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title: How to Create a MyQ Print Driver
description: In this article, we will review the process to create a print driver that will point at a MyQ Queue. We are assuming that you have already created a Queue within MyQ. If not, please see our video and article…
url: "https://bdsdoc.com/kb-articles/how-to-create-a-myq-print-driver/"
updated: "2025-03-12"
category: Printing
tags:
  - Print Driver
---

# How to Create a MyQ Print Driver

In this article, we will review the process to create a print driver that will point at a MyQ Queue. We are assuming that you have already created a Queue within MyQ. If not, please see our video and article that reviews this process!

[How to Create a MyQ Print Driver](https://www.youtube.com/embed/PfxrF8wESf4?si=63X151oO-8cPevfS)

## Open the Control Panel or Print Management

On the Print Server (or whichever device you are deploying the printers from), open up Control Panel or Print Management and begin the process of adding a print object.
 ![Choose a Device or Printer in Control Panel](https://bdsdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/choose-device-printer.jpg)

## The Printer that I want isn’t listed

Select “The Printer that I want isn’t listed.” On the next window, select “Add a printer using an IP address or hostname” and select “Next."
 ![Add Printer Using IP Address](https://bdsdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/add-printer-using-ip-address.jpg)

## Choose “TCP/IP Device”

On the next Window, choose “TCP/IP Device” as the Device Type. For the “Hostname or IP Address” field, put the IP Address of the MyQ server. This is critical and required. For the Port name, you can put the name of the printer.
 ![TCP/IP Device](https://bdsdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/TCP-IP-Device.jpg)
 Since the Windows Discovery will not recognize the MyQ Server IP as a printer, the Printer Detection will fail.
 ![Detection Failed - IP Address](https://bdsdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/detection-failed-ip.jpg)

## Additional port information required

On the “Additional port information required” page, select the “Custom” radial, and then select “Settings.”
 ![Additional Port Required](https://bdsdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/additional-port-required.jpg)

## Configure Standard TCP/IP Port Monitor

On the “Configure Standard TCP/IP Port Monitor” configure the window the following way:

- Change the Protocol to “LPR”
- In the “Queue Name” field, enter EXACTLY the queue name from MyQ check off the box labeled, “LPR Byte Counting Enabled”
- Make Sure that the “SNMP Status Enabled” check box is unchecked

![Configure TCP IP](https://bdsdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/configure-tcp-ip.jpg)

## Install the printer driver

In the “Install the printer driver” Window, select the print driver that matches the physical machine (in Pull Print environments, select the most appropriate driver for your scenario).
 ![Install the Print Driver](https://bdsdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/install-print-driver.jpg)

## Type a printer name

In the “Type a printer name” window, enter the name of the printer. This is the printer name that your end users will see.
 ![Type a printer name](https://bdsdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/type-printer-name.jpg)

Once the printer is installed, feel free to share the printer or not. Print a test page to confirm printing.
 ![Printer Installed](https://bdsdoc.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/printer-installed.jpg)

After you’ve finished installing the printer, you can change all printer defaults to match your environment.