Printer installation script


Printer installation script

Author: Maksim Merkulov
Tags: cmd hardware
Categories: scripting

How install all printers(drivers add, install, share) with script? In Windows you can use scripts for printer installation.

  1. Add driver The name of printer driver you can get from a driver.inf file
cscript "C:\Windows\System32\Printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US\prndrvr.vbs" -a -m "Printer driver Universal V4 PCL" -i "\\Local_Network_folder\PRINTERS\Name_of_printer\Driver\x64\PCL6\KOBxxK__01.inf"
  1. Add IP, Port Port: 9100 IP address of the printer: 122.90.100.12
cscript "C:\Windows\System32\Printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US\Prnport.vbs" -a -r "Name_of_Driver_on_port" -h 122.90.100.12 -o raw -n 9100
  1. Add installed printer in the printer list for IP and name
cscript "C:\Windows\System32\Printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US\prnmngr.vbs" -a -p "New Printer in the Control Panel" -m "Printer driver Universal V4 PCL" -r "Name_of_Driver_on_port"
  1. Shared its printer
cscript "C:\Windows\System32\Printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US\prncnfg.vbs" -t -p "New Printer in the Control Panel" -h "New Printer Shared Name" +shared

Some examples of a connection script

Xerox 5225A

cscript "C:\Windows\System32\Printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US\prndrvr.vbs" -a -m "Xerox WorkCentre 5225A" -i "\\Ntwrk\print_drivers\WC5225-5230_x64_ENG\x2GKOHL.inf"

cscript "C:\Windows\System32\Printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US\Prnport.vbs" -a -r "Xerox WorkCentre 5225A driver" -h 122.90.100.13 -o raw -n 9100

cscript "C:\Windows\System32\Printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US\prnmngr.vbs" -a -p "Xerox WorkCentre 5225A Name" -m "Xerox WorkCentre 5225A" -r "Xerox WorkCentre 5225A driver"

cscript "C:\Windows\System32\Printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US\prncnfg.vbs" -t -p "Xerox WorkCentre 5225A Name" -h "Xerox WorkCentre 5225A shared" +shared

cscript "C:\Windows\System32\Printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US\prndrvr.vbs" -a -m "Xerox VersaLink C7020 PCL6" -i "\\Ntwrk\print_drivers\VLC7000_5.617.7.0_PCL6_x64\VLC7000_5.617.7.0_PCL6_x64_Driver.inf\x3NMARX.inf"

cscript "C:\Windows\System32\Printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US\Prnport.vbs" -a -r "Xerox VersaLink C7020 driver" -h 122.90.100.14 -o raw -n 9100

cscript "C:\Windows\System32\Printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US\prnmngr.vbs" -a -p "Xerox VersaLink C7020 Name" -m "Xerox VersaLink C7020 PCL6" -r "Xerox VersaLink C7020 driver"

cscript "C:\Windows\System32\Printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US\prncnfg.vbs" -t -p "Xerox VersaLink C7020 Name" -h "Xerox VersaLink C7020 shared" +shared

Samsung

cscript "C:\Windows\System32\Printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US\prndrvr.vbs" -a -m "Samsung CLX-3180 Series" -i "\\Ntwrk\print_drivers\Samsung CLX-3185\Samsung_CLX-3180_Series_SPD_V3.11.34.00.18\PRINTER\SPL_COLOR\WINXP_VISTA_64\sst2c.inf"

cscript "C:\Windows\System32\Printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US\Prnport.vbs" -a -r "Samsung CLX-3180 Series driver" -h 122.90.100.15 -o raw -n 9100

cscript "C:\Windows\System32\Printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US\prnmngr.vbs" -a -p "Samsung CLX-3180 Series Name" -m "Samsung CLX-3180 Series" -r "Samsung CLX-3180 Series driver"

cscript "C:\Windows\System32\Printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US\prncnfg.vbs" -t -p "Samsung CLX-3180 Series Name" -h "Samsung CLX-3180 Series shared" +shared

Kyocera FS-1135 MFP

cscript "C:\Windows\System32\Printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US\prndrvr.vbs" -a -m "Kyocera FS-1135MFP KX" -i "\\Ntwrk\print_drivers\Kx630909_UPD_en\64bit\XP and newer\OEMSETUP.INF"

cscript "C:\Windows\System32\Printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US\Prnport.vbs" -a -r "Kyocera FS-1135MFP KX driver" -h 122.90.100.16 -o raw -n 9100

cscript "C:\Windows\System32\Printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US\prnmngr.vbs" -a -p "Kyocera FS-1135MFP Name" -m "Kyocera FS-1135MFP KX" -r "Kyocera FS-1135MFP KX driver"

cscript "C:\Windows\System32\Printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US\prncnfg.vbs" -t -p "Kyocera FS-1135MFP Name" -h "Kyocera FS-1135MFP shared" +shared