Hi all… How do I provision local USB printer with iGel to be mapped inside Citrix session? The printer I’m testing at the moment is Canon (SOHO) but in prod it would be HP
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Profile attached
Citrix Notes
docs.citrix.com/en-us/citrix-virtual-apps-desktops/printing.html
docs.citrix.com/en-us/citrix-virtual-apps-desktops/printing/printing-configuration-example.html
docs.citrix.com/en-us/citrix-workspace-app-for-linux/configure-xenapp.html
Use of the Citrix Universal printer driver ensures that all printers connected to a client can also be used from a virtual desktop or application session without integrating a new printer driver in the data center.
Auto-created client printers and Citrix Universal printer driver
For home offices where users work on non-standard workstations and use non-managed print devices, the simplest approach is to use auto-created client printers and the Universal printer driver.
Deployment summary
In summary, the sample deployment is configured as follows:
• No printer drivers are installed on Multi-session OS machines. Only the Citrix Universal printer driver is used. Fallback to native printing and the automatic installation of printer drivers are disabled.
Auto-create client printers
This setting specifies the client printers that are auto-created. This setting overrides default client printer auto-creation settings.
By default, all client printers are auto-created.
This setting takes effect only if the Client printer redirection setting is present and set to Allowed.
When adding this setting to a policy, select an option:
• Auto-create all client printers automatically creates all printers on a user device.
• Auto-create the client’s default printer only automatically creates only the printer selected as the default printer on the user device.
kb.igel.com/igelos-11.04/en/printer-32870902.html
Sample profiles for Citrix on these two links:
We have no problem with Citrix side – all works fine from Windows and MacOS clients. I’m talking about direct attached printers to iGel devices via USB port.
Here is another note: kb.igel.com/igelos-11.04/en/cups-mapping-local-printer-to-citrix-or-rdp-sessions-32870413.html
I did that and it is what’s in profile I shared here. However printer is not getting detected by iGel device. If I open local browser and try to print I get only “print to file”
I created support case, but unfortunately we are not eligible for normal support and will have to wait 3 business days until someone responds.
Here is another note that may help — support.citrix.com/article/CTX140208
We have that sorted out – it’s nothing to do with Citrix – iGel does not detect printer and therefore it’s not passed to Citrix.
Oh… Does the OS see the USB device (open terminal as root –> # lsusb
Once you can see the printer from USB — Then add it as a CUPS printer and then open browser and go to:
localhost:631/printers
and print a test page.
Cool… So IGEL OS sees the printer. Now add it as CUPS printer and add it as a CUPS printer and then open browser and go to:
localhost:631/printers
and print a test page.
The problem was that we had firmware customization which removed all features that were not in use, including CUPS
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