Add-Printer

Add-Printer

Adds a printer to the specified computer.

Syntax

Parameter Set: connection
Add-Printer [-ConnectionName] <String> [-AsJob] [-CimSession <CimSession> ] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32> ] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

Parameter Set: port
Add-Printer [-Name] <String> [-DriverName] <String> -PortName <String> [-AsJob] [-CimSession <CimSession> ] [-Comment <String> ] [-ComputerName <String> ] [-Datatype <String> ] [-KeepPrintedJobs] [-Location <String> ] [-PermissionSDDL <String> ] [-PrintProcessor <String> ] [-Priority <UInt32> ] [-Published] [-RenderingMode <RenderingModeEnum> ] [-SeparatorPageFile <String> ] [-Shared] [-ShareName <String> ] [-StartTime <UInt32> ] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32> ] [-UntilTime <UInt32> ] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

Parameter Set: wsd
Add-Printer [-Name] <String> [-AsJob] [-CimSession <CimSession> ] [-Comment <String> ] [-ComputerName <String> ] [-Datatype <String> ] [-DeviceURL <String> ] [-DeviceUUID <String> ] [-KeepPrintedJobs] [-Location <String> ] [-PermissionSDDL <String> ] [-PrintProcessor <String> ] [-Priority <UInt32> ] [-Published] [-RenderingMode <RenderingModeEnum> ] [-SeparatorPageFile <String> ] [-Shared] [-ShareName <String> ] [-StartTime <UInt32> ] [-ThrottleLimit <Int32> ] [-UntilTime <UInt32> ] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [ <CommonParameters>]

Detailed Description

The Add-Printer cmdlet adds a printer to a specified computer. You can add both local printers and connections to network-based printers.

You cannot use wildcard characters with Add-Printer. You can use Add-Printer in a Windows PowerShell remoting session.

You do not need administrator privileges to use Add-Printer.

Parameters

-AsJob

-CimSession<CimSession>

Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.

-Comment<String>

Specifies the text to add to the Comment field for the specified printer.

-ComputerName<String>

Specifies the name of the computer to which to add the printer.

-ConnectionName<String>

Specifies the name of a shared printer to which to connect. This parameter is required.

-Datatype<String>

Specifies the data type the printer uses to record print jobs.

-DeviceURL<String>

Adds a WSD (Web Services on Devices) printer to the specified computer. The URL is used for directed discovery.

-DeviceUUID<String>

Specifies the multicast UUID for device detection for the WSD port.

-DriverName<String>

Specifies the name of the printer driver for the printer.

-KeepPrintedJobs

Specifies whether the print jobs in the queue are kept.

-Location<String>

Specifies the location of the printer.

-Name<String>

Specifies the name of the printer to add.

-PermissionSDDL<String>

Specifies the permissions for the printer as an SDDL (Security Descriptor Definition Language) string.

-PortName<String>

Specifies the name of the port used or created for the printer.

-PrintProcessor<String>

Specifies the name of the print processor used by the printer.

-Priority<UInt32>

Specifies the relative queue priority.

-Published

Specifies whether or not the printer is published in the network directory service.

-RenderingMode<RenderingModeEnum>

Specifies the rendering mode for the printer. You can specify one of the following three rendering modes: SSR (Service Side Rendering), CSR (Client Side Rendering), or Branch Office

-SeparatorPageFile<String>

Specifies the path to and name of the separator page to be used by the printer.

-ShareName<String>

Specifies the name by which to share the printer on the network. To share a printer, specify the Shared parameter.

-Shared

Indicates whether to share the printer on the network. You can determine the name by which the printer is shared by specifying ShareName. If ShareName is not specified, the name of the printer is used as the share name.

-StartTime<UInt32>

Specifies the starting time of printer availability.

-ThrottleLimit<Int32>

Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.

-UntilTime<UInt32>

Specifies the ending time of printer availability.

-Confirm

Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.

-WhatIf

Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.

<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Verbose, -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -OutBuffer, and -OutVariable. For more information, see    about_CommonParameters (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=113216).

Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

• This cmdlet takes no input objects.

Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

• This cmdlet produces no output.

Examples

-------------------------- ExampleXAMPLE 1: Add a printer to a local machinecomputer by specifying Driver name and Port name-------------------------- xample:Add a printer to a local computer

This command adds a printer with name "mxdw2" to the local computer. The "mxdw" printer uses the "Microsoft XPS Document Writer v4" driver and the "portprompt:" port.

The “portprompt:” port prompts for a file name to save the XPS document when printing to the XPS printer.

PS C:\> Add-Printer -Name "mxdw 2" -DriverName "Microsoft XPS Document Writer v4" -PortName "portprompt:"

-------------------------- ExampleXAMPLE 2: Add a new network printer connection-------------------------- xample:Add a new network printer connection

This command adds a new printer by specifying the name of a print server and a shared printer on that server.

PS C:\> Add-Printer -ConnectionName \\printServer\printerName

Related topics

Get-Printer

Set-Printer

Remove-Printer

Rename-Printer