Dell Wyse ThinOS Version 8.5 Administrator’s Guide

Blast Virtual Printing

1. Power on the ThinOS client with the VMware View broker configured in the Broker Setup tab. Set the connection protocol as All Supported from the Connection Protocol drop-down list.
2. Go to Global Connection Settings > Session, and retain the Exclude printer devices check box selection. This option is selected by default.
3. Plug in a USB printer to the ThinOS client terminal.
4. Go to System Setup > Printer.
   The Printer Setup dialog box is displayed.
5. In the Printer Setup dialog box, do the following:
   1. From the Select Port drop-down list, select LPT 1.
   2. Enter valid printer name and printer identification.
   3. Select the Enable the printer device check box.

      

   4. Click Ok to save the configuration.
6. Click the Options tab, and do the following:
   1. Set LPT1: <Printername>as default printer.
      NOTE:Do not select the Enable .print Client check box.
   2. Click Ok to save the configuration.

      

7. Connect to a VMware Blast session. Go to Control Panel > Devices and Printers. The printer that is configured locally in ThinOS is mapped to the session.
   The mapped printer’s driver is TP PS Driver and the port is TPVM port.
   The virtual printer allows the ThinOS local printer to be mapped to the VMware Blast session without installing the printer driver in the session.