4.5

Configure the Location-Based Printing Group Policy
To
set up location-based printing, you configure the AutoConnect Location-based Printing for VMware View
group policy setting. The group policy setting is a name translation table that maps printers to View desktops.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the Microsoft MMC and the Group Policy Object Editor snap-in are available on your Active
Directory server or on the domain computer that you use to configure group policies.
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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 153.
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Familiarize yourself with syntax of the AutoConnect Location-based Printing for VMware View group
policy setting. See “Location-Based Printing Group Policy Setting Syntax,” on page 154.
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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 158 for an example of how to create GPOs
for View group policies.
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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 the your desktops.
Procedure
1 On your Active Directory server or on the computer that you use to configure group policies, select Start
> All Programs > Administrative Tools > Active Directory Users and Computers.
2 Right-click the OU that contains your View desktops and select Properties.
3 On the Group Policy tab, click Open to open the Group Policy Management plug-in.
4 In the right pane, 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.
5 Expand Computer Configuration, open the Software Settings folder, and select AutoConnect Location-
based Printing for VMware View.
6 In the Policy pane, double-click Configure AutoConnect Location-based Printing.
The AutoConnect for VMware View Location-based Printing window appears.
7 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.
8 Add the printers that you want to map to View desktops and define their associated translation rules.
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Click OK to save your changes.
Location-Based Printing Group Policy Setting Syntax
You use the AutoConnect Location-based Printing for VMware View group policy setting to map printers to
View desktops.
AutoConnect Location-based Printing for VMware View is a name translation table that identifies printers
and defines associated translation rules. Table 8-14 describes the syntax of the translation table.
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