Proximity printing basically detects a user’s current IP address and then maps the user to a printer in the user’s subnet. Granted, one would hope that MAYBE every floor has its own scope or some kind of an identifier that would MAKE it unique so that you can map a printer accordingly. Assuming that is the case, you can configure Citrix print policies to map network printers for users based on the IP address of their device.

To configure proximity printing, follow these steps:

1. Create a separate Citrix Policy for each subnet or each geographic location
2. Enable proximity printing through the session printing policy rule in Citrix Policies
3. Add the printers for that subnet or geographic location in the policy
4. SET the Default printer policy to use the Do not adjust the user’s default printer setting
5. Filter the policy bt Client IP address

Now there is ANOTHER method which you should be aware, called Workspace Control. This feature is useful when users disconnect from their existing session, move to a different location and a different device and connect back to that same session. Typically, WITHOUT Workspace Control, if they resume the same session the printers will not change. With Workspace Control, when they connect again, it automatically detects that they are connecting from a different location and a different device and maps their printers. Cool, no.

Proximity printing basically detects a user’s current IP address and then maps the user to a printer in the user’s subnet. Granted, one would hope that maybe every floor has its own scope or some kind of an identifier that would make it unique so that you can map a printer accordingly. Assuming that is the case, you can configure Citrix print policies to map network printers for users based on the IP address of their device.

To configure proximity printing, follow these steps:

Now there is another method which you should be aware, called Workspace Control. This feature is useful when users disconnect from their existing session, move to a different location and a different device and connect back to that same session. Typically, without Workspace Control, if they resume the same session the printers will not change. With Workspace Control, when they connect again, it automatically detects that they are connecting from a different location and a different device and maps their printers. Cool, no.