- Dear all, a couple of my clients would like to print on Large Format Printers, e.g. HP DesignJet Z2100 44in Photo, preferably Paper Size A1. As of this writing it doesnt seem possible as with Receiver for Mac the following Windows drivers are utilized for printer mappings on server side of things.
- With the new 11.4 Client our Customer can't print duplex using the local session printer. With 11.2 Client he was able to switch to dublex with the local print dialog. We use universal printer drivers on the Citrix servers and need the local print dialog with macs.
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Universal Print Server enable – This policy enabled or disables the use of the Citrix UPS. Policy settings include fallback options to allow connections to print servers using the native Windows remote printing service in the event that the Citrix UPS component is not installed or unavailable on the requested print server. Changes to this policy will only apply after the VDA is restarted.
Auto-create generic universal printer – This policy enables or disables auto-creation of the generic Citrix Universal Printer object for sessions established using the Receiver for Windows client.
Direct connections to print servers – This policy specifies how print jobs are routed from the session host (VDA) to network printers. When enabled, the VDA will attempt to establish a direct connection to the print server and use the network pathway to route the print job. When disabled, the print job will be routed through the client pathway. This policy only applies to network printers configured on the client.
Note: This is not an all-inclusive list of the Citrix printing policies available. Refer to the product documentation for additional policies.
Default configuration
Printing is enabled by default with any XenDesktop or XenApp installation. Citrix administrators can use Citrix policy to configure the various printing capabilities and to enable or disable specific functionality. The following table includes the default settings for the printing policies mentioned in the section above.
Citrix Printing Policy | Configuration | Results |
Client printer redirection | Allowed | Client printers can be mapped to the Citrix session |
Auto-create client printers | Auto-create all client printers | All client printers will be mapped to the Citrix session |
Printer assignments | Not configured | No network printers assigned through Citrix policy |
Automatic installation of in-box printer drivers | Enabled | Required printer drivers will be installed automatically when printers are created |
Universal print driver usage | Use universal printing only if requested driver is unavailable | If the standard model specific drivers are not already installed, the system will attempt to create the printers using the Citrix UPD |
Universal Print Server enable | Disabled | The Citrix UPS will not be used |
Auto-create generic universal printer | Disabled | The Citrix Universal Printer will not be created in the user session |
Direct connections to print servers | Enabled | Print jobs are sent from the VDA to the print server, when accessible, directly via the network printing path |
Common Printing Scenarios
The following list includes common printing scenarios and Citrix recommended configurations for each. The recommendations below have been defined by Citrix based on field experience and input from the sales, services, and support teams. Configuration changes should be tested and validated by customers prior to implementation in a production environment.
Note: Unless explicitly noted, all other printing policies are configured with default settings. Policies marked with (*) are optional.
Printing on Windows 10, Windows Server 2012 R2 and 2016 VDAs
Supported in-box printer drivers are no longer included with these operating systems.
Use Citrix UPD or manually install printer drivers as needed on the VDA image.
Some native drivers are available through Windows updates.
Printing policies:
*Automatic installation of in-box printer drivers = Disable
Client printing from non-Windows endpoints (Mac, Linux, and Chromebook devices)
Client printing with Mac and Linux Receivers is supported using the Citrix UPD and the Postscript printing format. This may require manual installation of Postscript drivers.
Client printing with Chromebooks (HTML5 Receiver) is supported using the Citrix PDF Universal Printer only. This may require manual installation of the PDF driver available for download on the Citrix website as part of Receiver for Chrome under additional components.
Printing policies:
Auto-create PDF Universal Printer = Enabled
Model-specific printing options with Citrix UPD
The Citrix UPD (EMF and XPS drivers) supports model-specific printing features such as stapling and paper tray selection. The user can select these options from the custom Citrix UPD print dialog.
Consider using the local settings option with client printers on Windows endpoints for other model-specific features not available in the Citrix UPD print dialog (Ex. Secure PIN printing). The local settings option will bring up the native driver printing preferences dialog of the local endpoint, allowing the user to change any printer option, and the modified printer settings are used for the print job in the active session.
Network printer assignments using Citrix policy and universal printing
Network printers may be assigned based on client name/IP, user name/groups, delivery groups, and Active Directory OUs using policy filters.
Create multiple policies for assigning different printer sets to multiple user groups.
Install the Citrix UPS component on the Windows print servers.
Printer configuration should be identical on all print servers if using Citrix UPS load balancing.
Printing policies:
Automatic installation of in-box printer drivers = Disabled
Universal print driver usage = Use universal printing only
Printer assignments = add network printers and default settings as needed (requires UNC path to printer, use * as client name to apply to all clients)
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Universal Print Server enable = Enabled (restart VDA for policy changes to apply)*Universal Print Servers for load balancing = add print servers as needed (IP or FQDN)
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Branch office users with client/network printers and local print serversConfigure network printers on endpoint devices to be mapped into the Citrix session as client printers.
Use the Citrix UPD if corporate IT has no control of printer devices deployed at the branch.
Enforce the client printing pathway for improved performance when sending print jobs across the WAN to network printers at the branch.
Citrix Mac Receiver
Printing policies:
Direct connections to print servers = Disabled
*Automatic installation of in-box printer drivers = Disabled