Win32_Printer, ROOT\CIMV2

Class | Methods (11) | Properties (86) | Qualifiers (10) | Instances (2) | Namespaces (1)
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Description

Capabilities and management of the Printer LogicalDevice.

Win32_Printer methods

Win32_Printer has 11 methods (9 Local, 2 Derived)

NameOriginReturn
AddPrinterConnectionWin32_Printeruint32 {'out':True}
CancelAllJobsWin32_Printeruint32 {'out':True}
GetSecurityDescriptorWin32_Printeruint32 {'out':True}
PauseWin32_Printeruint32 {'out':True}
PrintTestPageWin32_Printeruint32 {'out':True}
RenamePrinterWin32_Printeruint32 {'out':True}
ResetCIM_LogicalDeviceuint32 {'out':True}
ResumeWin32_Printeruint32 {'out':True}
SetDefaultPrinterWin32_Printeruint32 {'out':True}
SetPowerStateCIM_LogicalDeviceuint32 {'out':True}
SetSecurityDescriptorWin32_Printeruint32 {'out':True}

Win32_Printer properties

Win32_Printer has 86 properties (35 Local, 51 Derived)

NameOriginCIMType
AttributesWin32_Printer19 [uint32]
AvailabilityCIM_LogicalDevice18 [uint16]
AvailableJobSheetsCIM_Printer8 [string]
AveragePagesPerMinuteWin32_Printer19 [uint32]
CapabilitiesCIM_Printer18 [uint16]
CapabilityDescriptionsCIM_Printer8 [string]
CaptionCIM_ManagedSystemElement8 [string]
CharSetsSupportedCIM_Printer8 [string]
CommentWin32_Printer8 [string]
ConfigManagerErrorCodeCIM_LogicalDevice19 [uint32]
ConfigManagerUserConfigCIM_LogicalDevice11 [boolean]
CreationClassNameCIM_LogicalDevice8 [string]
CurrentCapabilitiesCIM_Printer18 [uint16]
CurrentCharSetCIM_Printer8 [string]
CurrentLanguageCIM_Printer18 [uint16]
CurrentMimeTypeCIM_Printer8 [string]
CurrentNaturalLanguageCIM_Printer8 [string]
CurrentPaperTypeCIM_Printer8 [string]
DefaultWin32_Printer11 [boolean]
DefaultCapabilitiesCIM_Printer18 [uint16]
DefaultCopiesCIM_Printer19 [uint32]
DefaultLanguageCIM_Printer18 [uint16]
DefaultMimeTypeCIM_Printer8 [string]
DefaultNumberUpCIM_Printer19 [uint32]
DefaultPaperTypeCIM_Printer8 [string]
DefaultPriorityWin32_Printer19 [uint32]
DescriptionCIM_ManagedSystemElement8 [string]
DetectedErrorStateCIM_Printer18 [uint16]
key
DeviceID
CIM_LogicalDevice8 [string]
DirectWin32_Printer11 [boolean]
DoCompleteFirstWin32_Printer11 [boolean]
DriverNameWin32_Printer8 [string]
EnableBIDIWin32_Printer11 [boolean]
EnableDevQueryPrintWin32_Printer11 [boolean]
ErrorClearedCIM_LogicalDevice11 [boolean]
ErrorDescriptionCIM_LogicalDevice8 [string]
ErrorInformationCIM_Printer8 [string]
ExtendedDetectedErrorStateWin32_Printer18 [uint16]
ExtendedPrinterStatusWin32_Printer18 [uint16]
HiddenWin32_Printer11 [boolean]
HorizontalResolutionCIM_Printer19 [uint32]
InstallDateCIM_ManagedSystemElement101 [datetime]
JobCountSinceLastResetCIM_Printer19 [uint32]
KeepPrintedJobsWin32_Printer11 [boolean]
LanguagesSupportedCIM_Printer18 [uint16]
LastErrorCodeCIM_LogicalDevice19 [uint32]
LocalWin32_Printer11 [boolean]
LocationWin32_Printer8 [string]
MarkingTechnologyCIM_Printer18 [uint16]
MaxCopiesCIM_Printer19 [uint32]
MaxNumberUpCIM_Printer19 [uint32]
MaxSizeSupportedCIM_Printer19 [uint32]
MimeTypesSupportedCIM_Printer8 [string]
NameCIM_ManagedSystemElement8 [string]
NaturalLanguagesSupportedCIM_Printer8 [string]
NetworkWin32_Printer11 [boolean]
PaperSizesSupportedCIM_Printer18 [uint16]
PaperTypesAvailableCIM_Printer8 [string]
ParametersWin32_Printer8 [string]
PNPDeviceIDCIM_LogicalDevice8 [string]
PortNameWin32_Printer8 [string]
PowerManagementCapabilitiesCIM_LogicalDevice18 [uint16]
PowerManagementSupportedCIM_LogicalDevice11 [boolean]
PrinterPaperNamesWin32_Printer8 [string]
PrinterStateWin32_Printer19 [uint32]
PrinterStatusCIM_Printer18 [uint16]
PrintJobDataTypeWin32_Printer8 [string]
PrintProcessorWin32_Printer8 [string]
PriorityWin32_Printer19 [uint32]
PublishedWin32_Printer11 [boolean]
QueuedWin32_Printer11 [boolean]
RawOnlyWin32_Printer11 [boolean]
SeparatorFileWin32_Printer8 [string]
ServerNameWin32_Printer8 [string]
SharedWin32_Printer11 [boolean]
ShareNameWin32_Printer8 [string]
SpoolEnabledWin32_Printer11 [boolean]
StartTimeWin32_Printer101 [datetime]
StatusCIM_ManagedSystemElement8 [string]
StatusInfoCIM_LogicalDevice18 [uint16]
SystemCreationClassNameCIM_LogicalDevice8 [string]
SystemNameCIM_LogicalDevice8 [string]
TimeOfLastResetCIM_Printer101 [datetime]
UntilTimeWin32_Printer101 [datetime]
VerticalResolutionCIM_Printer19 [uint32]
WorkOfflineWin32_Printer11 [boolean]

Detailed description of Win32_Printer methods

Local methods (9) of Win32_Printer class

AddPrinterConnection method
Returnuint32 {'out':True}
Parameters
NameCIMTypeIDINOUTQualifiers
Namestring0-{'Description':'The Name parameter specifies a friendly name for the printer. This may be overridden if the name has alreadybeen set by the printer.','In':True,'MappingStrings':['']}
Description'The AddPrinterConnection method provides a connection to an existing printer on the network and adds it to the list of available printers on the computer system. If successful, applications will be able to use this printer for print jobs. If unsuccessful the printer is not installed. The method can return the following values:
0 - Success.
5 - Access denied.
1801 - Invalid printer name.
1930 - Incompatible printer driver.
Other - For integer values other than those listed above, refer to the documentation on the Win32 error codes.'
ImplementedTrue
StaticTrue
ValueMap['0', '5', '1801', '1930', '..']
Values['Success', 'Access denied', 'Invalid printer name', 'The printer driver is not compatible with a policy enabled on your computer that blocks NT 4.0 drivers', 'Other']
AddPrinterConnection method is in 1 class (Win32_Printer) of ROOT\cimv2 and in 1 namespace
CancelAllJobs method
Returnuint32 {'out':True}
Description'The CancelAllJobs method cancels and removes all print jobs from the printer queue including the job currently printing. The method can return the following values:
0 - Success.
5 - Access denied.
Other - For integer values other than those listed above, refer to the documentation on the Win32 error codes.'
ImplementedTrue
ValueMap['0', '5', '..']
Values['Success', 'Access denied', 'Other']
CancelAllJobs method is in 1 class (Win32_Printer) of ROOT\cimv2 and in 1 namespace
GetSecurityDescriptor method
Returnuint32 {'out':True}
Parameters
NameCIMTypeIDINOUTQualifiers
Descriptorobject:Win32_SecurityDescriptor0-{'out':True}
description'Retrieves a structural representation of the printer's security descriptor.
The method returns an integer value that can be interpreted as follows:
0 - Successful completion.
2 - The user does not have access to the requested information.
8 - Unknown failure.
9 - The user does not have adequate privileges.
21 - The specified parameter is invalid.
Other - For integer values other than those listed above, refer to Win32 error code documentation.'
implementedTrue
Privileges['SeSecurityPrivilege']
ValueMap['0', '2', '8', '9', '21', '..']
Values['Success', 'Access denied', 'Unknown failure', 'Privilege missing', 'Invalid parameter', 'Other']
GetSecurityDescriptor method is in 8 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 142 namespaces
Pause method
Returnuint32 {'out':True}
Description'The Pause method pauses the print queue. No jobs can print anymore until the print queue is resumed. The method can return the following values:
0 - Success.
5 - Access denied.
Other - For integer values other than those listed above, refer to the documentation on the Win32 error codes.'
ImplementedTrue
ValueMap['0', '5', '..']
Values['Success', 'Access denied', 'Other']
Pause method is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
PrintTestPage method
Returnuint32 {'out':True}
Description'The PrintTestPage method prints a test page. The method can return the following values:
0 - Success.
5 - Access denied.
Other - For integer values other than those listed above, refer to the documentation on the Win32 error codes.'
ImplementedTrue
ValueMap['0', '5', '..']
Values['Success', 'Access denied', 'Other']
PrintTestPage method is in 1 class (Win32_Printer) of ROOT\cimv2 and in 1 namespace
RenamePrinter method
Returnuint32 {'out':True}
Parameters
NameCIMTypeIDINOUTQualifiers
NewPrinterNamestring0-{'Description':'The NewPrinterName parameter specifies the new printer name.','In':True,'MappingStrings':['']}
Description'The RenamePrinter method renames a printer. The method can return the following values:
0 - Success.
5 - Access denied.
1801 - Invalid printer name.
Other - For integer values other than those listed above, refer to the documentation on the Win32 error codes.'
ImplementedTrue
ValueMap['0', '5', '1801', '..']
Values['Success', 'Access denied', 'Invalid printer name', 'Other']
RenamePrinter method is in 1 class (Win32_Printer) of ROOT\cimv2 and in 1 namespace
Resume method
Returnuint32 {'out':True}
Description'The Resume method resumes a paused print queue. The method can return the following values:
0 - Success.
5 - Access denied.
Other - For integer values other than those listed above, refer to the documentation on the Win32 error codes.'
ImplementedTrue
ValueMap['0', '5', '..']
Values['Success', 'Access denied', 'Other']
Resume method is in 3 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 6 namespaces
SetDefaultPrinter method
Returnuint32 {'out':True}
Description'The SetDefaultPrinter method sets the printer to be the default printer for the user who executes the method. The method can return the following values:
0 - Success.
Other - For integer values other than those listed above, refer to the documentation on the Win32 error codes.'
ImplementedTrue
ValueMap['0', '..']
Values['Success', 'Other']
SetDefaultPrinter method is in 1 class (Win32_Printer) of ROOT\cimv2 and in 1 namespace
SetSecurityDescriptor method
Returnuint32 {'out':True}
Parameters
NameCIMTypeIDINOUTQualifiers
Descriptorobject:Win32_SecurityDescriptor0-{'in':True}
description'Sets security descriptor on the printer to the specified structure.
The method returns an integer value that can be interpreted as follows:
0 - Successful completion.
2 - The user does not have access to the requested information.
8 - Unknown failure.
9 - The user does not have adequate privileges.
21 - The specified parameter is invalid.
Other - For integer values other than those listed above, refer to Win32 error code documentation.'
implementedTrue
Privileges['SeSecurityPrivilege']
ValueMap['0', '2', '8', '9', '21', '..']
Values['Success', 'Access denied', 'Unknown failure', 'Privilege missing', 'Invalid parameter', 'Other']
SetSecurityDescriptor method is in 8 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 142 namespaces

Derived methods (2) of Win32_Printer class

Reset method
Returnuint32 {'out':True}
Description'Requests a reset of the logical device. The return value should be 0 if the request was successfully executed, 1 if the request is not supported and some other value if an error occurred.'
Reset method is in 105 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 19 namespaces
SetPowerState method
Returnuint32 {'out':True}
Parameters
NameCIMTypeIDINOUTQualifiers
PowerStateuint160-{'ValueMap':['1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6']}
Timedatetime1-
Description'SetPowerState defines the desired power state for a logical device and when a device should be put into that state. The desired power state is specified by setting the PowerState parameter to one of the following integer values: 1="Full Power", 2="Power Save - Low Power Mode", 3="Power Save - Standby", 4="Power Save - Other", 5="Power Cycle" or 6="Power Off". The Time parameter (for all state changes, except 5, "Power Cycle") indicates when the power state should be set, either as a regular date-time value or as an interval value (where the interval begins when the method invocation is received). When the PowerState parameter is equal to 5, "Power Cycle", the Time parameter indicates when the device should power on again. Power off is immediate. SetPowerState should return 0 if successful, 1 if the specified PowerState and Time request is not supported, and some other value if any other error occurred. In a subclass, the set of possible return codes could be specified, using a ValueMap qualifier on the method. The strings to which the ValueMap contents are 'translated' may also be specified in the subclass as a Values array qualifier.'
SetPowerState method is in 106 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 14 namespaces

Detailed description of Win32_Printer properties

Local properties (35) of Win32_Printer class

Attributes property
BitValues['Queued', 'Direct', 'Default', 'Shared', 'Network', 'Hidden', 'Local', 'EnableDevQ', 'KeepPrintedJobs', 'DoCompleteFirst', 'WorkOffline', 'EnableBIDI', 'RawOnly', 'Published']
CIMTYPE'uint32'
Description'The Attributes property indicates the attributes of the Win32 printing device. These attributes are represented through a combination of flags. Attributes of the printer include:
Queued - Print jobs are buffered and queued.
Direct - Specifies that the document should be sent directly to the printer. This is used if print job are not being properly queued.
Default - The printer is the default printer on the computer.
Shared - Available as a shared network resource.
Network - Attached to the network.
Hidden - Hidden from some users on the network.
Local - Directly connected to this computer.
EnableDevQ - Enable the queue on the printer if available.
KeepPrintedJobs - Specifies that the spooler should not delete documents after they are printed.
DoCompleteFirst - Start jobs that are finished spooling first.
WorkOffline - Queue print jobs when printer is not available.
EnableBIDI - Enable bi-directional printing.
RawOnly - Allow only raw data type jobs to be spooled.
Published - Indicates whether the printer is published in the network directory service.
'
MappingStrings['Win32API|Printing and Print Spooler Structures|PRINTER_INFO_2|Attributes']
readTrue
writeTrue
Attributes property is in 7 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 11 namespaces
AveragePagesPerMinute property
CIMTYPE'uint32'
Description'The AveragePagesPerMinute property specifies the rate (average number of pages per minute) that the printer is capable of sustaining.'
MappingStrings['Win32API|Printing and Print Spooler Structures|PRINTER_INFO_2|AveragePPM']
readTrue
AveragePagesPerMinute property is in 1 class (Win32_Printer) of ROOT\cimv2 and in 1 namespace
Comment property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'The Comment property specifies the comment of a print queue.
Example: Color printer'
MappingStrings['Win32API|Printing and Print Spooler Structures|PRINTER_INFO_2|pComment']
readTrue
writeTrue
Comment property is in 4 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 10 namespaces
Default property
CIMTYPE'boolean'
Description'The Default property indicates whether the printer is the default printer on the computer.'
MappingStrings['']
readTrue
Default property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 5 namespaces
DefaultPriority property
CIMTYPE'uint32'
Description'The DefaultPriority property specifies the default priority value assigned to each print job.'
MappingStrings['Win32API|Printing and Print Spooler Structures|PRINTER_INFO_2|DefaultPriority']
readTrue
writeTrue
DefaultPriority property is in 1 class (Win32_Printer) of ROOT\cimv2 and in 1 namespace
Direct property
CIMTYPE'boolean'
Description'The Direct property indicates whether the print jobs should be sent directly to the printer. This means that no spool files are created for the print jobs.
'
MappingStrings['Win32API']
readTrue
writeTrue
Direct property is in 1 class (Win32_Printer) of ROOT\cimv2 and in 1 namespace
DoCompleteFirst property
CIMTYPE'boolean'
Description'The DoCompleteFirst property indicates whether the printer should start jobs that have finished spooling as opposed to the order of the job received.'
MappingStrings['']
readTrue
writeTrue
DoCompleteFirst property is in 1 class (Win32_Printer) of ROOT\cimv2 and in 1 namespace
DriverName property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'The DriverName property specifies the name of the Win32 printer driver.
Example: Windows NT Fax Driver'
MappingStrings['Win32API|Printing and Print Spooler Structures|PRINTER_INFO_2|pDriverName']
readTrue
writeTrue
DriverName property is in 4 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 7 namespaces
EnableBIDI property
CIMTYPE'boolean'
Description'The EnableBIDI property indicates whether the printer can print bidirectionally.'
MappingStrings['']
readTrue
writeTrue
EnableBIDI property is in 1 class (Win32_Printer) of ROOT\cimv2 and in 1 namespace
EnableDevQueryPrint property
CIMTYPE'boolean'
Description'The EnableDevQueryPrint property indicates whether to hold documents in the queue, if document and printer setups do not match'
MappingStrings['']
readTrue
writeTrue
EnableDevQueryPrint property is in 1 class (Win32_Printer) of ROOT\cimv2 and in 1 namespace
ExtendedDetectedErrorState property
CIMTYPE'uint16'
Description'The ExtendedDetectedErrorState property reports standard error information. Any additional information should be recorded in the DetecteErrorState property.'
MappingStrings['MIB.IETF|Printer-MIB.hrPrinterDetectedErrorState']
ModelCorrespondence['CIM_Printer.ErrorInformation']
readTrue
Values['Unknown', 'Other', 'No Error', 'Low Paper', 'No Paper', 'Low Toner', 'No Toner', 'Door Open', 'Jammed', 'Service Requested', 'Output Bin Full', 'Paper Problem', 'Cannot Print Page', 'User Intervention Required', 'Out of Memory', 'Server Unknown']
ExtendedDetectedErrorState property is in 1 class (Win32_Printer) of ROOT\cimv2 and in 1 namespace
ExtendedPrinterStatus property
CIMTYPE'uint16'
Description'Status information for a Printer, beyond that specified in the LogicalDevice Availability property. Values include "Idle" (3) and an indication that the Device is currently printing (4).'
MappingStrings['MIB.IETF|Printer-MIB.hrPrinterStatus']
readTrue
ValueMap['1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12', '13', '14', '15', '16', '17', '18']
Values['Other', 'Unknown', 'Idle', 'Printing', 'Warmup', 'Stopped Printing', 'Offline', 'Paused', 'Error', 'Busy', 'Not Available', 'Waiting', 'Processing', 'Initialization', 'Power Save', 'Pending Deletion', 'I/O Active', 'Manual Feed']
ExtendedPrinterStatus property is in 1 class (Win32_Printer) of ROOT\cimv2 and in 1 namespace
Hidden property
CIMTYPE'boolean'
Description'The Hidden property indicates whether the printer is hidden from network users.'
MappingStrings['']
readTrue
writeTrue
Hidden property is in 10 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 5 namespaces
KeepPrintedJobs property
CIMTYPE'boolean'
Description'The KeepPrintedJobs property indicates whether the print spooler should not delete the jobs after they are completed.'
MappingStrings['']
readTrue
writeTrue
KeepPrintedJobs property is in 1 class (Win32_Printer) of ROOT\cimv2 and in 3 namespaces
Local property
CIMTYPE'boolean'
Description'The Local property indicates whether the printer is attached to the network. A masquerading printer is printer that is implemented as local printers but has a port that refers to a remote machine. From the application perspective these hybrid printers should be viewed as printer connections since that is their intended behavior.'
MappingStrings['']
readTrue
writeTrue
Local property is in 1 class (Win32_Printer) of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
Location property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'The Location property specifies the physical location of the printer.
Example: Bldg. 38, Room 1164'
MappingStrings['Win32API|Printing and Print Spooler Structures|PRINTER_INFO_2|pLocation']
readTrue
writeTrue
Location property is in 8 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 10 namespaces
Network property
CIMTYPE'boolean'
Description'The Network property indicates whether the printer is a network printer.'
MappingStrings['']
readTrue
writeTrue
Network property is in 1 class (Win32_Printer) of ROOT\cimv2 and in 7 namespaces
Parameters property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'The Parameters property specifies optional parameters for the print processor.
Example: Copies=2'
MappingStrings['Win32API|Printing and Print Spooler Structures|PRINTER_INFO_2|pParameters']
readTrue
writeTrue
Parameters property is in 4 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 142 namespaces
PortName property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'The PortName property identifies the ports that can be used to transmit data to the printer. If a printer is connected to more than one port, the names of each port are separated by commas. Under Windows 95, only one port can be specified.
Example: LPT1:, LPT2:, LPT3:'
MappingStrings['Win32API|Printing and Print Spooler Structures|PRINTER_INFO_2|pPortName']
readTrue
writeTrue
PortName property is in 1 class (Win32_Printer) of ROOT\cimv2 and in 5 namespaces
PrinterPaperNames property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'The PrinterPaperNames property indicates the list of paper sizes supported by the printer. The printer-specified names are used to represent supported paper sizes.
Example: B5 (JIS).'
MappingStrings['Win32API|Printing and Print Spooler Structures|DeviceCapabilities|DC_PAPERNAMES']
readTrue
PrinterPaperNames property is in 1 class (Win32_Printer) of ROOT\cimv2 and in 1 namespace
PrinterState property
CIMTYPE'uint32'
DEPRECATEDTrue
Description'This property has been deprecated in favor of PrinterStatus, DetectedErrorState and ErrorInformation CIM properties that more clearly indicate the state and error status of the printer. The PrinterState property specifies a values indicating one of the possible states relating to this printer.'
MappingStrings['Win32API|Printing and Print Spooler Structures|PRINTER_INFO_6|dwStatus']
readTrue
Values['Paused', 'Error', 'Pending Deletion', 'Paper Jam', 'Paper Out', 'Manual Feed', 'Paper Problem', 'Offline', 'IO Active', 'Busy', 'Printing', 'Output Bin Full', 'Not Available', 'Waiting', 'Processing', 'Initialization', 'Warming Up', 'Toner Low', 'No Toner', 'Page Punt', 'User Intervention Required', 'Out of Memory', 'Door Open', 'Server_Unknown', 'Power Save']
PrinterState property is in 1 class (Win32_Printer) of ROOT\cimv2 and in 1 namespace
PrintJobDataType property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'The PrintJobDataType property indicates the default data type that will be used for a print job.'
MappingStrings['Win32API|Printing and Print Spooler Structures|PRINTER_INFO_2|pDataType']
readTrue
writeTrue
PrintJobDataType property is in 1 class (Win32_Printer) of ROOT\cimv2 and in 1 namespace
PrintProcessor property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'The PrintProcessor property specifies the name of the print spooler that handles print jobs.
Example: SPOOLSS.DLL.'
MappingStrings['Win32API|Printing and Print Spooler Structures|PRINTER_INFO_2|pPrintProcessor']
readTrue
writeTrue
PrintProcessor property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 3 namespaces
Priority property
CIMTYPE'uint32'
Description'The Priority property specifies the priority of the printer. The jobs on a higher priority printer are scheduled first.'
MappingStrings['Win32API|Printing and Print Spooler Structures|PRINTER_INFO_2|DefaultPriority']
readTrue
writeTrue
Priority property is in 9 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 31 namespaces
Published property
CIMTYPE'boolean'
Description'The Published property indicates whether the printer is published in the network directory service.'
MappingStrings['']
readTrue
writeTrue
Published property is in 1 class (Win32_Printer) of ROOT\cimv2 and in 3 namespaces
Queued property
CIMTYPE'boolean'
Description'The Queued property indicates whether the printer buffers and queues print jobs.'
MappingStrings['Win32API']
readTrue
writeTrue
Queued property is in 1 class (Win32_Printer) of ROOT\cimv2 and in 3 namespaces
RawOnly property
CIMTYPE'boolean'
Description'The RawOnly property indicates whether the printer accepts only raw data to be spooled.'
MappingStrings['']
readTrue
writeTrue
RawOnly property is in 1 class (Win32_Printer) of ROOT\cimv2 and in 1 namespace
SeparatorFile property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'The SeparatorFile property specifies the name of the file used to create a separator page. This page is used to separate print jobs sent to the printer.'
MappingStrings['Win32API|Printing and Print Spooler Structures|PRINTER_INFO_2|pSepFile']
readTrue
writeTrue
SeparatorFile property is in 1 class (Win32_Printer) of ROOT\cimv2 and in 1 namespace
ServerName property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'The ServerName property identifies the server that controls the printer. If this string is NULL, the printer is controlled locally. '
MappingStrings['Win32API|Printing and Print Spooler Structures|PRINTER_INFO_2|pServerName']
readTrue
ServerName property is in 10 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 23 namespaces
Shared property
CIMTYPE'boolean'
Description'The Shared property indicates whether the printer is available as a shared network resource.'
MappingStrings['']
readTrue
writeTrue
Shared property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 4 namespaces
ShareName property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'The ShareName property indicates the share name of the Win32 printing device.
Example: \\PRINTSERVER1\PRINTER2'
MappingStrings['Win32API|Printing and Print Spooler Structures|PRINTER_INFO_2|pShareName']
readTrue
writeTrue
ShareName property is in 3 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 7 namespaces
SpoolEnabled property
CIMTYPE'boolean'
DEPRECATEDTrue
Description'The SpoolEnabled property shows whether spooling is enabled for this printer.
Values:TRUE or FALSE.
The SpoolEnabled property has been deprecated. There is no replacementvalue and this property is now considered obsolete.'
MappingStrings['Win32API|Printing and Print Spooler Structures|PRINTER_INFO_2|Attributes']
readTrue
SpoolEnabled property is in 1 class (Win32_Printer) of ROOT\cimv2 and in 1 namespace
StartTime property
CIMTYPE'datetime'
Description'The StartTime property specifies the earliest time the printer can print a job (if the printer has been limited to print only at certain times). This value is expressed as time elapsed since 12:00 AM GMT (Greenwich mean time).'
MappingStrings['Win32API|Printing and Print Spooler Structures|PRINTER_INFO_2|StartTime']
readTrue
writeTrue
StartTime property is in 6 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 24 namespaces
UntilTime property
CIMTYPE'datetime'
Description'The UntilTime property specifies the latest time the printer can print a job (if the printer has been limited to print only at certain times). This value is expressed as time elapsed since 12:00 AM GMT (Greenwich mean time).'
MappingStrings['Win32API|Printing and Print Spooler Structures|PRINTER_INFO_2|UntilTime']
readTrue
writeTrue
UntilTime property is in 4 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 10 namespaces
WorkOffline property
CIMTYPE'boolean'
Description'The WorkOffline property indicates whether to queue print jobs on the computer if the printer is offline.'
MappingStrings['']
readTrue
writeTrue
WorkOffline property is in 1 class (Win32_Printer) of ROOT\cimv2 and in 1 namespace

Derived properties (51) of Win32_Printer class

Availability property
CIMTYPE'uint16'
Description'The availability and status of the device. For example, the Availability property indicates that the device is running and has full power (value=3), or is in a warning (4), test (5), degraded (10) or power save state (values 13-15 and 17). Regarding the power saving states, these are defined as follows: Value 13 ("Power Save - Unknown") indicates that the device is known to be in a power save mode, but its exact status in this mode is unknown; 14 ("Power Save - Low Power Mode") indicates that the device is in a power save state but still functioning, and may exhibit degraded performance; 15 ("Power Save - Standby") describes that the device is not functioning but could be brought to full power 'quickly'; and value 17 ("Power Save - Warning") indicates that the device is in a warning state, though also in a power save mode.'
MappingStrings['MIF.DMTF|Operational State|003.5', 'MIB.IETF|HOST-RESOURCES-MIB.hrDeviceStatus']
readTrue
ValueMap['1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12', '13', '14', '15', '16', '17', '18', '19', '20', '21']
Values['Other', 'Unknown', 'Running/Full Power', 'Warning', 'In Test', 'Not Applicable', 'Power Off', 'Off Line', 'Off Duty', 'Degraded', 'Not Installed', 'Install Error', 'Power Save - Unknown', 'Power Save - Low Power Mode', 'Power Save - Standby', 'Power Cycle', 'Power Save - Warning', 'Paused', 'Not Ready', 'Not Configured', 'Quiesced']
Availability property is in 108 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 12 namespaces
AvailableJobSheets property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'Describes all of the job sheets that are available on the Printer. This can also be used to describe the banner that a Printer might provide at the beginning of each Job, or can describe other user specified options.'
ModelCorrespondence['CIM_PrintJob.RequiredJobSheets']
readTrue
AvailableJobSheets property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
Capabilities property
ArrayType'Indexed'
CIMTYPE'uint16'
Description'An array of integers indicating Printer capabilities. Information such as "Duplex Printing" (value=3) or "Transparency Printing" (7) is specified in this property.'
ModelCorrespondence['CIM_Printer.CapabilityDescriptions', 'CIM_PrintJob.Finishing', 'CIM_PrintService.Capabilities']
readTrue
Values['Unknown', 'Other', 'Color Printing', 'Duplex Printing', 'Copies', 'Collation', 'Stapling', 'Transparency Printing', 'Punch', 'Cover', 'Bind', 'Black and White Printing', 'One Sided', 'Two Sided Long Edge', 'Two Sided Short Edge', 'Portrait', 'Landscape', 'Reverse Portrait', 'Reverse Landscape', 'Quality High', 'Quality Normal', 'Quality Low']
Capabilities property is in 17 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 9 namespaces
CapabilityDescriptions property
ArrayType'Indexed'
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'An array of free-form strings providing more detailed explanations for any of the Printer features indicated in the Capabilities array. Note, each entry of this array is related to the entry in the Capabilities array that is located at the same index.'
ModelCorrespondence['CIM_Printer.Capabilities']
readTrue
CapabilityDescriptions property is in 20 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 4 namespaces
Caption property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'The Caption property is a short textual description (one-line string) of the object.'
MaxLen64
readTrue
Caption property is in 1050 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 37 namespaces
CharSetsSupported property
ArrayType'Indexed'
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'Identifies the available character sets for the output of text related to managing the Printer. Strings provided in this property should conform to the semantics and syntax specified by section 4.1.2 ("Charset parameter") in RFC 2046 (MIME Part 2) and contained in the IANA character-set registry. Examples include "utf-8", "us-ascii" and "iso-8859-1".'
MappingStrings['MIB.IETF|Printer-MIB.prtLocalizationCharacterSet']
ModelCorrespondence['CIM_PrintJob.CharSet']
readTrue
CharSetsSupported property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
ConfigManagerErrorCode property
CIMTYPE'uint32'
Description'Indicates the Win32 Configuration Manager error code. The following values may be returned:
0 This device is working properly.
1 This device is not configured correctly.
2 Windows cannot load the driver for this device.
3 The driver for this device might be corrupted, or your system may be running low on memory or other resources.
4 This device is not working properly. One of its drivers or your registry might be corrupted.
5 The driver for this device needs a resource that Windows cannot manage.
6 The boot configuration for this device conflicts with other devices.
7 Cannot filter.
8 The driver loader for the device is missing.
9 This device is not working properly because the controlling firmware is reporting the resources for the device incorrectly.
10 This device cannot start.
11 This device failed.
12 This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use.
13 Windows cannot verify this device's resources.
14 This device cannot work properly until you restart your computer.
15 This device is not working properly because there is probably a re-enumeration problem.
16 Windows cannot identify all the resources this device uses.
17 This device is asking for an unknown resource type.
18 Reinstall the drivers for this device.
19 Your registry might be corrupted.
20 Failure using the VxD loader.
21 System failure: Try changing the driver for this device. If that does not work, see your hardware documentation. Windows is removing this device.
22 This device is disabled.
23 System failure: Try changing the driver for this device. If that doesn't work, see your hardware documentation.
24 This device is not present, is not working properly, or does not have all its drivers installed.
25 Windows is still setting up this device.
26 Windows is still setting up this device.
27 This device does not have valid log configuration.
28 The drivers for this device are not installed.
29 This device is disabled because the firmware of the device did not give it the required resources.
30 This device is using an Interrupt Request (IRQ) resource that another device is using.
31 This device is not working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers required for this device.'
readTrue
ValueMap['0', '1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12', '13', '14', '15', '16', '17', '18', '19', '20', '21', '22', '23', '24', '25', '26', '27', '28', '29', '30', '31']
Values['This device is working properly.', 'This device is not configured correctly.', 'Windows cannot load the driver for this device.', 'The driver for this device might be corrupted, or your system may be running low on memory or other resources.', 'This device is not working properly. One of its drivers or your registry might be corrupted.', 'The driver for this device needs a resource that Windows cannot manage.', 'The boot configuration for this device conflicts with other devices.', 'Cannot filter.', 'The driver loader for the device is missing.', 'This device is not working properly because the controlling firmware is reporting the resources for the device incorrectly.', 'This device cannot start.', 'This device failed.', 'This device cannot find enough free resources that it can use.', 'Windows cannot verify this device's resources.', 'This device cannot work properly until you restart your computer.', 'This device is not working properly because there is probably a re-enumeration problem.', 'Windows cannot identify all the resources this device uses.', 'This device is asking for an unknown resource type.', 'Reinstall the drivers for this device.', 'Failure using the VxD loader.', 'Your registry might be corrupted.', 'System failure: Try changing the driver for this device. If that does not work, see your hardware documentation. Windows is removing this device.', 'This device is disabled.', 'System failure: Try changing the driver for this device. If that doesn't work, see your hardware documentation.', 'This device is not present, is not working properly, or does not have all its drivers installed.', 'Windows is still setting up this device.', 'Windows is still setting up this device.', 'This device does not have valid log configuration.', 'The drivers for this device are not installed.', 'This device is disabled because the firmware of the device did not give it the required resources.', 'This device is using an Interrupt Request (IRQ) resource that another device is using.', 'This device is not working properly because Windows cannot load the drivers required for this device.']
ConfigManagerErrorCode property is in 104 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
ConfigManagerUserConfig property
CIMTYPE'boolean'
Description'Indicates whether the device is using a user-defined configuration.'
readTrue
ConfigManagerUserConfig property is in 104 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
CreationClassName property
CIM_KeyTrue
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'CreationClassName indicates the name of the class or the subclass used in the creation of an instance. When used with the other key properties of this class, this property allows all instances of this class and its subclasses to be uniquely identified.'
readTrue
CreationClassName property is in 178 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 20 namespaces
CurrentCapabilities property
CIMTYPE'uint16'
Description'Specifies which finishings and other capabilities of the Printer are currently being used. An entry in this property should also be listed in the Capabilities array.'
ModelCorrespondence['CIM_Printer.Capabilities']
readTrue
Values['Unknown', 'Other', 'Color Printing', 'Duplex Printing', 'Copies', 'Collation', 'Stapling', 'Transparency Printing', 'Punch', 'Cover', 'Bind', 'Black and White Printing', 'One Sided', 'Two Sided Long Edge', 'Two Sided Short Edge', 'Portrait', 'Landscape', 'Reverse Portrait', 'Reverse Landscape', 'Quality High', 'Quality Normal', 'Quality Low']
CurrentCapabilities property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 5 namespaces
CurrentCharSet property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'Specifies the current character set being used for the output of text relating to management of the Printer. The character set described by this property should also be listed in CharsetsSupported. The string specified by this property should conform to the semantics and syntax specified by section 4.1.2 ("Charset parameter") in RFC 2046 (MIME Part 2) and contained in the IANA character-set registry. Examples include "utf-8", "us-ascii" and "iso-8859-1".'
ModelCorrespondence['CIM_Printer.CharSetsSupported']
readTrue
CurrentCharSet property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
CurrentLanguage property
CIMTYPE'uint16'
Description'Indicates the current printer language being used. A language that is being used by the Printer should also be listed in LanguagesSupported.'
ModelCorrespondence['CIM_Printer.LanguagesSupported', 'CIM_Printer.CurrentMimeType']
readTrue
ValueMap['1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12', '13', '14', '15', '16', '17', '18', '19', '20', '21', '22', '23', '24', '25', '26', '27', '28', '29', '30', '31', '32', '33', '34', '35', '36', '37', '38', '39', '40', '41', '42', '43', '44', '45', '46', '47']
Values['Other', 'Unknown', 'PCL', 'HPGL', 'PJL', 'PS', 'PSPrinter', 'IPDS', 'PPDS', 'EscapeP', 'Epson', 'DDIF', 'Interpress', 'ISO6429', 'Line Data', 'MODCA', 'REGIS', 'SCS', 'SPDL', 'TEK4014', 'PDS', 'IGP', 'CodeV', 'DSCDSE', 'WPS', 'LN03', 'CCITT', 'QUIC', 'CPAP', 'DecPPL', 'Simple Text', 'NPAP', 'DOC', 'imPress', 'Pinwriter', 'NPDL', 'NEC201PL', 'Automatic', 'Pages', 'LIPS', 'TIFF', 'Diagnostic', 'CaPSL', 'EXCL', 'LCDS', 'XES', 'MIME']
CurrentLanguage property is in 3 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 3 namespaces
CurrentMimeType property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'Specifies the mime type currently being used by the Printer if the CurrentLanguage is set to indicate a mime type is in use (value = 47).'
ModelCorrespondence['CIM_Printer.CurrentLanguage']
readTrue
CurrentMimeType property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
CurrentNaturalLanguage property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'Identifies the current language being used by the Printer for management. The language listed in the CurrentNaturalLanguage property should also be listed in NaturalLanguagesSupported.'
ModelCorrespondence['CIM_Printer.NaturalLanguagesSupported']
readTrue
CurrentNaturalLanguage property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
CurrentPaperType property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'Specifies the paper type that the Printer is currently using. The string should be expressed in the form specified by ISO/IEC 10175 Document Printing Application (DPA) which is also summarized in Appendix C of RFC 1759 (Printer MIB).'
ModelCorrespondence['CIM_Printer.PaperTypesAvailable']
readTrue
CurrentPaperType property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
DefaultCapabilities property
CIMTYPE'uint16'
Description'Specifies which finishings and other capabilities of the Printer will be used by default. An entry in DefaultCapabilities should also be listed in the Capabilities array.'
ModelCorrespondence['CIM_Printer.Capabilities']
readTrue
Values['Unknown', 'Other', 'Color Printing', 'Duplex Printing', 'Copies', 'Collation', 'Stapling', 'Transparency Printing', 'Punch', 'Cover', 'Bind', 'Black and White Printing', 'One Sided', 'Two Sided Long Edge', 'Two Sided Short Edge', 'Portrait', 'Landscape', 'Reverse Portrait', 'Reverse Landscape', 'Quality High', 'Quality Normal', 'Quality Low']
DefaultCapabilities property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
DefaultCopies property
CIMTYPE'uint32'
Description'The number of copies that will be produced for a single Job unless otherwise specified.'
readTrue
DefaultCopies property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
DefaultLanguage property
CIMTYPE'uint16'
Description'Indicates the default printer language. A language that is used as a default by the Printer should also be listed in LanguagesSupported.'
ModelCorrespondence['CIM_Printer.LanguagesSupported', 'CIM_Printer.DefaultMimeType']
readTrue
ValueMap['1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12', '13', '14', '15', '16', '17', '18', '19', '20', '21', '22', '23', '24', '25', '26', '27', '28', '29', '30', '31', '32', '33', '34', '35', '36', '37', '38', '39', '40', '41', '42', '43', '44', '45', '46', '47']
Values['Other', 'Unknown', 'PCL', 'HPGL', 'PJL', 'PS', 'PSPrinter', 'IPDS', 'PPDS', 'EscapeP', 'Epson', 'DDIF', 'Interpress', 'ISO6429', 'Line Data', 'MODCA', 'REGIS', 'SCS', 'SPDL', 'TEK4014', 'PDS', 'IGP', 'CodeV', 'DSCDSE', 'WPS', 'LN03', 'CCITT', 'QUIC', 'CPAP', 'DecPPL', 'Simple Text', 'NPAP', 'DOC', 'imPress', 'Pinwriter', 'NPDL', 'NEC201PL', 'Automatic', 'Pages', 'LIPS', 'TIFF', 'Diagnostic', 'CaPSL', 'EXCL', 'LCDS', 'XES', 'MIME']
DefaultLanguage property is in 5 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 5 namespaces
DefaultMimeType property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'Specifies the default mime type used by the Printer if the DefaultLanguage is set to indicate a mime type is in use (value=47).'
ModelCorrespondence['CIM_Printer.DefaultLanguage']
readTrue
DefaultMimeType property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 4 namespaces
DefaultNumberUp property
CIMTYPE'uint32'
Description'The number of print-stream pages that the Printer will render onto a single media sheet unless a Job specifies otherwise.'
readTrue
DefaultNumberUp property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
DefaultPaperType property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'Specifies the paper type that the Printer will use if a PrintJob does not specify a particular type. The string should be expressed in the form specified by ISO/IEC 10175 Document Printing Application (DPA) which is also summarized in Appendix C of RFC 1759 (Printer MIB).'
ModelCorrespondence['CIM_Printer.PaperTypesAvailable']
readTrue
DefaultPaperType property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
Description property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'The Description property provides a textual description of the object. '
readTrue
Description property is in 1061 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 142 namespaces
DetectedErrorState property
CIMTYPE'uint16'
Description'Printer error information.'
MappingStrings['MIB.IETF|Printer-MIB.hrPrinterDetectedErrorState']
ModelCorrespondence['CIM_Printer.ErrorInformation']
readTrue
Values['Unknown', 'Other', 'No Error', 'Low Paper', 'No Paper', 'Low Toner', 'No Toner', 'Door Open', 'Jammed', 'Offline', 'Service Requested', 'Output Bin Full']
DetectedErrorState property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
DeviceID property
CIM_KeyTrue
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'DeviceID is an address or other identifying information to uniquely name the logical device.'
keyTrue
MappingStrings['Win32API|Printing and Print Spooler Structures|PRINTER_INFO_4|sPrinterName']
Override'DeviceId'
readTrue
DeviceID property is in 108 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 21 namespaces
ErrorCleared property
CIMTYPE'boolean'
Description'ErrorCleared is a boolean property indicating that the error reported in LastErrorCode property is now cleared.'
readTrue
ErrorCleared property is in 104 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 12 namespaces
ErrorDescription property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'ErrorDescription is a free-form string supplying more information about the error recorded in LastErrorCode property, and information on any corrective actions that may be taken.'
readTrue
ErrorDescription property is in 106 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 142 namespaces
ErrorInformation property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'An array providing supplemental information for the current error state, indicated in DetectedErrorState.'
ModelCorrespondence['CIM_Printer.DetectedErrorState']
readTrue
writeTrue
ErrorInformation property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
HorizontalResolution property
CIMTYPE'uint32'
Description'Printer's horizontal resolution in pixels per inch.'
ModelCorrespondence['CIM_PrintJob.HorizontalResolution']
readTrue
Units'pixels per inch'
HorizontalResolution property is in 8 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
InstallDate property
CIMTYPE'datetime'
Description'The InstallDate property is datetime value indicating when the object was installed. A lack of a value does not indicate that the object is not installed.'
MappingStrings['MIF.DMTF|ComponentID|001.5']
readTrue
InstallDate property is in 227 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 23 namespaces
JobCountSinceLastReset property
CIMTYPE'uint32'
Description'Printer jobs processed since last reset. These jobs may be processed from one or more PrintQueues.'
readTrue
JobCountSinceLastReset property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
LanguagesSupported property
CIMTYPE'uint16'
Description'An array indicating the print languages natively supported.'
MappingStrings['MIB.IETF|Printer-MIB.prtInterpreterLangFamily']
ModelCorrespondence['CIM_Printer.MimeTypesSupported', 'CIM_PrintJob.Language', 'CIM_PrintService.LanguagesSupported']
readTrue
ValueMap['1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12', '13', '14', '15', '16', '17', '18', '19', '20', '21', '22', '23', '24', '25', '26', '27', '28', '29', '30', '31', '32', '33', '34', '35', '36', '37', '38', '39', '40', '41', '42', '43', '44', '45', '46', '47', '48', '49', '50']
Values['Other', 'Unknown', 'PCL', 'HPGL', 'PJL', 'PS', 'PSPrinter', 'IPDS', 'PPDS', 'EscapeP', 'Epson', 'DDIF', 'Interpress', 'ISO6429', 'Line Data', 'MODCA', 'REGIS', 'SCS', 'SPDL', 'TEK4014', 'PDS', 'IGP', 'CodeV', 'DSCDSE', 'WPS', 'LN03', 'CCITT', 'QUIC', 'CPAP', 'DecPPL', 'Simple Text', 'NPAP', 'DOC', 'imPress', 'Pinwriter', 'NPDL', 'NEC201PL', 'Automatic', 'Pages', 'LIPS', 'TIFF', 'Diagnostic', 'CaPSL', 'EXCL', 'LCDS', 'XES', 'MIME', 'XPS', 'HPGL2', 'PCLXL']
LanguagesSupported property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
LastErrorCode property
CIMTYPE'uint32'
Description'LastErrorCode captures the last error code reported by the logical device.'
readTrue
LastErrorCode property is in 104 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 16 namespaces
MarkingTechnology property
CIMTYPE'uint16'
Description'Specifies the marking technology used by the Printer.'
MappingStrings['MIB.IETF|Printer-MIB.prtMarkerMarkTech']
readTrue
ValueMap['1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '10', '11', '12', '13', '14', '15', '16', '17', '18', '19', '20', '21', '22', '23', '24', '25', '26', '27']
Values['Other', 'Unknown', 'Electrophotographic LED', 'Electrophotographic Laser', 'Electrophotographic Other', 'Impact Moving Head Dot Matrix 9pin', 'Impact Moving Head Dot Matrix 24pin', 'Impact Moving Head Dot Matrix Other', 'Impact Moving Head Fully Formed', 'Impact Band', 'Impact Other', 'Inkjet Aqueous', 'Inkjet Solid', 'Inkjet Other', 'Pen', 'Thermal Transfer', 'Thermal Sensitive', 'Thermal Diffusion', 'Thermal Other', 'Electroerosion', 'Electrostatic', 'Photographic Microfiche', 'Photographic Imagesetter', 'Photographic Other', 'Ion Deposition', 'eBeam', 'Typesetter']
MarkingTechnology property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
MaxCopies property
CIMTYPE'uint32'
Description'The maximum number of copies that can be produced by the Printer from a single Job.'
ModelCorrespondence['CIM_PrintJob.Copies']
readTrue
MaxCopies property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
MaxNumberUp property
CIMTYPE'uint32'
Description'The maximum number of print-stream pages that the Printer can render onto a single media sheet.'
ModelCorrespondence['CIM_PrintJob.NumberUp']
readTrue
MaxNumberUp property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
MaxSizeSupported property
CIMTYPE'uint32'
Description'Specifies the largest Job (as a byte stream) that the Printer will accept in units of Kbytes. A value of zero indicates that no limit has been set.'
ModelCorrespondence['CIM_PrintJob.JobSize']
readTrue
Units'kilobytes'
MaxSizeSupported property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
MimeTypesSupported property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'An array of free-form strings providing more detailed explanations of any mime types that are supported by the Printer. If data is provided for this property, then the value 47, "Mime", should be included in the LanguagesSupported property.'
ModelCorrespondence['CIM_Printer.LanguagesSupported', 'CIM_PrintJob.MimeTypes', 'CIM_PrintService.MimeTypesSupported']
readTrue
MimeTypesSupported property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
Name property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'The Name property defines the label by which the object is known. When subclassed, the Name property can be overridden to be a Key property.'
readTrue
Name property is in 1046 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 142 namespaces
NaturalLanguagesSupported property
ArrayType'Indexed'
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'Identifies the available languages for strings used by the Printer for the output of management information. The strings should conform to RFC 1766, for example "en" is used for English.'
MappingStrings['MIB.IETF|Printer-MIB.prtLocalizationLanguage']
ModelCorrespondence['CIM_PrintJob.NaturalLanguage']
readTrue
NaturalLanguagesSupported property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
PaperSizesSupported property
CIMTYPE'uint16'
Description'An integer array indicating the types of paper supported.'
readTrue
Values['Unknown', 'Other', 'A', 'B', 'C', 'D', 'E', 'Letter', 'Legal', 'NA-10x13-Envelope', 'NA-9x12-Envelope', 'NA-Number-10-Envelope', 'NA-7x9-Envelope', 'NA-9x11-Envelope', 'NA-10x14-Envelope', 'NA-Number-9-Envelope', 'NA-6x9-Envelope', 'NA-10x15-Envelope', 'A0', 'A1', 'A2', 'A3', 'A4', 'A5', 'A6', 'A7', 'A8', 'A9A10', 'B0', 'B1', 'B2', 'B3', 'B4', 'B5', 'B6', 'B7', 'B8', 'B9', 'B10', 'C0', 'C1', 'C2C3', 'C4', 'C5', 'C6', 'C7', 'C8', 'ISO-Designated', 'JIS B0', 'JIS B1', 'JIS B2', 'JIS B3', 'JIS B4', 'JIS B5', 'JIS B6', 'JIS B7', 'JIS B8', 'JIS B9', 'JIS B10', 'NA-Letter', 'NA-Legal', 'B4-Envelope', 'B5-Envelope', 'C3-Envelope', 'C4-Envelope', 'C5-Envelope', 'C6-Envelope', 'Designated-Long-Envelope', 'Monarch-Envelope', 'Executive', 'Folio', 'Invoice', 'Ledger', 'Quarto']
PaperSizesSupported property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
PaperTypesAvailable property
ArrayType'Indexed'
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'An array of free-form strings specifying the types of paper that are currently available on the Printer. Each string should be expressed in the form specified by ISO/IEC 10175 Document Printing Application (DPA) which is also summarized in Appendix C of RFC 1759 (Printer MIB). Examples of valid strings are "iso-a4-colored" and "na-10x14-envelope". By definition a paper size that is available and listed in PaperTypesAvailable should also appear in the PaperSizesSupported property.'
MappingStrings['MIB.IETF|Printer-MIB.prtInputMediaName']
ModelCorrespondence['CIM_PrintJob.RequiredPaperType', 'CIM_PrintService.PaperTypesAvailable']
readTrue
PaperTypesAvailable property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces
PNPDeviceID property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'Indicates the Win32 Plug and Play device ID of the logical device. Example: *PNP030b'
readTrue
PNPDeviceID property is in 104 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 6 namespaces
PowerManagementCapabilities property
CIMTYPE'uint16'
Description'Indicates the specific power-related capabilities of the logical device. The array values, 0="Unknown", 1="Not Supported" and 2="Disabled" are self-explanatory. The value, 3="Enabled" indicates that the power management features are currently enabled but the exact feature set is unknown or the information is unavailable. "Power Saving Modes Entered Automatically" (4) describes that a device can change its power state based on usage or other criteria. "Power State Settable" (5) indicates that the SetPowerState method is supported. "Power Cycling Supported" (6) indicates that the SetPowerState method can be invoked with the PowerState input variable set to 5 ("Power Cycle"). "Timed Power On Supported" (7) indicates that the SetPowerState method can be invoked with the PowerState input variable set to 5 ("Power Cycle") and the Time parameter set to a specific date and time, or interval, for power-on.'
readTrue
Values['Unknown', 'Not Supported', 'Disabled', 'Enabled', 'Power Saving Modes Entered Automatically', 'Power State Settable', 'Power Cycling Supported', 'Timed Power On Supported']
PowerManagementCapabilities property is in 106 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 14 namespaces
PowerManagementSupported property
CIMTYPE'boolean'
Description'Boolean indicating that the Device can be power managed - ie, put into a power save state. This boolean does not indicate that power management features are currently enabled, or if enabled, what features are supported. Refer to the PowerManagementCapabilities array for this information. If this boolean is false, the integer value 1, for the string, "Not Supported", should be the only entry in the PowerManagementCapabilities array.'
readTrue
PowerManagementSupported property is in 106 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 14 namespaces
PrinterStatus property
CIMTYPE'uint16'
Description'Status information for a Printer, beyond that specified in the LogicalDevice Availability property. Values include "Idle" (3) and an indication that the Device is currently printing (4).'
MappingStrings['MIB.IETF|Printer-MIB.hrPrinterStatus']
readTrue
ValueMap['1', '2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7']
Values['Other', 'Unknown', 'Idle', 'Printing', 'Warmup', 'Stopped Printing', 'Offline']
PrinterStatus property is in 2 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 4 namespaces
Status property
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'The Status property is a string indicating the current status of the object. Various operational and non-operational statuses can be defined. Operational statuses are "OK", "Degraded" and "Pred Fail". "Pred Fail" indicates that an element may be functioning properly but predicting a failure in the near future. An example is a SMART-enabled hard drive. Non-operational statuses can also be specified. These are "Error", "Starting", "Stopping" and "Service". The latter, "Service", could apply during mirror-resilvering of a disk, reload of a user permissions list, or other administrative work. Not all such work is on-line, yet the managed element is neither "OK" nor in one of the other states.'
MaxLen10
readTrue
ValueMap['OK', 'Error', 'Degraded', 'Unknown', 'Pred Fail', 'Starting', 'Stopping', 'Service', 'Stressed', 'NonRecover', 'No Contact', 'Lost Comm']
Values['OK', 'Error', 'Degraded', 'Unknown', 'Pred Fail', 'Starting', 'Stopping', 'Service', 'Stressed', 'NonRecover', 'No Contact', 'Lost Comm']
Status property is in 230 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 42 namespaces
StatusInfo property
CIMTYPE'uint16'
Description'StatusInfo is a string indicating whether the logical device is in an enabled (value = 3), disabled (value = 4) or some other (1) or unknown (2) state. If this property does not apply to the logical device, the value, 5 ("Not Applicable"), should be used.'
MappingStrings['MIF.DMTF|Operational State|003.3']
readTrue
ValueMap['1', '2', '3', '4', '5']
Values['Other', 'Unknown', 'Enabled', 'Disabled', 'Not Applicable']
StatusInfo property is in 104 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 12 namespaces
SystemCreationClassName property
CIM_KeyTrue
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'The scoping System's CreationClassName.'
Propagated'CIM_System.CreationClassName'
readTrue
SystemCreationClassName property is in 122 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 20 namespaces
SystemName property
CIM_KeyTrue
CIMTYPE'string'
Description'The scoping System's Name.'
Propagated'CIM_System.Name'
readTrue
SystemName property is in 122 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 22 namespaces
TimeOfLastReset property
CIMTYPE'datetime'
Description'Time of last reset of the Printer Device.'
readTrue
TimeOfLastReset property is in 26 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 3 namespaces
VerticalResolution property
CIMTYPE'uint32'
Description'Printer's vertical resolution in pixels per inch.'
ModelCorrespondence['CIM_PrintJob.HorizontalResolution']
readTrue
Units'pixels per inch'
VerticalResolution property is in 8 classes of ROOT\cimv2 and in 2 namespaces

Win32_Printer Qualifiers

NameValueToInstanceToSubclassOverridableAmendedLocal
CreateBy'AddPrinterConnection'
DeleteBy'DeleteInstance'
Description'Capabilities and management of the Printer LogicalDevice.'
dynamicTrue
Locale1033
provider'CIMWin32'
SupportsCreateTrue
SupportsDeleteTrue
SupportsUpdateTrue
UUID'{8502C4BC-5FBB-11D2-AAC1-006008C78BC7}'

Win32_Printer System properties

NameValueOriginCIMTypeLocalArray
__PATH'\\.\ROOT\cimv2:Win32_Printer'___SYSTEM8
__NAMESPACE'ROOT\cimv2'___SYSTEM8
__SERVER'.'___SYSTEM8
__DERIVATION['CIM_Printer', 'CIM_LogicalDevice', 'CIM_LogicalElement', 'CIM_ManagedSystemElement']___SYSTEM8
__PROPERTY_COUNT86___SYSTEM3
__RELPATH'Win32_Printer'___SYSTEM8
__DYNASTY'CIM_ManagedSystemElement'___SYSTEM8
__SUPERCLASS'CIM_Printer'___SYSTEM8
__CLASS'Win32_Printer'___SYSTEM8
__GENUS1___SYSTEM3

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