![]() ![]() Nominate a number (one or more) systems that will be configured to use the host-only printers. In effect, the printer is a “directly attached” printer and can be supported using the procedure as discussed in Chapter 13: PaperCut is able to support these legacy host-only drivers with some additional configuration and setup.īecause host-only printers can’t be configured to use server based queues, the print monitor and analysis needs to be done directly on the workstation before it’s sent to the printer. For example, the native drivers may offer advanced color features that are not available in the Generic Drivers hindering the printer use. (The Classic drivers where never designed for OS X Server queues) Some host-only printers can be shared when the Generic PostScript Driver is used on the workstation side as discussed above, however many drivers such as some Epson printers have issues with this method. Hence they are very limited, do not follow standard CUPS guidelines, and only work when the system is directly connected to the printer. For example many Epson and Canon drivers are simply “ports” of the old Mac Classic drivers to OS X. Unfortunately host-only printers still exist on the Mac. Can PaperCut support this printer?Ī host-only printer is a printer which does not support shared network based server queues. Q I have a printer such as the Epson Stylus Pro 4800, a small HP LJ, some Canon printers, etc., that only provides host based drivers that does not work with Mac OS X Server based queues. Note: Also see PaperCut and Host-only drivers Set up as an IPP or LPR printer pointing to the Server (not to the device). Set up the printer/plotter on each workstation using the manufacture supplied driver. Set up as a socket, jet direct, or LPR printer pointing directly to the device’s IP.Įnsure the printer is shared via Server Admin. Set up the printer/plotter/RIP on the server using the Generic PostScript Driver. The manufacturer supplied drivers are still used on the workstation, so you still have all the normal options, but the use of the Generic driver on the server prevents modification as the job passes through the server’s queues. We’ve managed to resolve this issue by replacing the drivers on the server with the standard Apple Generic PostScript Driver. ![]() The problem is due to bad filter/mime configuration in the printer’s PPD file. All rendering should be done on the clients and no modification should be done on the server. The issue is that the PostScript filter on the server are incorrectly “re-rendering” the job when it passes through, and this action resets the settings. Fortunately we have however managed to find a work-around. This not a PaperCut issue but is due to broken/buggy PPD based driver supplied with these devices. This is a common issue with many Fiery RIP drivers and some plotters and other printers. However when I configure the workstations to print via server based print queues, the selected print options I select are being ignored. When I configured the workstations to print directly to the device, everything works as normal. Q I am running PaperCut with a Fiery RIP or using an OCE Plotter. ![]()
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