How to Set Up a Printer for Remote Access

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Tip 1 - Print from a remote computer to your printer

Published: 9 years ago | Submitted by Chris Gibbin | permalink

Use your printer to print documents that are stored on a remote computer.

For further reading: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/print-from-a-remote-computer-to-your-printer ^[1]

Tip 2 - 4 Easy Ways to Remotely Print Over the Network or Internet

Published: 9 years ago | Submitted by Ahoi Li | permalink

Remote printing doesn’t have to be hard, whether you want to print to a printer down the hall or half-way around the world. We’ll cover some simple ways you can print without being directly connected to your printer.

For further reading: http://www.howtogeek.com/168769/4-easy-ways-to-remotely-print-over-the-network-or-internet/ ^[2]

Tip 3 - Local printer to print with remote desktop

Published: 9 years ago | Submitted by namako | permalink

Hello, I am currently using remote desktop to connect to a server and I am having trouble adding one of my printers. The printer is working locally but I need it to beable to print from within the ser

For further reading: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/36742-42-local-printer-print-remote-desktop ^[3]

Tip 4 - How can I print from a remote desktop (mstsc) on my local printer?

Published: 9 years ago | Submitted by Jean Brunache | permalink

Edit: Thank you all for your answers. They were quite helpful (and I would vote them up if I had enough reputation to do so), but unfortunately not the answer so far. For some reason, my printer (HP

For further reading: http://serverfault.com/questions/177752/how-can-i-print-from-a-remote-desktop-mstsc-on-my-local-printer ^[4]