How to deploy printers in Windows Server 2008 using GPO

We will see how to deploy easily printers using GPO.


First of all, you have to install your printers on the server and share it.

Be carreful, if you are using a 64bits version (Windows Server 2008 R2 or SBS), you have to find the 64bits drivers.

Now you have to install the Print Services role on the server.

The role will be installed without restarting the server.

Deploy the printer.

To install printers to groups of users or computers by using Group Policy

1. Open the Administrative Tools folder, and then double-click Print Management.
2. In the Print Management tree, under the appropriate print server, click Printers.
3. In the results pane, right-click the printer you want to deploy, and then click Deploy with Group Policy.
4. In the Deploy with Group Policy dialog box, click Browse, and then choose a Group Policy object.
5. Click OK.
6. To assign the printer connection setting to the GPO, do one or both of the following:
   As a per-user setting, select the The users that this GPO applies to (per user) check box.
   As a per-machine setting, select the The computers that this GPO applies to (per machine) check box.
7. Click Add.
8. Repeat steps 3 to 6 to add the printer connection setting to another GPO.
9. Click OK.

Source :

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc722179(WS.10).aspx