Rename Network Printer?

[Stumptown Geek]

Is it possible to use a user-friendly name for a network printer in Win7?

I've enabled the administrator user account and have logged in using it to try to take care of the printer renaming. In Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Devices and Printers I see my networked printer as "aficiocl4000 on Rnp8ee1ff" which isn't exactly a user-friendly identification.

When I right click on the printer icon, choose Printer Properties and then the General tab I see "aficiocl4000" at the top. I can highlight that text but not change it.

On the Ports tab this printer is on the Port "\\Rnp8ee1ff\aficiocl4000" - when adding the printer I wasn't given an opportunity to choose a less awkward port name. The port's Description is given as "Client Side Rendering Provider".

I downloaded the printer driver from the printer's manufacturer. The printer's IP address is assigned by DHCP.

I'm using Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.

 

[kegobeer]

Did you try this?

Rename a printer

 

[NoN]

Is it possible to use a user-friendly name for a network printer in Win7?

I've enabled the administrator user account and have logged in using it to try to take care of the printer renaming. In Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Devices and Printers I see my networked printer as "aficiocl4000 on Rnp8ee1ff" which isn't exactly a user-friendly identification.

When I right click on the printer icon, choose Printer Properties and then the General tab I see "aficiocl4000" at the top. I can highlight that text but not change it.

On the Ports tab this printer is on the Port "\\Rnp8ee1ff\aficiocl4000" - when adding the printer I wasn't given an opportunity to choose a less awkward port name. The port's Description is given as "Client Side Rendering Provider".

I downloaded the printer driver from the printer's manufacturer. The printer's IP address is assigned by DHCP.

I'm using Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.

If you have installed the software that comes with it, you should be able to loggin at IP page, Config Page and parameters to rename it.

 

[SpyderX]

To rename a printer, the common method is the "Printer Properties" not the bottom right-click link in Windows 7 "Properties"

Windows 7 has separated the properties of previous Windows versions into multiple sections.

 

[rglover1168]

Solved

When you get to "View devices and printers" and you select the printer you want to change the name of, you must then select printer properties (usually the 4th one down) not properties which is at the bottom. At this point you can only highlight text and not change it. You have to select Change Properties at the lower left corner to make any changes to the name. So if anyone else searches this their search can now end here. Hope I helped someone.

Is it possible to use a user-friendly name for a network printer in Win7?

I've enabled the administrator user account and have logged in using it to try to take care of the printer renaming. In Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Devices and Printers I see my networked printer as "aficiocl4000 on Rnp8ee1ff" which isn't exactly a user-friendly identification.

When I right click on the printer icon, choose Printer Properties and then the General tab I see "aficiocl4000" at the top. I can highlight that text but not change it.

On the Ports tab this printer is on the Port "\\Rnp8ee1ff\aficiocl4000" - when adding the printer I wasn't given an opportunity to choose a less awkward port name. The port's Description is given as "Client Side Rendering Provider".

I downloaded the printer driver from the printer's manufacturer. The printer's IP address is assigned by DHCP.

I'm using Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.

 

[porkupyne09]

***I highly discourage this unless your are completely comfortable with doing something that may cause permanent irreversible undesired consequences if done improperly***
Alright, now that the standard "Do this at your own risk, it is not my fault" disclaimer is out of the way...
I was having the same problem, and thought that the answer may lie in the registry. I did some browsing and discovered the solution. Navigate to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Print\Printers\<name of your device>". Click on that folder and then look for value name "Name" on the right. (EDIT: The current value should be the network path of your device. Don't worry, it will not alter the functionality.) Right click on that value and click "Modify". In the new window change the value data to whatever you want the name to be. Restart the computer and voila!

Hope this helps someone.

 

[PeteBy]

to rglvoer1168
Your suggestion does not work.

 

[ljasper79]

Thanks

thanks, perfect. 2 propreties items on 1 dropdown. confusing.

 

[nikolaev]

Fabulous

Thanks very much - Microsoft's answer pointed to the Properties at the bottom

When you get to "View devices and printers" and you select the printer you want to change the name of, you must then select printer properties (usually the 4th one down) not properties which is at the bottom. At this point you can only highlight text and not change it. You have to select Change Properties at the lower left corner to make any changes to the name. So if anyone else searches this their search can now end here. Hope I helped someone.

Is it possible to use a user-friendly name for a network printer in Win7?

I've enabled the administrator user account and have logged in using it to try to take care of the printer renaming. In Control Panel > Hardware and Sound > Devices and Printers I see my networked printer as "aficiocl4000 on Rnp8ee1ff" which isn't exactly a user-friendly identification.

When I right click on the printer icon, choose Printer Properties and then the General tab I see "aficiocl4000" at the top. I can highlight that text but not change it.

On the Ports tab this printer is on the Port "\\Rnp8ee1ff\aficiocl4000" - when adding the printer I wasn't given an opportunity to choose a less awkward port name. The port's Description is given as "Client Side Rendering Provider".

I downloaded the printer driver from the printer's manufacturer. The printer's IP address is assigned by DHCP.

I'm using Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.

 

[flyingcirkus]

Hi,

old thead but i solved this issue usung creating a LocalPort \\hostname\printershare and add a printer
using this new port. than you can use a user friendly Name.

regards

 

[dav1129]

......I was having the same problem, and thought that the answer may lie in the registry. I did some browsing and discovered the solution. Navigate to "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Print\Printers\<name of your device>". Click on that folder and then look for value name "Name" on the right. (EDIT: The current value should be the network path of your device. Don't worry, it will not alter the functionality.) Right click on that value and click "Modify". In the new window change the value data to whatever you want the name to be. Restart the computer and voila! Hope this helps someone.

Okay thanks. I was looking for a solution and without trying any other first, this this. Worked for me.

So I have a follow up or related question for anyone who might know the answer.

I have just successfully connected a DYMO 450 Duo Labelwriter as an external USB device to my QNAP NAS. This is preferable to a direct connection as it leaves my notebook as 'unwired' as possible. This printer however has two output or 'trays' one a label and the other a tape printer and so uses two drivers. When connected directly to shows in Windows as two separate printers.

Conversely when connected to the NAS it shows the web GUI as a single printer as it does also on the Windows PC under Network.

So far I suspect I could juggle between 'tape' and 'label' by changing the device driver both of which are not in my Windows system folder. This however is obviously not a very elegant solution.

SO based on the registry solution above as because the key shows the selected driver, I wondered if it would be possible to copy the key but with a different name, reboot and then change the driver and so have both printer drivers loaded at the same time.

Any ideas?