---
title: Printing
framework: devicemanagement
role: symbol
role_heading: Device Management Profile
path: devicemanagement/printing
---

# Printing

The payload that configures printers.

## Declaration

```data
object Printing
```

## Properties

AllowLocalPrinters: If true, allows printers that connect directly to a user’s computer. DefaultPrinter: The default printer for the user. FooterFontName: The footer font name. FooterFontSize: The footer font size. PrintFooter: If true, prints the page footer (including the user name and date). PrintMACAddress: If true, includes the MAC address. RequireAdminToAddPrinters: If true, requires an administrator password to add printers. RequireAdminToPrintLocally: If true, requires an administrator password to print locally. ShowOnlyManagedPrinters: If true, shows only managed printers. UserPrinterList: The printers available to a user.

## Discussion

Discussion Specify com.apple.mcxprinting as the payload type. Removing this profile from a device doesn’t automatically remove printers from the device. Profile availability  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |  Profile example <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd"> <plist version="1.0"> <dict>     <key>PayloadContent</key>     <array>         <dict>

<key>RequireAdminToAddPrinters</key>             <false/>             <key>AllowLocalPrinters</key>             <true/>             <key>RequireAdminToPrintLocally</key>             <true/>             <key>ShowOnlyManagedPrinters</key>             <true/>             <key>PrintFooter</key>             <true/>             <key>PrintMACAddress</key>             <true/>             <key>FooterFontSize</key>             <string>7</string>             <key>FooterFontName</key>             <string>Helvetica</string>             <key>DefaultPrinter</key>             <dict>                 <key>DeviceURI</key>                 <string>ipp://printer.example.com/</string>                 <key>DisplayName</key>                 <string>printer.example.com</string>             </dict>             <key>UserPrinterList</key>             <dict>                 <key>printer_example_com</key>                 <dict>                     <key>DeviceURI</key>                     <string>ipp://printer.example.com/</string>                     <key>DisplayName</key>                     <string>printer.example.com</string>                     <key>Location</key>                     <string>My Office</string>                     <key>Model</key>                     <string>PrinterModel1</string>                     <key>PrinterLocked</key>                     <true/>                     <key>PPDURL</key>                     <string>file://localhost/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/Versions/A/Frameworks/PrintCore.framework/Resources/Generic.ppd</string>                 </dict>             </dict>             <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>             <string>com.example.myprinterpayload</string>             <key>PayloadType</key>             <string>com.apple.mcxprinting</string>             <key>PayloadUUID</key>             <string>8242d870-95c0-0135-0b44-0c4de9ce4c04</string>             <key>PayloadVersion</key>             <integer>1</integer>         </dict>     </array>     <key>PayloadDisplayName</key>     <string>Printing</string>     <key>PayloadIdentifier</key>     <string>com.example.myprofile</string>     <key>PayloadType</key>     <string>Configuration</string>     <key>PayloadUUID</key>     <string>ab59f143-1478-419a-885e-7994fb13c9c3</string>     <key>PayloadVersion</key>     <integer>1</integer> </dict> </plist>

## Topics

### Objects

- [Printing.DefaultPrinter](devicemanagement/printing/defaultprinter-data.dictionary.md)
- [Printing.UserPrinterList](devicemanagement/printing/userprinterlist-data.dictionary.md)

## See Also

### Printing

- [AirPrint](devicemanagement/airprint.md)