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Advanced management of Universal Print

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Wednesday, Oct 26, 2022, 11:30 AM PDT
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Does the current printer management in Universal Print leave you wanting more? Do you wish there is more flexibility in who can manage the printers? Join me in this session to learn how Universal Print is enabling organizations to define Printer Administrator accounts to align with their organization structure and responsibilities.

This session is part of the Microsoft Technical Takeoff: Windows + Intune. Add it to your calendar, RSVP for event reminders, and post your questions and comments below! This session will also be recorded and available on demand shortly after conclusion of the live event.
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Updated Nov 15, 2024
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  • Martin_Millward's avatar
    Martin_Millward
    Copper Contributor
    Oct 20, 2022
    For us, until the "Universal Print" solution supports OS X clients it can't even be considered. It is a fact of the modern workspace that there are OS X devices, and any print solution needs to support those devices.
    • Magoo01's avatar
      Magoo01
      Copper Contributor
      Oct 21, 2022
      100% agree, the MacOs platform must be supported as it now has a market penetration that cannot be ignored
      • Jimmy_Wu's avatar
        Jimmy_Wu
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        Oct 26, 2022
        Totally agree as well. We are working towards macOS support, but we are not able to make additional comments at this time.
    • MichaelHildebrand's avatar
      MichaelHildebrand
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      Oct 26, 2022
      There is a bit of a 'work-around' for Mac users until the solution supports it natively: Via the OneDrive for Biz web app, a user can select a file and then click 'Print' and the Universal Print dialog will open and the user can print the file on a cloud printer. Just FYI.
  • JeroenvanG's avatar
    JeroenvanG
    Copper Contributor
    Oct 26, 2022
    We would like the option to make all or specific universal printers available for guest users on a "Shared PC" device within Intune. These are users with no account within the tenant. Also it would be nice if administrators don't need a Universal Print-eligible license assigned to manage/configure Universal printing. In our case we only need to manage/configure the Universal printers, we never use these accounts to print.
  • noliverdlr's avatar
    noliverdlr
    Brass Contributor
    Oct 22, 2022
    We have found that user management has not been as problematic as the printer drivers themselves. I work for an AEC firm that uses specialized printers/plotters that the universal print drivers sometimes don't work with correctly. Is there going to be any flexibility to push the original printer drivers from the host servers?
    • Jimmy_Wu's avatar
      Jimmy_Wu
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      Oct 26, 2022

      Our strategy is to move towards using print industry standard protocol.  Part of this move is to remove the printer driver maintenance headaches and to support a broader set of client device platforms.

       

      We understand that we have gaps in terms of the various printer device classes our support today.  Plotters; wide-format printers; specialty printers; label printers are examples of printer classes that we are continuing to investigate and work with OEMs to enable support for.

  • Heather_Poulsen's avatar
    Heather_Poulsen
    Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
    Oct 26, 2022

    Welcome to Advanced management of Universal Print at the Microsoft Technical Takeoff. Let's get started! Today’s presentation will be short and sweet, but we’ll be here in chat for the full half hour to answer your questions. Have a question? Post it here in the Comments.

Date and Time
Oct 26, 202211:30 AM - 12:00 PM PDT