How do I get a non domain user to print to a shared domain printer?

Question

I have a user that is on a laptop and not a part of our domain, I also have a user that is a member of the domain and has a shared printer on her computer, other domain computers can print to her printer but I can not get the laptop to print to her computer. Any ideas?

Answer 1

If the printer has an IP address, you can create an IP port on the non-domain computer.



START-->SETTINGS-->PRINTERS-->ADD PRINTER

select Locally attached printer- and click next

On the Select A Printer Port window, select Create a new port and select Standard TCP/IP port.

Put the printer IP address in the Printer Name field

Select the proper driver for the printer.

Answer 2

You need to create a computer account in your domain for the laptop. If that is not an option you will need to transfer the files to removeable media and print them from a domain computer.



If the laptop is already a member of the domain then you just need to have the person with the shared printer grant permission to "everyone" or the specific user.



Bert

Answer 3

Set the security on her printer to allow anyone to print to it, and set the laptop to the same workgroup name. This is not a good way to operate, but is the only easy option.