Chapter 12. System Management

Table of Contents

Overview
The Dashboard
User and Group Synchronization
Sync Source
Sync Source Options
Sync Options
Secondary Sync Source (Advanced)
Manual Synchronization
Importing Card/Identity numbers from Active Directory or LDAP
On Demand User Creation
Using Active Directory for user synchronization
Using LDAP for user synchronization
Assigning Administrator Level Access
Assigning Administrator Access to a Group
Assigning Administrator Access to a User
System Backups
Performing an Online Backup
Restoring a Backup
Performing Offline Backups
Backup File Retention
System Notifications and Emailing
Configuring Notifications
System Notifications (for Administrators)
Testing Notification Methods
System Security Options
Application Server Connections
Provider Connection Security
Environmental Impact
Using the Config Editor

Overview

This section discusses various options and features to assist the administrator manage and configure the application. PaperCut NG is designed to work with minimal initial configuration and is self-maintaining once set up. This section outlines some of the options available to the administrator, including:

  • Monitoring the system activity and status of devices and users.

  • Configuring the synchronization of users and groups

  • Managing backups

  • Configuring user notifications

  • Exporting/import the data

  • Defining security options

  • Disabling features in the user web interface

  • Display options (like whether to display the currency sign).