{"id":12,"date":"2007-10-23T18:51:09","date_gmt":"2007-10-23T17:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mibuso.com\/blogs\/alexchow\/2007\/10\/23\/how-to-print-to-local-printer-using-rdp\/"},"modified":"2011-02-21T12:09:44","modified_gmt":"2011-02-21T17:09:44","slug":"how-to-print-to-local-printer-using-rdp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apcdynamics.com\/articles\/how-to-print-to-local-printer-using-rdp\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Print to local printer using RDP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a poor man&#8217;s way of having users connect remotely and allowing them to print locally. Using RDP, you will not have to spend money on an expensive product like Citrix unless you really have to. Note that Citrix is a great product, but it&#8217;s out of reach for customers who have limited IT budget.<\/p>\n<p>1. 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