PrintersThe Printers page creates and maintains printer connection policies and applies them uniformly to selected machine IDs. Each managed machine can be assigned the appropriate set of printer connections automatically, depending on the policy applied. The same policy is applied to each user on a machine, whether they are logged in or not. Applying printer connections across an organization frees up user time for more productive tasks. It also reduces IT support calls to implement these printer connections manually. A machine must have the Desktop Policy client installed using Install/Remove to display on this page. Note: Ensure credentialed users on target machines have access rights to the printers specified. In general, use domain administrator credentials when managing machines using Desktop Policy and Migration. See Agent > Set Credential. Determining the Printer Network Location When editing a Printers policy, you must specifying a UNC location for the network printer in the format
Actions This page provides you with the following actions: Schedule - Click Schedule to display the Scheduler window, which is used throughout the VSA to schedule a task. Schedule a task once or periodically. Each type of recurrence—Once, Hourly, Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Yearly—displays additional options appropriate for that type of recurrence. Periodic scheduling includes setting start and end dates for the recurrence. Not all options are available for each task scheduled. Options can include:
Apply Now - Apply a selected policy to selected machine IDs. Cancel - Cancel schedule options for selected machined IDs. Edit - Add, edit or delete an existing Printers Policy. When adding or editing a policy you can rename the policy. You must assign the policy to a specific group. To create a new policy select Select All/Unselect All Click the Select All link to check all rows on the page. Click the Unselect All link to uncheck all rows on the page. Machine.Group ID The list of Machine.Group IDs displayed is based on the Machine ID / Group ID filter and the machine groups the user is authorized to see using System > User Security > Scopes. Printer Policy The policy assigned to this machine ID. Last Apply Time The last time this policy was applied to this machine ID. Skip if Machine Offline If a checkmark Next Apply Time The next time this policy is scheduled to be applied. Overdue date/time stamps display as red text with yellow highlight. Period If recurring, displays the interval to wait before running the task again. | |||
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