Get-PrinterPorts
Print Management: Retrieves a list of printer ports installed on the specified computer.
#Requires -Version 5.1
#Requires -Modules PrintManagement
[CmdletBinding()]
Param(
[string]$ComputerName,
[pscredential]$AccessAccount,
[ValidateSet('*', 'Caption', 'Name', 'Description', 'Status')]
[string[]]$Properties = @('Caption', 'Name', 'Description', 'Status')
)
Process {
try {
if ($Properties -contains '*') { $Properties = @('*') }
elseif ($null -eq ($Properties | Where-Object { $_ -like 'Name' })) { $Properties += 'Name' }
if ([System.String]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($ComputerName)) { $ComputerName = [System.Net.DNS]::GetHostByName('').HostName }
$cim = if ($null -eq $AccessAccount) { New-CimSession -ComputerName $ComputerName -ErrorAction Stop }
else { New-CimSession -ComputerName $ComputerName -Credential $AccessAccount -ErrorAction Stop }
$ports = Get-PrinterPort -CimSession $cim -ComputerName $ComputerName -ErrorAction Stop |
Select-Object $Properties | Sort-Object Name
$ports | ForEach-Object { $_ | Add-Member -NotePropertyName Timestamp -NotePropertyValue (Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss") -PassThru }
Write-Output $ports
}
catch { throw }
finally { if ($null -ne $cim) { Remove-CimSession $cim -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue } }
}Name of the computer from which to retrieve the printer ports.
User account that has permission to perform this action.
List of properties to expand; use * for all properties.