Installing and Starting Printer Mover
Quick Steps to Move a Printer From One Server to Another Server
Menu Options
Options for Printers in the Mover Queue
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Additional Features
This quick start guide for Printer Mover will take about 6 minutes to complete. If you would like a more in depth explanation of the features of Printer Mover please see the product user guide.
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Download the Printer Properties Pro Product Suite which contains the Printer Mover product.
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Double click on the PPP.exe and when prompted unzip it to a network folder.
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Run the PPPAdmin.exe and click on the Printer Mover product.
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In the left browser pane, select a printer that you would like to move.
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In the right browser pane, select the target server.
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Click on the red arrow between the two browsers
PPP Printer Mover Console
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The printer will move to the target server.
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To remap end user printers, simply run the PPPClient.exe from a login script (for testing you might want to simply browse to the PPPClient.exe and double click it.)
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Any end user running PPPClient.exe that has a moved printer will be automatically remapped to the new target printer.
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Note: If a moved printer was the default printer, then the new target printer will become the new default printer.
End-user Printer folder BEFORE running PPPClient.exe (Notice source printers are installed.)
End-user Printer folder AFTER running PPPClient.exe (Notice the printers are now printing to the target server)
Menu Options
View Menu
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Default Context for Mover View
Sets the default context for source and target server when Printer Migrator opens. Does not affect printer migration in any way.
PPPClient_Options - Settings
Global Tab
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Show Client Window on Workstations
Shows the log window to the end-user when running PPPClient. This is used mainly for troubleshooting.
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Use Short Printer Names When Possible
This setting is for Migrator / Mover / Converter Only. If checked the printers will be installed on the end user machine in "short" format instead of the full server name.
With it checked: printer on server
Without it checked: printer on server.subdomain.domain.com
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Start-up Delay
Time that PPPClient waits after being started before it begins to configure printers and make other changes.
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Wait Time After Printer Changes
When a new printer is installed, PPPClient will notice the change and run again to configure the new printer. Adjust this time as necessary to allow the printer to finish installing completely before PPPClient attempts to make changes.
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Check for Changes
PPPClient will check for changes to the configuration files and will apply the new changes. For example: If you have the it set to 10 minutes and the change "use short printer names when possible" setting, PPPClient will know the change has been made in 10 minutes and start using short names.
* The default of "0" means the PPPClient will run at login and exit.
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Distribute PPPClient Package
Use this tool to send PPPClient and all necessary files to remote locations so they can run the client from a local server.
Mover Tab
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Pause Clients from Remapping Moved Printers
Makes the client stop remapping end use printers.
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Move Captured Printer Ports to New Printers
On end user machines, if LPT ports are associated with the source printer they will be remapped to the new target printer.
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Distribute PPP Client
Use this tool to send PPPClient and all necessary files to remote locations so they can run the client from a local server.
Profiler, Migrator, Converter, Tabs - See associated product user guide for explanation of option in these tabs.
Admin Options
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Change Share Name to Match Printer Name When Moving Printers
Target printers will be installed with the same share name as the printer name.
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Always Publish New Printers (even if souce printers wasn't published)
If this option is selected, printers installed on the target server will be published to Active Directory. Otherwise the printer will only be published if it was published on the source server.
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Get basic settings from source printer even when you specify a new driver.
If this option is selected, the source printer settings (comments, location, etc..) will be set on the new target printer even if a new driver is specified by right clicking on the printer and selecting "Choose new driver". Otherwise if the option is not selected the settings will not be copied if a new driver is selected.
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Attempt to delete source printers immediately after moving them
If this option is selected, the source printer will be deleted immediately after it is moved to the target server. Otherwise if it is not selected the source printer will remain on the source server until you manually delete it (recommended).
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Require New Drivers - Do not use any driver from the source computer, I will specify new driver
Used to specify new drivers for all printers being migrated. When migration starts, Printer Mover will retrieve all existing driver assoctions from the source computer and list them in the queue. The queue will pause and wait for you to select the new driver before continuing. Double click a printer in the queue to select the new driver, and you will be given the option to apply the new driver to all other printers of the same model.
For example: If you are migrating 200 HP 5si printers, and they will all get the same new driver, simply start the queue with this option selected. After the printer drivers show up in the queue, double click one of the 5si printers and select the new driver. Click Next and select the option to apply it to all other printers of the same type.
Options for Printers in the Mover Queue
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Change Windows Printer Name
Click the printer name, or right click the printer line in the queue to access this option. Renames the printer during the move to the target server
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Choose a different driver
Right click this printer in the queue or in the left pane to access this option. Allows you to associate a different driver and not use the driver from the source printer.
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Cancel Incomplete Operation
Right click the printer in the queue to access this option. Stops any incomplete migration operations.
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Retry Incomplete Operation
Right click the printer in the queue to access this option. Retries the current migration operation.
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Green Check - Successfully migrated printer.
Green Circle - Printer currently being migrated.
Grey Circle - Printer queued for migration.
Red Circle with Exclamation - Printer failed to migrate. Hover over printer or see printer queue for details.
Additional Features
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Start/Stop the migrator queue - using the Stop/Start button in the lower left, you can stop and start the migrator queue at any time.
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Unmove/Unmap a printer - after a printer has been migrated, you can right-click the new printer in the right pane and unmigrate it. The printer will be deleted and will not be migrated on any further end-user workstations.
Find more information at the Printer Mover Knowledgebase.
