Deploy Secure Print Direct queues based on workstation computer names
Use computer name-based deployment to assign Secure Print Direct queues based on the workstation computer name rather than the signed-in user. For background, see How computer name-based deployment works.
Before you begin
- Ensure that Secure Print Direct printers and queues have been configured in HP Insights. See Configuring Secure Print Direct.
- Use Windows Print Scout 8.5 or later, which reports workstation computer names.
Configure a printer for computer name-based deployment
In the HP Insights web client, go to Direct Print > Direct Printers.
Select the printer to configure.
Expand Permission Groups.
For Target, select Workstation.
In Computer Name Match, enter a value or regular expression to identify the workstations that should be matched to the printer. Optionally, select Starts with, Ends with, Contains, or All if a simpler matching method better fits your naming convention.
Enter a matching value when required. Use a value that matches the workstation computer name reported by Print Scout.
To add another rule, select +. Multiple Computer Name Match rules use an OR relationship. A workstation is considered a match if its computer name matches any configured rule.
Remove unused rows or leave them blank. Blank rules are ignored.
Click Apply to save the changes.
Import printers and queues for computer name-based deployment
You can import Secure Print Direct printer configurations that include computer name-based deployment settings. The import template includes the Target and Computer Name Patterns columns, which can be used to configure printers and their Computer Name Match rules during import. Queues associated with imported printers inherit these settings by default and can be overridden if different deployment rules are required. See Import Direct Printers.
Override queue settings
By default, a queue inherits its Target and Computer Name Match settings from the Secure Print Direct printer. The queue uses the same Target as the printer, but you can use Override to configure a queue-specific Computer Name Match rule when the queue needs different computer name matching from the other queues associated with the printer. Install for controls the queue’s location scope and is configured at the queue level; it is not inherited from the printer.
Go to Direct Print > Direct Printers.
Select Print Queues, and then select the print queue you want to configure.
Open Queue Properties and expand the Installation Rules panel.
Select Override to configure a queue-specific Computer Name Match rule.
Note: The queue still uses the Target configured on the printer.
Configure the queue-specific Computer Name Match rule. If location scoping is required, configure the queue’s Install for setting.
Select Apply.