Exporting and Importing Printers

On the Printers main tab, you can export and import lists of printing devices and related metadata.

Export Printers to CSV

To export a list of printing devices:

1. On the Printers main tab, click Tools.

2. On the drop-down box, click Export.

The printer admin password column is always empty. You cannot Export plain text passwords due to security reasons. However, you can Import passwords in plain text in the same column.

Import Printers from CSV

You can import a list of printers from a CSV file. The first row of the file must contain the column names, as in the following example:

PRINTER;LOCATION;IPADDRESS;SCANNERIP;ASSETNUMBER;CONTACT

To import a list of printing devices:

1. At the top of the Printers main tab, click Tools.

2. In the drop-down box, click Import.

3. Browse for your CSV file and click OK.

Your printers are now imported and visible in the Printers tab.

A sample file called Printers_example.csv is included in ProgramData\MyQ\Data\Import. Customize this file for your own use.

Supported Columns