Hi,
We have a multi-site View 4.6 environment using Windows 7 VMs. Our users occassionally move from site to site, so I've been looking at implementing Location Based Printing using the supplied GPO instead of login scripts. I've got it up and running with printers being mapped to the VMs depending on the client IP address and this side of it is working well. The issue that I've run into today is that all printers default to colour printing where ordinarily we set the properties on network printers and locally installed IP printers to default to B&W. We also have an issue with one Sharp printer that requires a manual 'auto configuration' process to be run upon initial install in order to set the correct tray/finishing settings, this can only be done by admins and therefore is greyed out, leaving users without access to certain trays.
1. - Is there a way to set B&W as default for printers mapped in this way?
2. - Is there anything I can do about the Sharp printer requiring auto configuration?
The way I've installed the drivers in the master image is to install each printer as a local direct IP printer which I then delete, otherwise all users would see the printer. On checking Print Management the drivers are still within the image which allows the printer to be mapped correctly via the GPO.
Any advice or input would be greatly appreciated as the GPO definitely seems like the best way to map printers based on location.
Thanks in advance.