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How to combine Direct print and Print anywhere?
I have been tasked with setting up Universal Print. The requirements are that users must be able to print directly to any printer but also have the option to use "Print anywhere" (for printing sensitive documents) and pull that print job from any printer.
I cannot figure out how to configure this. From Microsoft's documentation this should be possible. On https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/universal-print/fundamentals/universal-print-anywhere-overview it states Registered printers can participate in one or many Universal Print anywhere queues and even in combination as a direct printer."
All printers are currently configured with Job release option > Direct print. As per Microsoft documentation here https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/universal-print/fundamentals/universal-print-anywhere-member-printers to enable Print anywhere the Job release option setting has to be changed to "QR code". But setting this option disables Direct print according to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/universal-print/fundamentals/universal-print-qrcode.
What am I missing?
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Hi Jolin
if you/your users are searching for a real secure/pull printing function, like with card/Badge authentication on the print devices etc, you need to use a print management soltion with MS Unniversal Print connection capabilities, there are some in the market to exendt the actual functionality from Universal print. thie direct print is then possible at the same time.
Just for info.
BR
Philipp- Saurabh_Bansal
Microsoft
You should follow these steps:
- Enable QR Code release on the printer
- For Direct print:
- Create a printer share with the given printer and assign access to a security group of users who need to access the printer directly.
- Note - Users will have to use their mobile phones and QR Code release to release print jobs that they print to this printer.
- For Universal Print anywhere (pull print):
- Create a Universal Print anywhere printer
- Under Member printers of this printer, add the required printers including the printer for which you setup Direct Print
- Share the Universal Print anywhere printer and assign access to security group of users who need to print to pull print.
Are you okay with setting up Direct Print with QR Code release? QR Code release is required to add printer to Universal Print anywhere. Universal Print does not allow to setup Direct Print with no secure release if QR Code on that printer is enabled. If you need this file a feature request on https://aka.ms/UPideas.
There is a workaround though (works only if printer is registered with Universal Print connector). You may register the same printer through two different Connectors. This way Universal Print will see it as two different printers. You can enable QR Code release on one of them and add to Universal Print anywhere. For other, you can leave it as Direct Print and create a printer share for it.
Hope it helps.
If you are using a connector to add the printers, add two separate local printers on the device running the connector, ie;
main - direct
main - pull
Same settings just different names. Add both to Universal Print via connector and assign one to use the QR code.
