With the Remote Printing feature you can easily print your remote files to your local printer. No need to transfer files before printing or worrying if you have the correct application installed on the local computer.
There are two ways to print:
GoToMyPC Printer: Simply select the GoToMyPC Printer option from the Print window and print as you normally would. Without doing anything else your file will print to your local computer's default printer.
Manually Enable a Local Printer:Printing
with the GoToMyPC Printer is recommended for most jobs but there may be
situations (e.g., printing checks or other cases where precision is required)
where you may want to manually enable a specific printer. This process
requires that you first set up your local printer on the remote PC while in a remote session.
When you remotely connect to your
host PC, the GoToMyPC Printer feature automatically detects the printers
available to your client computer. By selecting the GoToMyPC Printer from
the Print window, you are directing the print job to your
local default printer.
To print a remote file to your local printer
Open
your file on the remote PC and select Print from
your application's File menu.
Verify
that the GoToMyPC Printer is selected in the Print window.
Click
OK to print to your local computer's
default printer. That's all there is to it!
Print to a Different Local Printer
You can easily switch between your local printers while in a remote session.
To switch local printers
While in a remote session, select the File menu from the top of your GoToMyPC viewer,
then Select GoToMyPC Printer.
GoToMyPC provides a list all the local printers that have already been enabled on your client computer. Select
the local printer that you want to use. Congratulations - you've just told GoToMyPC where to print your files!
Now you're ready to print to the new local printer. Return
to the file in the remote application and print with the GoToMyPC
Printer as explained above.
By manually enabling your local printer to work with GoToMyPC you will get the best possible print results. There are a few extra steps required to properly configure a remote PC to work with your local printer but this only needs to be done the first time. If the highest level of color and print accuracy aren't critical to your project then we recommend you use the GoToMyPC Printer for convenience.
Before you Begin: Some printers require
a host PC reboot upon setup so before you begin make sure that GoToMyPC is configured to load automatically after a reboot. This can easily be confirmed from the GoToMyPC startup preferences. Right-click the icon
in the system tray, which is found at the bottom right of your remote desktop, and select Preferences. From the Host tab make sure Start GoToMyPC: Automatically is selected.
Note:
The add printer wizard will not be able to detect the type of printer
if you attempt to install the printer from the system tray icon while
you are not in session. The process of installing a remote printer will
vary depending upon operating system and access to printer drivers. If
you do not have the necessary printer driver on your host PC, you may
need to download the driver from the manufacturer's Web site before you
can complete the installation of a remote printer
To
manually install a local printer while remotely connected
Start a remote session and connect to your host PC from the computer that you want to print from.
Once connected, right-click the icon in the system tray of your remote desktop and select Preferences.
Select the Printing tab and then click Add Printer.
On the Select a Printer
to Set Up screen, the drop-down menu will automatically select the default
printer (from your Printers folder) installed on your local client computer.
If you wish to select another printer, click the drop-down menu and choose
the printer you want to set up. Click OK. GoToMyPC will search for available printer drivers
The Add Printer Wizard
screen opens. Notice the GoToMyPC Printer Setup Instructions Tips window
attached to the left of the Add Printer Wizard screen. Please pay particularly
attention to this menu during the setup process; it will provide assistance
in setting up the local printer. Click Next.
Note: The install process varies from one manufacturer to another, so please follow the instructions from the manufacturer in full to install the driver. Some manufacturers will require communication with your printer. In such cases, please click cancel when the installer reports that printer is not attached. Due to variations in installation the following instructions are intended as a general guide only.
On the Local or Network
Printer screen, select Local printer.
Make sure that Plug and Play auto-detection is NOT selected. Click Next.
On the Select the
Printer Port screen, scroll down and select the GoToPort.
Click Next.
On the Install Printer
Software screen, select the manufacturer and model of your printer. Click
Next.
Note:
Start by selecting the manufacturer and then select the printer model
that is closest to the model you have. If you cannot find a close match,
you may need to download the driver from the manufacturer's Web site.
Once you have downloaded the driver (be sure it is the correct driver
for your host PC operating system), click the Have Disk button, browse
to where you downloaded the driver, select the driver and click OK. See Locate and Install a Printer Driver on the Host PC for more information
On the Name Your Printer page, enter the name for this printer. We recommend that you keep
the "GoToMyPC" preface to the printer name to help you identify
the printer in the future. Select No
if asked to set this printer as the default printer. Click Next.
On the Printer Sharing
screen, select Do not share this printer.
Click Next.
On the Print Test
screen, select Yes if you are
remotely connected; select No
if not. Click Next. Click Finish.
Note:If
your host PC operating system is Windows 2000, XP or Vista and you wish
to manually enable a printer, please ensure that you have administrator
rights when you upgrade/install GoToMyPC.
Locate and Install a Printer Driver on the Host PC
To Locate and install a printer driver on the host PC
If the printer driver is not available, it will need to be downloaded from the manufacturer's Web site (e.g. www.hp.com, www.canon.com or www.brother.com.)
From a browser on your remote computer, navigate to the manufacturer's Web site and start your search for the printer driver. Print drivers are most commonly found on the Support or Service sections. It will vary, so if you have a hard time finding it, please contact their support for assistance.
Once the local print driver has been downloaded to your remote PC, you are ready to add the printer to GoToMyPC's list of printers. Please continue to the previous set of instructions titled Manually install a local printer while remotely connected.