Printing

The payload that configures printers.

Declaration

object Printing

Properties

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

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


Device channel	macOS
User channel	macOS
Allow manual install	macOS
Requires supervision	NA
Requires user-approved MDM	NA
Allowed in user enrollment	NA
Allow multiple payloads	NA

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>

Printing

Declaration

Properties

Discussion

Profile availability

Profile example

Topics

Objects

See Also

Printing