Windows Server Core
as a local print server
Technical Information
ThinPrint GmbH
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Issued: April 9, 2015 (v07)
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All ThinPrint products are pure software solutions. Please note the safety warnings in the technical documentation from your hardware vendor and from the manufacturer of each device and component.
Before beginning installation, we recommend closing all windows and applications and deactivating any
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System requirements
Local print server’s operating system 1:
• Core installation of Windows Server
Or:
• Core installation of Windows Server
Or:
• Core installation of Windows Server
Or:
• Core installation of Windows Server
2008 x86/x64 with Service Pack 2 2
2008 R2
2012
2012 R2
Software to be installed:
• ThinPrint Client Windows (installed as a Windows service)
• Version 8.6 on Windows Server 2008 or 2008 R2
• Version 10 on Windows Server 2012 or 2012 R2
Scenarios
Terminal servers and virtual desktops without a central print server
See the manuals ThinPrint Engine on print servers and ThinPrint Client Windows
(Page 5).
Terminal servers, virtual desktops and workstations with a central print server
See the manuals ThinPrint Engine on print servers and ThinPrint Client Windows
(Page 5).
Preparations
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1. Add the Core Server to your Windows domain (Active Directory).
2. Also add the computer with which you’re about to configure the Core Server
to the same domain
3. On the Core-Server (which is to be used as a local print server) install the Server
Role Printing-ServerCore-Role per ocsetup.
4. Install the desired printers on this server.
5. Configure the Core Server’s firewall so:
• that the TCP port of ThinPrint Client is open in incoming direction
(default port: 4000) 3
• that the file Thn32svc.exe as well as its installer file Setup.exe can be executed
6. Copy the installer file Setup.exe of ThinPrint Client Windows to a directory of
the Core Server.
1also known as ThinPrint Client Gateway
2Alternative: SP-1 with Microsoft hotfixes KB958741 (Print Job Owner) and KB958656 (Client Side
Rendering) installed
3For printing with Connection Service a TCP port in outgoing direction is necessary (default
port: 4001). See also ThinPrint Connected Gateway manual.
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Installation
1. Run the installer Setup.exe (Illus. 1, background). Proceed as described in the
ThinPrint Client Windows manual.
2. During installation select ThinPrint Client TCP/IP as the client type. (The protocol TCP/IP has also to be set up as print protocol in ThinPrint Engine’s Port
Manager – see the respective ThinPrint Engine manual.)
3. Furthermore, an account has to be entered for the Windows service. Choose an
account with administrative permissions (Illus. 1, foreground).
Illus. 1
Illus. 1
Entering the Administrator account for the Windows service
4. On the Core Server, create the following Registry Key (if not already exists):
hkey_local_machine\software\thinprint\TPView
5. Under this Key, create the Value EnableLegacyFonts as a reg_dword and set it
to 1.
6. Restart the TP CLIENT SERVICE WINDOWS to confirm the Registry settings.
Print modes
With ThinPrint the following print modes can be used:
In all cases you have to install ThinPrint Ports and printers on the central print server
or the application server (on which the ThinPrint Engine is installed) and here specify
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• V-Layer
(Driver Free Printing for the session in which the applications run, but print job
rendering on a central print server – recommended)
• Native Printing
(print job rendering with the respective printer driver; no Driver Free Printing)
• Driver Free Printing
(use of ThinPrint Output Gateways instead of native printer drivers – possible
for Core Servers as local print servers, but not recommended)
the printers on the local print server (Core server) as the target. If neither Management Center nor AutoConnect can be used the IDs of the printers shown in ThinPrint
Client Manager on the Core Server are to be identified (Illus. 2).
Illus. 2
Illus. 2
Identifying ThinPrint Client’s printer IDs
Additional sources
Further information about ThinPrint can be downloaded from our website. The following manuals and technical information are – amongst other – available at
www.thinprint.com/manuals:
ThinPrint Client Windows
Preconfiguration and unattended installation of ThinPrint Client Windows
ThinPrint Engine on print servers
Management Center
Desktop Extension
Connection Service
Licensing
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