Can some one please point me to an example of a Powershell script that installs a TCP/IP printer? unfortunately our department decided to stop using print servers so now we are forced to add printers using print to IP. I am looking for a script that will install a printer and use a TCP/IP port.

Thanks,
WbrostThis may help. It seems straightforward. Create instances of two WMI classes and fill in the properties with your local information.

Good luck. ok getting closer. I can get the first portion of the code to work but during the second part I get the following error message:

Exception calling "Put" with "0" ARGUMENT(s): "Generic failure "
At line:1 char:19
+ $objNewPrinter.Put <<<< ()
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: ( [], MethodInvocationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : DotNetMethodException

Below is the code that I am using to get this working.

$objPrint = [WMICLASS]"Win32_Printer"
$objPrint.psbase.scope.options.EnablePrivileges = $true
$objNewPrinter = $objPrint.createInstance()
$objNewPrinter.DeviceID = "Rhyne_235A_02"
$objNewPrinter.DriverName = "TOSHIBA e-STUDIO3510cSeriesPLC6"
$objNewPrinter.PortName = "Toshiba_3510C"
$objNewPrinter.Shared = $false
$objNewPrinter.Put()

thanks,
wbrostI RAN into the same problem and after some tinkering around at the Powershell command line, I suspect the problem is not with the put instruction but with the value of the properties. Specifically with the Drivername property.

It seems you can create a printer without a physical unit, but the driver needs to be INSTALLED. I was able to get this snippet to work simply by using the installed driver of a real printer on my system. Be sure the same port name USED in creating the port is used when creating the printer.

Code: [Select]# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Script: PSH-WMI-setTCPIPPrinterPortInstall.ps1
# Author: Powershell Community
# Date: 02/22/2011 11:07:40
# Comments: Install a printer to TCP/IP port
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
#Requires -Version 2.0

$PortName = "MyPort"
$PrintDriver = "HP Deskjet 930C/932C/935C"

#Create the port
#
$objPort = [wmiclass] "Win32_TcpIpPrinterPort"
$objNewPort = $objPort.CreateInstance()

#$objNewPort.psbase.scope.options.EnablePrivileges = $False #if using W2K3 use $True
$objNewPort.Name = $PortName
$objNewPort.HostAddress = "10.10.10.10"
$objNewPort.Protocol = 1 #1=RAW (default) 2=LPR
$objNewPort.Put()

#Create the Printer
#
$printer = [wmiclass] "Win32_Printer"
$newprinter = $printer.CreateInstance()

$newprinter.DeviceID = "My New Printer" #This property req'd
$newprinter.Drivername = $PrintDriver #This property req'd
$newprinter.PortName = $PortName #This property req'd

$newprinter.Shared = $true
$newprinter.Sharename = "ShareName"
$newprinter.Location = "Office"
$newprinter.COMMENT = "Comment"
$newprinter.Put()

<#
Use Get-Member on $newprint and $objNewPort to retrieve all properties
and methods available
#>

Good luck.

Quote from: Sidewinder on March 01, 2011, 04:34:39 PM

I ran into the same problem and after some tinkering around at the Powershell command line, I suspect the problem is not with the put instruction but with the value of the properties. Specifically with the Drivername property.

It seems you can create a printer without a physical unit, but the driver needs to be installed. I was able to get this snippet to work simply by using the installed driver of a real printer on my system. Be sure the same port name used in creating the port is used when creating the printer.