Adding Network printers giving Printer Model Name instead of the Shared Name

Ashish Arya 1

I am trying to add the network printers to all intune-managed machines using Powershell Scripts deployed via Intune.

The problem I am facing is that the printers are getting added to the machines but with their model name and not by their shared name.

For example for Printer queue like Alz-colour, the printer is showing the Model name like Ricoh etc.

So please help. Thanks.

Jason Sandys 31,151 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2021-05-25T15:38:36.323+00:00

This really has nothing to do with Intune as all Intune does is deliver the script. What the script does or doesn't do is up to that script and the capabilities of Windows. Because of this, I'm adding a Windows tag and removing all of the Intune tags (except one as the chosen tags are completely unrelated).

1 answer

Rahul Jindal [MVP] 9,131 Reputation points MVP

2021-05-22T23:42:35.32+00:00

Hard to say without seeing the actual script, but you can refer to the following blog. intune-configure-printers-for-non.html
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Ashish Kumar Arya 41 Reputation points

2021-05-23T04:09:35.123+00:00

Thanks Rahul.

The script was a one liner-

add-printer -connectionname \servername\printersharedname

Rahul Jindal [MVP] 9,131 Reputation points MVP

2021-05-23T06:39:10.813+00:00

That should have worked as far as I know but have you tried configuring using device restriction policy?

Ashish Kumar Arya 41 Reputation points

2021-05-23T06:40:55.793+00:00

It is working but I am getting the printer model name instead of the Printer shared name.

Rahul Jindal [MVP] 9,131 Reputation points MVP

2021-05-23T06:43:59.057+00:00

No I meant do you get the same result using the device restriction policy? Or is that what you meant? Honestly, I am not sure why it is not working, but if this is important to you then maybe look at preparing the driver and configuration yourself and deploying it using the process covered in the blog post I shared earlier.

Ashish Kumar Arya 41 Reputation points

2021-05-23T06:45:49.89+00:00

Yes, I did use the device restriction configuration profile to send the printers details but it did not work.
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