Remote printing fixes the "file is over there, printer is over here" problem: pick your local printer and print straight from the remote computer.
How it works
After a session opens, the host sees the printer you share from the controlling side. Print normally on the remote machine and choose the mapped local printer.
- Local printers mapped into the remote session
- Standard print dialog on the remote side
- Jobs travel through the session channel
- Multi-page and duplex settings supported
Where it helps
Printing a contract from the office PC onto your home printer, or sending back-office receipts to the front-desk printer in a store.
- Print office documents while working from home
- Send store receipts to the nearest printer
- Share one printer across a branch
- Print materials while helping someone remotely
Troubleshooting
Printing problems are usually driver related: the remote side needs the printer driver, and the local printer must be ready.
- Confirm the local printer is ready
- Install the matching driver on the remote side
- Check that printer mapping is enabled in the session
- Split very large documents into batches
FAQ
Does remote printing use much bandwidth?
Jobs scale with document size. Text is negligible; image-heavy or high-resolution documents are better compressed or split.
Why does the remote side not see my printer?
Check that printer mapping is on and the local printer is online; reconnecting the session refreshes the device list.