Printing Support
The following are the printing options available with the Anyware Client:
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Local USB Printing: Printing to a USB printer locally attached to the Client device.
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Remote Network Printing: Enables printing to a network printer on the nost machines network. Not suitable in situations here the Anyware Software Client device is not on the same network as he host device.
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Cloud Printing: This is access to external Cloud Services that are set-up on your local workstation and network. Once these services have been correctly configured they can be used by the Anyware Software Client.
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Local Network Printing: Enables printing from the host machine to a printer in the Anyware Client machine's local area network. This method is suitable for printing when host and client are not on the same network or for identifying and printing to local printers that exist in multi-site organizations.
Support for each of these methods varies depending on which Anyware agent the Software Client for Linux connects to. The
Software Client for Linux printing support is as follows:
Anyware Clients support the following printing options:
- Printing from the Local Machine: This option permits jobs created on host machines to be printed using printers connected to the client machines. Documents can also be printed on printers in the Anyware client's local area network.
This method is suitable for printing when the host and the client are not on the same network, such as in multi-site organizations.
- Printing from a USB Printer: This option permits jobs to be printed on USB printers that are connected by means of the USB Bridging feature. USB printers are typically attached to Anyware clients, but are redirected to the remote host.
The following options are also available for printing:
Note: Default Printing Options
The printing options described below are default options, independent of the client software.
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Printing from the Agent Machine: This option permits jobs to be printed on printers that are connected to the agent machines.
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Printing Using a Cloud Service: This option permits the use of an external cloud service, such as Google Print, for processing print jobs created on host machines. The use of an external cloud service allows for the use of shared printers on the client's network without the need for installing device drivers. Prior to using, the external cloud service must be correctly configured.
Support for these methods depends on the Anyware agent and the Anyware Client for Linux it connects to. The Anyware Client for Linux printing support is as follows:
Windows agents | Linux agents | macOS agents | |
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Local USB Printing | — | — | — |
Remote Network Printing | ✔ | — | — |
Local Network Printing | ✔ | — | &— |
Cloud Printing | ✔ | — | — |