Your network must be based on compatible Windows CE networking standard. To share a printer, you must have an existing printer installed and configured on a Windows based PC. The first step in being able to print to a Windows CE compatible printer over a network is to share the printer. However not all of the available solutions support Network based printing and may be device specific.įor more information on compatible printers visit the HPC:Factor Hardware Compatibility List.
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Certain printer manufacturers, and third party software developers created drivers and solutions to print to other printer devices or printer specifications. The limitation of PCL 3 printers exists within the Windows CE platform as PCL is a widely used printing standard which allowed the Handheld PC to send data to a printer without the need for device specific drivers. Attempting to print to printers which do not support the PCL 3 specification will result in unformatted code being output which in no way resembles the original document. When using a local or remote printer, the printer logic must support the Hewlett Packard Printer Command Language 3.0 (PCL 3.0) specification.
Windows CE devices by default are limited in functionality when it comes to accessing printer resources. The article assumes that you have already successfully established a working LAN connection. This article describes the steps involved in printing to a remote printer share over a Local Area Network (LAN). Printing over a Wired or Wireless Network from Windows CE CESD|200116 Applies To
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