator has configured the Printer Redirection policy for the user. After logging in to the desktop, the user can use the network printer to print files.
- Log in to the console as the administrator.
- Click
in the upper left corner of the console and select a region and a project.
- Click
and choose Business Applications > Workspace in the service list.
- Click Policies.
The Policies page is displayed.
- Click Create a policy.
The page for creating a policy is displayed.
Figure 1 Creating a policy - Configure the policy name and description.
- The policy name must contain digits, letters, and underscores (_), and cannot contain more than 55 characters, for example, Network_Printer_Policy.
- The policy description contains a maximum of 255 characters, For example, Use a network printer with the printer redirection policy.
- Creation Mode: Select Create without template.
- Click Next: Configure policies.
The page for general policy configuration is displayed.
- Deselect Print Device (such as printer) under USB Port Redirection, as shown in Figure 2.
- Enable Printer Redirection, as shown in Figure 2.
- Click Next: Select objects.
- Select an object as required.
For example, if you select All desktops, the policy applies to all desktops in the current project.Figure 3 Selecting an object
- Click Next: Finish.
- The policy has been created. Users can use the network printer after logging in to the desktop again.
For details about how to set up the network printer, see What If I Can't Use Network Printers on Workspace?.
FAQs for Administrators FAQs
- What Are the Features and Advantages of Workspace?
- How Is Workspace Charged?
- How Do I Check My Quotas?
- How Do I Increase My Quotas?
- How Do I Add a Disk?
- How Do I Connect the Desktop to a Local Printer?
- How Do I Connect the Desktop to a Network Printer?
- How Do I Do If the Desktop Fails to Connect to the AD?
- Can I Change the User Authentication Mode of the Desktop?
- How do I Enable LDAPS on the AD Server?
- How do I Export the Root Certificate of an LDAPS-enabled AD server?
- What If I Fail to Purchase a Desktop?
- How Do I Do If the Functions of Purchasing a Desktop, Creating a User, Creating a Policy, and Enabling the Internet are Unavailable?
- Can I Use Private Images to Purchase Desktops?
- How Many Private Images Can Be Created on Workspace at Most?
- What Are the Network Requirements for Logging In to Desktops?
- How Do I Do If My Desktop Cannot Access the Internet?
- How Do I Configure Workspace to Access the Internet?
- How Do I Configure Workspace to Access the Enterprise Intranet?
- How Do I Enable the Internet on Other Cloud Service Pages?
- How Do I Copy Files Between a Desktop and a Local Storage Device?
- What If I Lost the Administrator Password?
- How Does an Administrator Unlock an End User Account?
- How Do I Do If an End User Fails to Log In to a Desktop?
- How Do I Back Up and Restore a Desktop?
- How Do I Do If a Message Is Displayed Indicating Duplicate Policy Names During Policy Import?
- How Do I Do If a User Cannot Be Bound to a Client Using the Dynamic Verification Code of the Previously Bound MFA Device?
- How Do I Do If the Message "Insufficient permissions for the IAM account. Security Administrator permissions required." Is Displayed When I Enable an Agency?
- How Do I Do If a User Does Not Receive an Email for Creating a Desktop or Assigning a User?
- How Do I Add Resources to or Remove Resources from an Enterprise Project After Purchasing Workspace?
- Why Can't I Start a Pay-per-Use Cloud Desktop?
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