{"id":163,"date":"2017-05-02T15:24:15","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T19:24:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uniprint.net\/?page_id=163\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T13:07:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T17:07:05","slug":"vdi-printing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uniprint.net\/en\/vdi-printing\/","title":{"rendered":"VDI Printing | Virtualized Desktop Printing Solution"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/>\n<style>\n        .gp-responsive-spacer-hneHeAvCfs {\n            padding-bottom: 80px;\n        }\n        @media screen and (max-width: 1024px){\n            .gp-responsive-spacer-hneHeAvCfs {\n                padding-bottom: 60.8px;\n            }\n        }\n        @media screen and (max-width: 700px){\n            .gp-responsive-spacer-hneHeAvCfs {\n                padding-bottom: 41.6px;\n            }\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class=\"gp-responsive-spacer-hneHeAvCfs\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gp-single-block-container \">\n<h1>Virtual Desktop Infrastructure Printing<\/h1>\n<p><\/p>\n<style>\n        .gp-responsive-spacer-aENYhfVFHK {\n            padding-bottom: 10px;\n        }\n        @media screen and (max-width: 1024px){\n            .gp-responsive-spacer-aENYhfVFHK {\n                padding-bottom: 7.6px;\n            }\n        }\n        @media screen and (max-width: 700px){\n            .gp-responsive-spacer-aENYhfVFHK {\n                padding-bottom: 5.2px;\n            }\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class=\"gp-responsive-spacer-aENYhfVFHK\"><\/div>\n<p>UniPrint Infinity\u2122 is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniprint.net\/en\/products\/uniprint-infinity\/\">printing solution for any virtual desktop environment<\/a>, be it Citrix XenDesktop\/XenApp, VMware View or Microsoft Hyper-V. UniPrint&#8217;s PDF-based Universal Printer Driver (UPD) eliminates the need to install multiple printer vendor drivers on each virtual desktop image, greatly simplifying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniprint.net\/en\/universal-printer-driver\/\">VDI printer management<\/a>. Printer driver incompatibility is no longer an issue, making administration easy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Webinar:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniprint.net\/en\/3-steps-to-securing-your-printing-infrastructure\/?utm_source=website-vdi-printing\">5 Proven Strategies for\u00a0Optimizing and Securing\u00a0Your Print Environment<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #133256;\">Get UniPrint Infinity<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"buttons-container left\">\n<div class=\"button-container  \">\n<div class=\"button\" role=\"button\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniprint.net\/en\/signup-2\/\">Free Trial <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"button-container  \">\n<div class=\"button\" role=\"button\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniprint.net\/en\/live-demo\/\">Book Consultation<\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .gp-responsive-spacer-RHCOdUpDWp {\n            padding-bottom: 30px;\n        }\n        @media screen and (max-width: 1024px){\n            .gp-responsive-spacer-RHCOdUpDWp {\n                padding-bottom: 22.8px;\n            }\n        }\n        @media screen and (max-width: 700px){\n            .gp-responsive-spacer-RHCOdUpDWp {\n                padding-bottom: 15.6px;\n            }\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class=\"gp-responsive-spacer-RHCOdUpDWp\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n        .gp-responsive-spacer-ekFkgyCDNp {\n            padding-bottom: 10px;\n        }\n        @media screen and (max-width: 1024px){\n            .gp-responsive-spacer-ekFkgyCDNp {\n                padding-bottom: 7.6px;\n            }\n        }\n        @media screen and (max-width: 700px){\n            .gp-responsive-spacer-ekFkgyCDNp {\n                padding-bottom: 5.2px;\n            }\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class=\"gp-responsive-spacer-ekFkgyCDNp\"><\/div>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #133256;\">VDI Printing<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When a VDI user prints to a UniPrint printer, print jobs are compressed into much smaller PDF files, and redirected to the user\u2019s locally-attached printer or to a network printer installed on a print server &#8211; VDI location-based printing has never been simpler.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 26px; color: #133256;\">Key Benefits<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Supports thin and thick, local and remote clients connecting to VDI environments<\/li>\n<li>Supports VDI printing over PCoIP on VMware Horizon with View<\/li>\n<li>Solves all printer driver incompatibility issues and enhances server stability<\/li>\n<li>Converts print data to PDF files, saving over 90% bandwidth consumption<\/li>\n<li>Allows centralized management across the network<\/li>\n<li>Enables location-based clientless printing to networked printers<\/li>\n<li>Provides end-to-end print data encryption<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #133256;\">How it works<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniprint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/VDI-Printing.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5377\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uniprint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Cloud-Printing.png\" alt=\"uniprint infinity vdi printing infrastructure diagram\" width=\"1500\" height=\"814\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"gp-no-bar   gp-two-col gp-align-middle\">\n<div class=\"gp-col gp-left\">\n<div class=\"  margin-right  gp-floating-number\">1<\/div>\n<p>    The user starts an VDI session by logging into a virtual desktop image. From an open application, the user prints to either an enumerated network printer (Gateway printer) or the UniPrint printer. Using the UniPrint universal printer driver (UPD), a compressed PDF file is created and then transferred to the UniPrint Bridge.<\/p>\n<div class=\"  margin-right  gp-floating-number\">2<\/div>\n<p>    The UniPrint Bridge acts as a router and routes the PDF print job accordingly, based on the type of printer chosen:\u00a0If the UniPrint printer is selected, the print job will be routed to the user\u2019s PC or if a Gateway printer is selected, the print job is directed to the UniPrint Print Server.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"gp-col gp-right\">\n<div class=\"  margin-right  gp-floating-number\">3<\/div>\n<p>    The PDF print job is then rendered into RAW print data.<\/p>\n<div class=\"  margin-right  gp-floating-number\">3a<\/div>\n<p>    On a PC, the UniPrint Client renders the PDF print job using one of the native drivers installed on the PC.\u00a0<strong><em>NOTE<\/em><\/strong><em>: For client-server printing, a print server is not required.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"  margin-right  gp-floating-number\">3b<\/div>\n<p>    On the UniPrint Print Server, the PDF print job is rendered using one of the native drivers installed on the print server.<\/p>\n<div class=\"  margin-right  gp-floating-number\">4<\/div>\n<p>    The RAW print data is then sent to the appropriate printer for printing.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n        .gp-responsive-spacer-UPKfSPVDNM {\n            padding-bottom: 50px;\n        }\n        @media screen and (max-width: 1024px){\n            .gp-responsive-spacer-UPKfSPVDNM {\n                padding-bottom: 38px;\n            }\n        }\n        @media screen and (max-width: 700px){\n            .gp-responsive-spacer-UPKfSPVDNM {\n                padding-bottom: 26px;\n            }\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class=\"gp-responsive-spacer-UPKfSPVDNM\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"  gp-two-col gp-align-middle\">\n<div class=\"gp-col gp-left\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #133256;\">Ease of Administration<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Managing printer drivers in virtual desktop environments with a remote workforce is a challenging task for any IT department. UniPrint Infinity is designed to function within any environment, and allows users to print to any printer located on a print server or physically attached to client workstations. Administrators can easily deploy the software through an Active Directory Group Policy and manage the printing environment through the UniPrint Management Console<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #133256;\"> Extending the Benefits of Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) to Printing<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>VDI allows organizations to centralize control over desktop deployment and minimize administration costs, while allowing users full access to their desktop applications. UniPrint Infinity extends the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniprint.net\/en\/vdi-virtualization-benefits-vdi-printing\/\">benefits of VDI to printing<\/a>, IT administrators need only to install one printer driver on the &#8220;golden image&#8221;, regardless of the printer make or model, at home or at remote sites.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"gp-col gp-right\">\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #133256;\"> Optimizing Bandwidth Availability<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Typically print jobs are sent as uncompressed RAW or EMF data across limited bandwidth connections which often slow down printing, and can bring application access to a halt. \u00a0With UniPrint Infinity, print data is compressed by as much as 90% into PDF-based print jobs. Not only is the print job size significantly reduced, but now users can preview, e-mail or archive the print job in PDF format.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-size: 28px; color: #133256;\">Advanced Technology Simplified<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>UniPrint&#8217;s universal printer driver fully supports and is supported by all virtualization technologies. \u00a0A &#8220;golden image&#8221; can remain free and clear of printer driver clutter with the use of UniPrint&#8217;s universal printer driver, driving all printer processes to remote print servers and physically attached printers on client workstations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Webinar:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uniprint.net\/en\/how-to-solve-vdi-printing-issues-while-cutting-print-costs-by-35\u200b\u200b\u200b\/?utm_source=website-solutions-vdi-printing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><i>3 Steps for Solving VDI Printing Issues While Cutting Print Costs by 35%<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<style>\n        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