How to Setup Virtual Printer with TSPlus?

How to Setup Virtual Printer with TSPlus?

Here's a step-by-step guide to help you set up and use TSplus Virtual Printer effectively.

🖨️ TSplus Virtual Printer Setup Guide

✅ Purpose:

To allow remote users to print from a TSplus server to their local printer seamlessly during an RDP or web session.

🔧 Prerequisites

Requirement Details
✔️ TSplus Installed TSplus Standard/Advanced/Enterprise version
✔️ Virtual Printer Add-on Must be licensed separately from TSplus
✔️ Admin Access Admin rights on both the server and user machine
✔️ Local Printer Installed and configured on client-side system

🪜 Step-by-Step Setup

🔹 Step 1: Purchase or Activate TSplus Virtual Printer Add-On

🔹 Step 2: Install the TSplus Virtual Printer Server Component

On the TSplus host/server machine:

  1. Run the Virtual Printer Server installer.

  2. Follow the on-screen instructions.

  3. After installation, open the TSplus Admin Tool.

  4. Navigate to:

    • Applications > Virtual Printer

    • Ensure it's enabled for user sessions.

🔹 Step 3: Install the TSplus Virtual Printer Client Component

On the user's local PC/laptop (the client):

  1. Download the Virtual Printer Client application from the same TSplus download package.

  2. Install it.

  3. Ensure the user has a default printer configured locally.

  4. After installation, a Virtual Printer named TSplus Virtual Printer appears.

🔹 Step 4: Connect and Print

  1. The user starts a remote session (RDP, web portal, or RemoteApp).

  2. Opens the application (e.g., Tally ERP).

  3. Selects TSplus Virtual Printer from the print dialog inside Tally.

  4. The print job is redirected and printed on the user’s local printer.

💡 Tips & Best Practices

  • ✅ Ensure the client software starts automatically with the user's session.

  • ✅ Always test with a sample printout before going live.

  • 🖨️ Print Preview helps verify format before printing locally.

  • 📄 Can print invoices, reports, PDFs, and any Tally documents.

❓ Common Issues & Fixes

Issue Solution
Virtual Printer not showing in Tally Ensure it's installed on both server and client; restart session.
Garbled or blank printouts Check driver compatibility; update Virtual Printer client.
Slow printing Optimize bandwidth and print resolution settings.
Local printer not receiving jobs Check default printer status on the client machine.

🔐 Security Notes

  • All print data is encrypted during transfer.

  • Printing is session-isolated — one user cannot print to another user’s printer.

  • Works with both RDP and HTML5 browser-based sessions.

📞 Need Help?

  • TSplus Support: https://support.tsplus.net

  • Virtual Printer Manual: Included in the installation package

  • Tally-specific printing issues: May require adjusting printer page size or orientation in Tally