13.30. How to distribute print queue configuration

If you have a lot of printers of the same model and need to make the same configuration change on all of them, you can save time with Distribute print queue configuration. The destination print queues will be set up with same print drivers and print driver configurations as selected for the originating print queue.

!If possible, ALWAYS select the print driver name that include a version number. This is to mitigate that Windows can not differentiate between versions of the print driver unless the version is reflected in the print driver name. This is particularly important when working with universal print drivers.

1. On the Print queue properties page select the Drivers tab.
2. Select Distribute print queue configuration.

*Only if the print driver is Locked will this also become the print driver in the destination print queue. Otherwise, the destination print queue will be set to Automatic selection of print driver, in which case, Printix will select a print driver based on the printer model.

3. Select the print queues to receive the print queue configuration.
   A star ★ appears next to the printer ID if the print queue is not active.
4. Select Distribute.

*To have already installed print queues adopt the new configuration, please refer to How to update print queues on computers

Search

1. Select Search .
2. Enter print queue name or printer ID.
   Uppercase and lowercase letters are treated the same.

Filters

1. Select Filters.
   • Select Network to filter by this. The same network as the computer is selected by default.
   • Select Active to filter by this.
   • Select Add print queue automatically to filter by this.
   • Select Remove print queue automatically to filter by this.
   • Select Via the cloud to filter by this.
   • Select Print 2-sided by default to filter by this.
   • Select Print in black by default to filter by this.