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Printing with remotepc how to#
Printing with remotepc install#
Printing with remotepc drivers#

port - port on which the remote printer is listening.

addr - IP address of the remote printer inside its network.

Select the tunnel type as Custom and enter the configuration as seen above. With printer port configured connect to computer B with ISL Light and click on " Connect via." and " New Tunnel". Important: Keep in mind that the tunnel binds to the port specified here, so if you change the port here make sure that you change the port to the new value in the next steps as well.

Set which port on your local machine will be used for tunneling the print job. Keep in mind that you will have to change the port back to the previous value when you wish to print normally again (e.g. Important : Tick the checkbox next to the newly created port to begin using it. Select the newly port in the Printer properties and click on " Configure Port." Click " Next" to proceed and create the port anyway.Ĭheck that configured settings are correct then click " Finish" to create the port. If you configure Printer properties before creating a tunnel Windows will notify you that it can not find the printer at the specified address. Note : In this and the following steps you will configure the port and address on which the print jobs intended for specified printer will be sent.Įnter 127.0.0.1 as the printer's IP address. Select " Standard TCP/IP Port" and click " New Port." Open the " Ports" tab and click on " Add Port.".

Printing with remotepc install#

Note: If you ever printed on the remote printer before the Properties will most likely be saved on your computer already, otherwise you can download and install the correct printer driver for your printer from manufacturer's website. ( You can access the printers under Control Panel by opening Hardware and Internet section). Obtain and open printer Properties for the remote printer you will print on.

Printing with remotepc drivers#

Note: For this example to work, computer B doesn't need any knowledge about printer P or any printing drivers whatsoever as computer B will only serve as a jumbox for the connection. Port 9100 on your computer is tunnelled to computer B via ISL Light session and computer B forwards the print job to the remote printer inside its network. Summary of procedure: You will configure the printer properties on your computer in such a way that a print job will be sent to the localhost address to port 9100 (user chosen port).

Printing with remotepc how to#

We will show how to use a tunnel to computer B to remotely print something from your computer on the printer P. Computer B and printer P are located in the same network, however your computer is in another network altogether (you are on a business trip, working from home.). In this example we will be using two different computers A (your computer) and B (computer at your place of work) and a network printer P (at your place of work).