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Register the DLL file TPVMGPoACmap.dll on your Active Directory server or on the domain computer that
you use to configure group policies. See “Register the Location-Based Printing Group Policy DLL File,”
on page 219.
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Familiarize yourself with syntax of the AutoConnect Map Additional Printers for VMware View group
policy setting. See “Location-Based Printing Group Policy Setting Syntax,” on page 220.
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Create a GPO for the location-based group policy setting and link it to the OU that contains your View
desktops. See “Create GPOs for View Group Policies,” on page 223 for an example of how to create
GPOs for View group policies.
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Verify that the Virtual Printing setup option was installed with View Agent on your desktops. To
verify, check if the TP AutoConnect Service and TP VC Gateway Service are installed in the desktop
operating system.
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Because print jobs are sent directly from the View desktop to the printer, verify that the required printer
drivers are installed on your desktops.
Procedure
1 On the Active Directory server, edit the GPO.
AD Version Navigation Path
Windows 2003
a Select Start > All Programs > Administrative Tools > Active Directory
Users and Computers.
b Right-click the OU that contains your View desktops and select
Properties.
c On the Group Policy tab, click Open to open the Group Policy
Management plug-in.
d In the right pane, right-click the GPO that you created for the location-
based printing group policy setting and select Edit.
Windows 2008
a Select Start > Administrative Tools > Group Policy Management.
b Expand your domain, right-click the GPO that you created for the
location-based printing group policy setting and select Edit.
The Group Policy Object Editor window appears.
2 Expand Computer Configuration, open the Software Settings folder, and select AutoConnect Map
Additional Printers for VMware View.
3 In the Policy pane, double-click Configure AutoConnect Map Additional Printers.
The AutoConnect Map Additional Printers for VMware View window appears.
4 Select Enabled to enable the group policy setting.
The translation table headings and buttons appear in the group policy window.
IMPORTANT Clicking Disabled deletes all table entries. As a precaution, save your configuration so that
you can import it later.
5 Add the printers that you want to map to View desktops and define their associated translation rules.
6 Click OK to save your changes.
Location-Based Printing Group Policy Setting Syntax
You use the AutoConnect Map Additional Printers for VMware View group policy setting to map printers
to remote desktops.
AutoConnect Map Additional Printers for VMware View is a name translation table that identifies printers
and defines associated translation rules. Table 16-16 describes the syntax of the translation table.
Setting Up Desktop and Application Pools in View
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