Detailed reporting of output and costs by user and printer Track and allocate costs back to department, cost center, faculty or client
Simple to use and find the information most needed
Cut printing costs whilst improving work flow
For System Administrators
Simple installation
Deploy centrally on your server and track all printing. Client software is optional and not required for basic print tracking
Fast, intuitive user setup
Automatically manage end users known to directory services such as Active Directory and LDAP
Driverless printing
Web print lets end users print wirelessly from laptops and netbooks with no driver installation or server authentication. Web Print is fully integrated into PaperCut's standard print charging/ accounting/quota process.
Shared accounts
Users can easily allocate job costs to departments, cost centers, clients or projects with popup client software
Full logging and reports
Over 50 one-click reports in standard formats (PDF, CSV, HTML)
Database integration
Use the in-built database or configure to use your existing databases (MS SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL)
Watermark every print
Automatically add a username or other information to the bottom of every page
Digital signatures
Watermark all jobs with a digital signature to track document origin/source
Hold/release queue
Release sensitive documents at point of printing
Delegate administration rights
Grant specific rights by functional areas
Intranet integration options and fully documented API and scripting interface
For End Users
Intuitive, customizable web interface shows usage tracking, or runs silently
Optional client software offers authentication, confirmation of print job cost, account balances and cost allocation
Shows usage and impact by tree or by CO2 volume
Show popups prompting users on situations such as not printing jobs duplex, attempting to print emails, or suggestion to print grayscale when printing from a web browser
Flexible payment options for pay-for-print including pre-paid voucher cards and online payment gateways
Deployment flexibility with options for highly visible quota or charging control to invisible silent tracking
Technical Specifications
Scalability:
Suitable for networks of 5 to 500,000+ users
Architecture:
Single server or multi-server environments Monitor locally attached printers
Client software is optional
Available in 20+ languages and currency formats world-wide
Licensing:
Enterprise-wide license: unlimited printers, servers, and workstations
Licensed based on number of end users
Open Systems:
Open documented database schema XML Web Services API with sample code
Supported Server Operating Systems:
Microsoft Windows Server (any edition including 64-bit and server core)
Mac OS X Server (10.4 or higher)
Linux (any modern distribution)
Novell OES Linux and iPrint
Supported User Directory Services:
Active Directory (native integration including nested groups and OU's)
OpenDirectory
eDirectory
LDAP
NIS, PAM, Samba, and others.
Supported Workstation Operating Systems:
Microsoft Windows (any edition)
Mac OS X (10.4 or higher)
Linux (any modern distribution)
Unix Workstation (Java required to run client software)
Printers:
Almost all major laser, inkjet, label and wide-format printers.
Supported print languages: PCL, PCL6, HPGL, Postscript, PCL-GUI, Ricoh RPCS, Epson ESC, QPDL, various GDI printers and many language that don't even have names.
Supported Database Servers:
Self managing internal database: suitable for up to 5,000 end users
Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005/2008 (either 32 or 64 bit)
Microsoft SQL Express 2005/2008 (free from Microsoft)
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 & Server Express 2012
PostgreSQL 7.1 or higher
MySQL 5.0 or higher
Oracle 9.2 or higher
Supported Cluster Environments:
Microsoft FailoverServer
Microsoft Cluster Server
Veritas Cluster Server
Linux HA
Encryption:
SSL encryption used for sensitive client server communication.
