How to add LPR port manually?

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GabeCz-5083 asked Oct 21, '21 RichMatheisen-8856 answered Oct 22, '21

How to add LPR port manually?

Hi
I'm trying to find a way to add a LPR printer port via PowerShell. The add-printerport creates standard TCP/IP port only.
Basically what this Ok button does in the background I'd like to know. Figured so far, that it creates a bunch of registry entries, which if I create via reg add, it won't show up in printmanagement.msc/ports.

Thank you!

My goal is to have a script that adds a printer (say HP_MFP_Counter) on a domain joined print server (10.0.0.100) to a non-domain joined computer on the same network.

The registry entries are these, but something else is running additionally I can't figure out. This is all I found using Sysinternals Process Monitor.

Reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors\LPR Port\Ports\10.0.0.100:HP_Counter_MFP" /v "Printer Name" /t REG_SZ /d "HP_Counter_MFP" /f
Reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors\LPR Port\Ports\10.0.0.100:HP_Counter_MFP" /v "Server Name" /t REG_SZ /d "10.0.0.100" /f
Reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors\LPR Port\Ports\10.0.0.100:HP_Counter_MFP" /v "EnableBannerPage" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
Reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors\LPR Port\Ports\10.0.0.100:HP_Counter_MFP" /v "HpUxCompatibility" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f
Reg add "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors\LPR Port\Ports\10.0.0.100:HP_Counter_MFP" /v "OldSunCompatibility" /t REG_DWORD /d 0 /f

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Answer 1 · 2021-10-22T01:27:10.663Z

RichMatheisen-8856 answered Oct 22, '21 GabeCz-5083 commented Oct 22, '21

Does this work (I haven't tried it)? quick-tip-create-new-lpr-printers-using-powershell

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GabeCz-5083 · Oct 22, 2021 at 04:18 AM

Thanks.
That adds a port on the print server and only works if you run it on a domain joined computer.
I need to add a LPR port on the non-domain joined computer not on the server.

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Answer 2 · 2021-10-22T19:20:57.41Z

RichMatheisen-8856 answered Oct 22, '21

It's not PowerShell, but check the C:\Windows\System32\Printing_Admin_Scripts\en-US directory for the 7 vbs scripts supplied by MS. WMI is used, so they're transferable to PowerShell, but there's a ton of definitions and options.

The printer config script is "prncnfg.vbs".

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