Installs a printer port on the specified computer.
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Last verified: 2026-10-26
Microsoft PrintManagement reference: Installs a printer port on the specified computer. The syntax and selected example below are adapted from the pinned Windows Server 2025 reference. Module availability, target configuration and delegated permissions determine whether it can run in your environment. Documentation and parameter text: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; formatting adapted by Cmdlet World. No execution testing is claimed.
Use an account with the target resource permissions documented for Add-PrinterPort. Modifying administrative cmdlets may require elevation or delegated administration. This catalog does not assert that ordinary users can execute the command.
Supported environments
Windows / PrintManagement · Windows Server 2025 documentation; feature/module prerequisites apply
Parameters
-AsJob
Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to complete.
-CimSession
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session object, such as the output of a New-CimSession or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the current session on the local computer.
-ComputerName
Specifies the name of the computer to which to add the printer port. If you do not specify a value, the printer port is added to the local computer.
-Confirm
Prompts you for confirmation before running the cmdlet.
-HostName (required)
Specifies the host name of the computer on which to add LPR printer port.
-LprByteCounting
Indicates that this cmdlet enables LPR byte counting for a TCP/IP printer port in LPR mode.
-LprHostAddress (required)
Specifies the LPR host address when installing a TCP/IP printer port in LPR mode.
-LprQueueName (required)
Specifies the LPR queue name when installing a TCP/IP printer port in LPR mode.
-Name (required)
Specifies the name of the printer port to install on the specified computer.
-PortNumber
Specifies the TCP/IP port number for the printer port added to the specified computer.
-PrinterHostAddress (required)
Specifies the host address of the TCP/IP printer port added to the specified computer.
-PrinterName (required)
Specifies the name of the printer installed on the LPR printer port.
-SNMP
Enables SNMP and specifies the index for TCP/IP printer port management.
-SNMPCommunity
Specifies the SNMP community name for TCP/IP printer port management.
-ThrottleLimit
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the computer.
-WhatIf
Shows what would happen if the cmdlet runs. The cmdlet is not run.
Prerequisites
Windows with the PrintManagement module and the Windows feature or management tools that provide it. Confirm target connectivity and version compatibility using the linked Microsoft reference.
Security considerations
This cmdlet changes system state. Review every target and parameter in the official reference, test outside production, and prepare an appropriate backup or rollback. Do not execute the example automatically.
Examples
Example 1: Create a local printer port
Add-PrinterPort -Name "LocalPort:"
This command creates a local printer port named LocalPort on the local computer. Source: Microsoft, CC BY 4.0; transcript prompt/output removed. This example was not executed.