| In keeping with the goal of setting up a MetaFrame XP environment that is optimized for optimum bandwidth utilization, we will want to configure the Printer bandwidth feature. When users access MetaFrame XP servers through slower networks or dial-up connections, data sent during printing can affect video updates and application performance. To achieve the best performance for some ICA Client users, you can limit the bandwidth used by local auto-created printers utilizing the ICA data stream. Remember that by default, the client printer bandwidth is set to unlimited during your initial set up. By limiting the data transmission rate for printing, you make more bandwidth available in the ICA data stream for transmission of video, keystrokes, and mouse data. More available bandwidth can help prevent degradation of the user experience during printing and keep with the goal of a high user perception of performance. With the release of Feature Release 2 and Policies, Citrix has given us the ability to configure printer bandwidth usage of a user or group basis. I highly recommend using it. I recommend creating a MetaFrame XP policies to limit the bandwidth used by printers and then assign users and or accordantly. The following details how I recommend setting up printer bandwidth limit on a per user basis. 1. Open the Citrix Citrix Management Cosole, right click on Policies Click Create Policy. 2. Enter a name for the new policy. I recommend something like, Limit Printer Bandwidth. Click OK. 3. Right Click on the policy created above and click Properties. 4. Open the Resource Limits folder click the Limit the Client Printer Bandwidth policy click to select the Rule Disabled radio button and click OK. 
5. You how sucessfully created a policy and are ready to assign users and or groups to them. Right click on the policy you created in the preveious seps and click Assign Users. 6. Select the user group created in step 1 and click OK. You have now successfully created a MetaFrame XP policy to limit the amount bandwidth that auto-created ICA printers can utilize on a user and or group basis. If you would like to limit the amount of ICA bandwidth the printing can take up then all you will need to do is add their users and or group to the Limit Printer Bandwidth global group.
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