Adding or removing a printer on a computer

If a printer is added to a location it will be available to a user when they log on to a computer in that location. However, it is also possible to add a printer to a computer. This is useful if you only want certain computers to be able to use a particular printer.

To add a printer to a computer

From the left-hand pane, expand Computers and choose All Computers.
From the right-hand pane, right-click the computer and from the menu, choose Properties.
Choose the Printers tab.
Click the Add button.
From the 'Available items' list, select the printer you want to add.

Click OK to close the Select Printers window.
Click OK to close the Computer Properties window.

To remove a printer from a computer

From the left-hand pane, expand Computers and choose All Computers.
From the right-hand pane, right-click the computer and from the menu, choose Properties.
Choose the Printers tab.
Select the printer you want to remove and then click the Remove button.
Click the Yes button to remove the printer from the printer list. (If the printer is the default printer for a computer, a warning message will be displayed. Click Yes to confirm the deletion).
Click OK.

Notes

You can use the same process to manage multiple computers. First select all of the computers that you wish to manage. Only printers that are assigned to all the selected computers are listed on the Printers tab.
Once you have made any changes to a computer's properties, the computer must be restarted for the new settings to take effect.
You can also set a printer to be the default for a computer.
Computer properties are also available by selecting the computer and choosing in the toolbar, or from the File menu choosing Properties.