This how-to will allow you to set a local printer to print from a Remote Desktop Connection

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3 Steps total

Step 1: On the client PC, go to the RDP settings and enable printers and ports

Start > All programs > Accessories > Remote Desktop Connection (sometimes it's located in communications) Drivers product cameras.

Click options on the RDP window, and navigate to the Local Resources Tab

Select Printers, and also click more and select Ports Photodex driver download for windows.

Step 2: On the Remote machine, add a printer using a TS port

Add a printer locally, but do not search automatically.

When choosing a port, scroll down to and use the first TS port

You may need to keep switching TS ports until you find the correct one

Step 3: Enjoy the printer you just set up

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Note: Both machines need to use the same print driver. Also, the printer must be locally connected, not networked.

5 Comments

• Chipotle
  Noitall Jan 12, 2011 at 01:03pm

  It's short, and intended for IT personnel. Some basic knowledge required, but after playing with the settings for almost an hour, I thought someone else out there may benefit from this knowledge. So here it is for my favorite internet community.

• Poblano
  Leopold Giterson Jan 14, 2011 at 09:54pm

  Helio x23. the newest rdp clien (7)t does have the capabillity do connect to the network printers also.

• Sonora
  Scott6147 Mar 21, 2011 at 04:02pm

  I have question 'does it matter if the computers do not have the same OS'?

• Chipotle
  Noitall Dec 19, 2011 at 02:10pm

  Sorry for the late response, no in some cases. I've done Win7 to XP, and vice verse.

• Sonora
  Ahavat Olam Jul 28, 2015 at 08:41pm

  Its been almost 4 years, but I'm running into an issue where I have two win7 machines RDP into an XP (we just sent a quote to replace it). Individually the win7 machines print fine, but whenever the other RDPs in, it changes the others printer port to an inactive TS port. Normally this would be fine, but when that other computer remotes back in, its port remains an inactive TS port and I have to manually change it back. Is there a way I can stop this from happening?