Question and Answers
Q: What is the Citrix Universal Print Server (UPS)?
A:The Universal Print Server feature comprises:
A:To eliminate the need to install numerous network printer drivers on XenApp and XenDesktop hosts, enable more efficient network utilization, and support direct network printing on Windows and non-Windows clients
Q: What products can the 7.6 Citrix Universal Print Server (UPS) be used with?
A:The Citrix UPS can be installed on the following Citrix products:
A:It offers the following enhancements:
A:No this is a complete replacement to earlier UPS 7.x so please uninstall the previous version of the Citrix UPS (UpsClient and UpsServer pieces) and install this newer version.
NOTE:The Citrix Universal Print Server (UPS) 7.6 was previously only available with the download of the XenApp/XenDesktop 7.6 .iso image. It has been released as a separate download so customers with previously supported versions of XenApp/XenDesktop can take advantage of the enhancements in the Citrix UPS 7.6 version.
Citrix Download -Direct download link for Citrix Universal Printer (UPS) 7.6 for XenDesktop
Citrix Documentation -XenApp\XenDesktop 7.x Printing
Citrix Documentation -Citrix Universal Print Server
A:The Universal Print Server feature comprises:
- A client component,UpsClient, that you install on each XenApp and XenDesktop host that provisions session network printers and that uses the Universal Printer Driver.
- A server component,UpsServer, that you install on each print server that provisions session network printers and that uses the Universal Printer Driver for the session printers (regardless of whether or not the session printers are centrally provisioned).
A:To eliminate the need to install numerous network printer drivers on XenApp and XenDesktop hosts, enable more efficient network utilization, and support direct network printing on Windows and non-Windows clients
Q: What products can the 7.6 Citrix Universal Print Server (UPS) be used with?
A:The Citrix UPS can be installed on the following Citrix products:
- XenApp/XenDesktop 7.x
- XenDesktop 5.6
- XenApp 6.5
A:It offers the following enhancements:
- Stability at a sustained load of about 50 print jobs per minute
- Excellent recovery from periods of stress/overload
- Protocol efficiency optimizations (reduced chattiness) resulting in a better user experience (opening the Print dialog is about 6 times faster) and better performance over WAN connections
- Increased protection from faulty printer drivers, including when UPS is used in conjunction with printer driver isolation
A:No this is a complete replacement to earlier UPS 7.x so please uninstall the previous version of the Citrix UPS (UpsClient and UpsServer pieces) and install this newer version.
NOTE:The Citrix Universal Print Server (UPS) 7.6 was previously only available with the download of the XenApp/XenDesktop 7.6 .iso image. It has been released as a separate download so customers with previously supported versions of XenApp/XenDesktop can take advantage of the enhancements in the Citrix UPS 7.6 version.
Additional Resources
Citrix Download -Direct download link for Citrix Universal Printer (UPS) 7.6 for XenAppCitrix Download -Direct download link for Citrix Universal Printer (UPS) 7.6 for XenDesktop
Citrix Documentation -XenApp\XenDesktop 7.x Printing
Citrix Documentation -Citrix Universal Print Server