During the installation phase of PaperCut NG, there are three options available to choose from:
Education Small/Medium Enterprise (SME) or Corporate Professional (Client Billing) The installation type you choose will determine how the software is setup and configured for your environment. The following is a list of the differences and similarities between the three configuration types.
Registry The registry settings for the PaperCut NG installation types are identical. There are no additional registry entries that are added to a PaperCut NG server when the software is installed.
PaperCut NG installation The initial part of the installation of PaperCut NG is identical up to the point of selecting the configuration type that you wish to use to prepare your PaperCut Application Server with.
This section will attempt to explain the different steps you will encounter during installation along with the results of the default options.
Education installation The education installation takes you through the following steps:
Set the default costs of printing for color and grayscale. On the next screen you will set the initial credit for the users. The default option here has ticked the following option: Deny access when users run out of credit/quota. Note: if you set the initial credit for users to 0, and keep the “Deny access when users run out of credit/quota” option, users will first have to top up their accounts before they will be able to print. The final screen of the installation is to select the sync source and run a synchronization. Small/Medium Enterprise (SME) or Corporate installation The SME installation takes you through the following steps:
Set the default costs of printing for color and grayscale. Select the Sync source and choose to synchronize. Professional (Client Billing) installation The professional installation takes you through the following steps:
Set the default costs of printing for color and grayscale. Select the Sync source and choose to synchronize. This now displays the User Client Options Screen where you have two options: Minimal Impact (initial single user testing). If you select this option you can enter in a single username to apply these settings for testing purposes. Immediate Implementation (Enable for all users). This option will apply the settings to all users. If you choose this option a warning will appear stating: “Enabling the account popup will stop/pause all users printing until the client software is deployed.” Note: Option (b) requires that you have deployed the client software to all user computers to allow the staff to be able to select the account that they wish to charge to when they choose to print. This will now synchronize the users into PaperCut and configure the accounts based on the selection you chose on the “User Client Options” screen. Once you log in to PaperCut NG there are a number of different selected options based on the installation type chosen.
The following tables list the differences between the options within PaperCut NG:
PaperCut NG User Details Screen User Features PageEducationProfessionalSMEAccount DetailsBalance$ amount in setup$0.00$0.00RestrictedYNNOverdraftYNNAccount SelectionAutomatically Charge to Personal accountYN/AYShow the advanced account selection popupN/AYN/AAllow users to charge their personal accountN/AYN/ADefault shared account optionN/AYN/AWhen shared account selected “Charge Shared Account”N/AYN/A PaperCut Accounts → Template Account User Features PageEducationProfessionalSMEDetails and BalanceBalance$0.00$0.00$0.00RestrictedUntickedUntickedUntickedEnable/DisableEnabledEnabledEnabledClient OptionsInvoicingUser choiceUser choiceUser choiceCommentsOptionalOptionalOptionalAdvanced OptionsMultiply Cost ByUntickedUntickedUntickedApply to all sub accountsUntickedUntickedUntickedQuota SchedulingPeriodNoneNoneNoneSchedule Amount$0.00$0.00$0.00Only allow accumulation up to$0.00$0.00$0.00Security TabControl Access to this Account:GroupsNo groups selectedAll usersNo groups selectedUsersNo users selectedNo users selectedNo users selected Options → User Features Page There are several differences on this page between the three setup options. The highlighted options show where differences occur between the three installation types.
User Features PageEducationProfessionalSMEShow Environmental Impact informationYYYAllow users to see Rates / CostsYYYAllow users to view balance informationYYYAllow users to transfer funds to other usersYYYOnly allow users in this group to transfer fundYYYAllow users to add comments to manual transfersYYYEnable use of TopUp / PrePaid CardsYNNAllow users to view held jobs (Hold/Release queues) via end-user interfaceYYYOnly allow users in this group to view held jobsNNNRelease their own jobsYYYEnable the ‘Release All’ and ‘Cancel All’ buttonsYYYAllow users to view/release held jobs via mobile print releaseYYYAllow users to view shared accounts balancesYYYAllow users to change their card/ID numberNNYAllow users to view their card/ID numbersNNYAllow users to change their card/ID PINNNYAllow users to request refundsNNYAuto approve refund requests for users in this groupNNYAdd custom links to the user web navigation menuNNYAllow ‘remember me’ functionality for mobile release and mobile client loginYYN Backend Config Keys based on Organisation type: Config SetupEducationProfessionalSMETop Up CardsNo special setupOffOffRelease timeNo special setup4-hour window4-hour windowAccount PIN VisibleNo special setupYesNo special setupClient Starts minimisedNo special setupYesNo special setupEnable Advanced PopupNoYes
Allow: Charge Printing to Account from list
Allow: Charge Printing to Account from PIN
Allow: Charge Printing to Personal Account
Don’t Allow: Can charge printing to other usersNoDuring Setup User Client Options ScreenNot displayedIf admin selects Immediate Implementation (All users), then all users receive the above settings immediately.
If admin selects Minimal Impact (Initial user testing), then they will need to enter an existing account as the test account for the above settings to be applied to.Not displayed
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