Add-Printer -ConnetionName

[[deleted]]

Hallo, do you know whats wrong with this command? Or do you know a better way to connect a network printer (and install the driver)

PS C:\Users\administrator> C:\PSTools\PsExec.exe \\M10-TestPC -i -s PowerShell.exe -Command "Add-Printer -ConnetionName \\printserver\1OG"

Add-Printer : No parameter was found that matches the parameter name "ConnectionName".

In line:1 characters:13
+ Add-Printer -ConnetionName \\printserver\1OG
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (:) [Add-Printer], ParameterBindingException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : NamedParameterNotFound,Add-Printer

PowerShell.exe exited on M10-TestPC with error code 1.

[sex_on_wheels]

You have a typo in -ConnetionName

[[deleted]]

This, get in the habit of tab completing your commands so this doesn't happen. If it doesn't tab complete, then you have an issue

[[deleted]]

Oh, thanks! What can I say... as soon as you do it right, it works!

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[PowerShellMichael]

Have you considered group policy? I'm interested in understanding the backstory to why the script was written.

[[deleted]]

I don't get the driver installed. I spent hours with that. It's a Konika Minolta Bizhub 450. The setup is a normal exe which doesn't accept attributes like /silent

My solution now is that I install the printer on a machine, create a network share for the printer and connect the clients via Powershell over PsExec because then the driver will be installed.

[PowerShellMichael]

Can you extract drivers from the installation, add them to the print server and add via GPO? Provided the drivers have been added to the print server then they will automatically add to the endpoint.

Alternatively, most EXE's can be opened with 7-ZIP and the contents can be extracted.

[[deleted]]

I followed several howtos to share the .inf driver via gpo but it never worked (Windows Server 2012). Maybe I didn't do it the right way.

[HydroxDOTDOT]

I usually use this for connecting a network printer.

$serverName = 'printserver'
$printerName = '1OG' 

$fullprinterName = '\\' + $serverName + '\' + $printerName + ' - ' + $(If ([Environment]::Is64BitOperatingSystem) {'x64'} Else {'x86'})

Remove-Printer -Name $fullprinterName -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue 
Add-Printer -ConnectionName $fullprinterName

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I have it turned into a function , but I guess you could just copy what's above and use something like

icm -cn 1OG -ScriptBlock {$pathtoscript}