Printer Settings

Ivanti Neurons for MDM allows you to create printer profiles and add them to devices. This feature requires Bridge. See Bridge for details.

When the printer profile is sent to the device, the printer must be active, otherwise the device cannot discover it.

To set Printer Settings configuration for a Windows device:

  1. Go to Configuration > +Add.
  2. Select Printer Settings configuration.
  3. Enter a name for the configuration.
  4. Select the Windows option.
  5. In the Configuration Setup section, configure the following settings:

    Setting

    What To Do

    Name

    Enter a name that identifies this configuration.

    Description

    Enter a description that clarifies the purpose of this configuration.

    Windows Printer Settings
    Shared Print er

    If the Shared Printer option is selected, the printer will be shared with other devices.Configure the following fields:

    Name: Enter the name of the printer configuration.

    Description: Enter a description of the printer.

    Print Server: Enter the IP address of the print server.

    Shared printer name: Enter the printer name.

    Network-attached printer

    When the Network-attached option is selected, the printer can be accessed only by devices within the attached network. Configure the following fields:

    Name:Enter the name of the printer configuration

    Description:Enter a description of the printer.

    Print Name: Enter the name of the printer in the network.

    Printer host address: Enter the host IP address of the printer.

    Printer port number: Select the port number of the network printer.

    Printer driver name: Enter the name of the printer driver.

    Printer driver URL: Enter the URL of the printer driver.

  6. Click Next.
  7. Select one of the following distribution options:

    • All Devices

    • No Devices(default)

    • Custom
  8. Click Done.

To set Printer Settings configuration for a macOS device:

  1. Go to Configuration > +Add.

  2. Select Printer Settings configuration.

  3. Enter a name for the configuration.
  4. Select the macOS option.
  5. In the Create Printer Configuration section, configure the following settings:

    Setting

    What To Do

    Name

    Enter a name that identifies this configuration.

    Description

    Enter a description that clarifies the purpose of this configuration.

    Configuration Setup

    Update the following fields to set-up printer for macOS devices:

    • Allow Local Printers

    • Default Printer Display Name

    • Footer Font Name

    • Footer Font size

    • User Printer List

    • + Add Printer

  6. Click Next
  7. Select one of the following distribution options:

    • All Devices

    • No Devices(default)

    • Custom
  8. Click Done.