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Printing properties (array-wide)

Attributes on the Printing Properties panel of Array Manager control printing from Windows applications that use the Microsoft RDP Windows Protocol. The settings on this panel are the default settings for the array which can be overridden by the user-specific printing configuration for an organization, organizational unit or person object.

From the command line, use tarantella config to view and edit these settings.

Array Manager Command line Description
Printing --printing-mapprinters 2 | 1 | 0 Controls which client printers users can print to from Windows application.

On the command line:

  • 2 means Let users print to all client printers.
  • 1 means Let users print to client's default printer.
  • 0 means No client printers available.

By default, users can print to all their client printers.

  • If you select No client printers available, you can still use a Secure Global Desktop PDF printer.
  • Changes to this attribute take effect for new webtop sessions.
  • If users can only print to their default printer and they want to print to a different printer, they have to log out of Secure Global Desktop, change the default printer and then log in again.
Printing: Let users print to a PDF printer --printing-pdfenabled 1 | 0 Allows users to print from a Windows application using the Secure Global Desktop "Universal PDF" printer.
  • This is enabled by default.
  • Changes to this attribute take effect for new webtop sessions.
PDF Printing: Let users print to a PDF local file --printing-pdfviewerenabled 1 | 0 Allows users to print from a Windows application using the Secure Global Desktop "Print to Local PDF File" printer.
  • This is enabled by default.
  • Changes to this attribute take effect for new webtop sessions.
PDF Printing: Driver name --printing-pdfdriver driver_name Type the name of the printer driver to use for Secure Global Desktop PDF printing. This printer driver must be installed on every Windows application server used with Secure Global Desktop.
  • This attribute is only available if Let users print to a PDF printer is enabled.
  • The printer driver must be a PostScript printer driver.
  • The default is HP Color LaserJet 8500 PS.
  • The name of the printer driver must match the name of the printer driver installed on the Windows application server exactly. Pay particular attention to the use of capitals and spaces. The /opt/tarantella/etc/data/default.printerinfo.txt file contains all the common printer driver names ordered by manufacturer. To avoid errors, copy and paste the driver name from this file.
  • Changes to this attribute take effect for new webtop sessions.
PDF Printing: Make PDF printer the default for Windows 2000/3 --printing-pdfisdefault 1 | 0 Sets the Secure Global Desktop "Universal PDF" printer as the client's default printer when printing from a Windows application.
  • This attribute is only available if Let users print to a PDF printer is enabled.
  • By default, the Universal PDF printer is not the default (0).
  • Changes to this attribute take effect for new webtop sessions.
PDF Printing: Make PDF file printer the default for Windows 2000/3 --printing-pdfviewerisdefault 1 | 0 Sets the Secure Global Desktop "Print to Local PDF File" printer as the client's default printer when printing from a Windows application.
  • This attribute is only available if Let users print to a PDF local file is enabled.
  • By default, the Print to Local PDF File printer is not the default (0).
  • Changes to this attribute take effect for new webtop sessions.
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