This section describes the process of setting up a secondary Mac print server. The primary Application Server may either be a Windows, Mac or a Linux basis system. PaperCut NG has full support for "mixed" or heterogeneous printing environments.
Before installing a secondary server you should take some time to ensure the primary server (central application server) is set up and running correctly. If it is not running fine now adding an extra server will only "add an extra variable to the equation" and complicate troubleshooting. Take some time now to verify that the primary server is functioning correctly. For example, verify that:
Printers on this server are being tracked.
Users are allowed top login to user pages from their workstations.
Administrators can access the system.
Secondary server needs to communicate (initiate a TCP connection) on port 9191. Administrators should ensure that any firewall software on the primary Application Server is not set to block any incoming local network traffic on this port.
PaperCut NG runs under a non-privileged user account called "papercut".
This invisible system account is created automatically upon first install. Advanced system administrators
may however have a preference to create this account manually. If you fall into this category,
create the papercut
account now prior to installation.
Install the print provider software onto the secondary server. Download the latest Mac
DMG disk image and execute the contained installer called
PaperCut NG Secondary Server Installation.pkg
.
The Print Provider on the secondary server needs to know where the primary server is installed. The installer may open the appropriate configuration file after the install completes.
Open a text editor such as TextEdit.
Open the file:
[app-path]/providers/print/
mac/print-provider.conf
Locate the line starting with ApplicationServer=
and change localhost
to the name or IP address of the primary server.
Save the file and exit the text editor.
Double-click on the command script
/Applications/PaperCut NG/Control Printer Monitoring.command
, and enable
monitoring on the appropriate printers.
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