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2.8.2 Adding accounts using Accounts Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
2.9
Configuring optional PAS components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
2.9.3 Configuring Cashier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
2.9.4 Configuring the Client Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
2.9.5 Configuring the SM Web Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
2.9.3 Configuring Cashier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
2.9.4 Configuring the Client Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
2.9.5 Configuring the SM Web Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
3.
Installing PAS add-ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
3.1
Configuration overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
3.1.1 Component overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
3.1.2 Installing services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
3.1.3 Installing a remote print server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
3.1.1 Component overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
3.1.2 Installing services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
3.1.3 Installing a remote print server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
3.2
Installing PAS add-on components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
3.2.1 Running the automated install program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
3.2.1 Running the automated install program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
3.3
Configuring Client Billing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
3.3.1 Configuring the Client Billing service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
3.3.2 Configuring the Print Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
3.3.1 Configuring the Client Billing service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
3.3.2 Configuring the Print Provider . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
3.4
Configuring Macintosh Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
3.4.1 Using System Manager to configure the service. . . . . . . . . 87
3.4.2 Specifying IP addresses for the Macintosh workstations . 89
3.4.3 Installing Microsoft TCP/IP Printing Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
3.4.1 Using System Manager to configure the service. . . . . . . . . 87
3.4.2 Specifying IP addresses for the Macintosh workstations . 89
3.4.3 Installing Microsoft TCP/IP Printing Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
3.5
Configuring the Macintosh Client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
3.5.1 Configuring LPR desktop printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
3.5.2 Installing the Macintosh Client files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
3.5.1 Configuring LPR desktop printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
3.5.2 Installing the Macintosh Client files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
3.6
Configuring Secure Document Release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
3.6.3 Configuring secure access to the Queue Module. . . . . . . . 96
3.6.4 Specifying Queue Module global settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
3.6.5 Specifying Queue Module local port settings . . . . . . . . . .100
3.6.6 Configuring the SDR Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
3.6.7 Configuring the Release Station application. . . . . . . . . . . .100
3.6.8 Logging on to gain administrative access . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
3.6.9 Customizing Release Station appearance and behavior 101
3.6.10 Configuring printers in the Release Station tree view . . .101
3.6.11 Using SDR with NTS Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
3.6.3 Configuring secure access to the Queue Module. . . . . . . . 96
3.6.4 Specifying Queue Module global settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
3.6.5 Specifying Queue Module local port settings . . . . . . . . . .100
3.6.6 Configuring the SDR Viewer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
3.6.7 Configuring the Release Station application. . . . . . . . . . . .100
3.6.8 Logging on to gain administrative access . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
3.6.9 Customizing Release Station appearance and behavior 101
3.6.10 Configuring printers in the Release Station tree view . . .101
3.6.11 Using SDR with NTS Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
3.7
Configuring PAS desktop printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
3.8
Configuring NTS Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
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3.8.1 Configuring NTS server components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
3.8.2 Registering copiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
3.8.3 Configuring printer groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
3.8.4 Configuring document control on the print server . . . . .112
3.8.5 Configuring document control on the print server . . . . .112
3.8.6 Configuring NTS devices in System Manager. . . . . . . . . . .113
3.8.7 Configuring NTS account identifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
3.8.2 Registering copiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
3.8.3 Configuring printer groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
3.8.4 Configuring document control on the print server . . . . .112
3.8.5 Configuring document control on the print server . . . . .112
3.8.6 Configuring NTS devices in System Manager. . . . . . . . . . .113
3.8.7 Configuring NTS account identifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .114
4.
Using System Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
4.1
User interface overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
4.1.1 Nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
4.1.2 Basic navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
4.1.1 Nodes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .120
4.1.2 Basic navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .121
4.2
Working with sites and servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
4.2.1 Starting System Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
4.2.2 Adding sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
4.2.3 Adding servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
4.2.4 Removing servers or sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
4.2.5 Starting and stopping services in System Manager . . . . .126
4.2.1 Starting System Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .123
4.2.2 Adding sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .125
4.2.3 Adding servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
4.2.4 Removing servers or sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126
4.2.5 Starting and stopping services in System Manager . . . . .126
5.
Managing an accounting server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
5.1
Configuring accounting policies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .132
5.1.1 Assigning charges to the correct type of account . . . . . .133
5.1.2 Enforcing account limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
5.1.3 Enabling user transfers with the workstation tools. . . . . .136
5.1.1 Assigning charges to the correct type of account . . . . . .133
5.1.2 Enforcing account limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .135
5.1.3 Enabling user transfers with the workstation tools. . . . . .136
5.2
Evaluating users and account creation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
5.2.1 Specifying the action to take with new PAS users . . . . . .138
5.2.2 Specifying properties for system-created accounts . . . . .139
5.2.3 Assigning NT group members to departments. . . . . . . . .140
5.2.1 Specifying the action to take with new PAS users . . . . . .138
5.2.2 Specifying properties for system-created accounts . . . . .139
5.2.3 Assigning NT group members to departments. . . . . . . . .140
5.3
Active Directory Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .141
5.3.1 Validating user against domains via ADS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
5.3.1 Validating user against domains via ADS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142
5.4
Maintaining records in the accounts database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
5.4.1 Qualifying user IDs with their originating NT domain . . .144
5.4.2 Compressing information in the database . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
5.4.1 Qualifying user IDs with their originating NT domain . . .144
5.4.2 Compressing information in the database . . . . . . . . . . . . .145
5.5
Configuring Accounting Server email service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .147
5.6
Assigning special status to NT groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .148
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5.7
Notifying users from the accounting server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
5.7.1 Notifying users with a pop-up message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
5.7.2 Notifying users with a printed message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
5.7.3 Notifying users with an email message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
5.7.1 Notifying users with a pop-up message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .150
5.7.2 Notifying users with a printed message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .151
5.7.3 Notifying users with an email message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .154
5.8
Viewing messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .155
5.9
Applying basic costs to printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .156
5.10
Using the SM Web Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
6.
Using printer charging schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
6.1
Printer charging schedule overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .166
6.2
Creating a simple schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .169
6.3
Creating an area or impression schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
6.3.1 Specifying a job base price and default page cost . . . . . .171
6.3.2 Creating page charging rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
6.3.3 Evaluating page charging rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
6.3.4 Setting up an area or impression schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
6.3.5 Mapping media sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
6.3.1 Specifying a job base price and default page cost . . . . . .171
6.3.2 Creating page charging rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .171
6.3.3 Evaluating page charging rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .172
6.3.4 Setting up an area or impression schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . .177
6.3.5 Mapping media sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182
6.4
Creating a peak schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
7.
Managing print and copy devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
7.1
Managing logical printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .190
7.1.1 Adding printers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
7.1.2 Removing a logical printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
7.1.3 Renaming a logical printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
7.1.4 Assigning costs to a logical printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
7.1.1 Adding printers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
7.1.2 Removing a logical printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .196
7.1.3 Renaming a logical printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
7.1.4 Assigning costs to a logical printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .197
7.2
Managing physical devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
7.3
Creating and assigning device templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .201
7.4
Managing copiers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .203
8.
Managing a print server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
8.1
Configuring a print server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .207
8.1.1 Adding and configuring a remote print server . . . . . . . . .208
8.1.2 Controlling LPR/LPD access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
8.1.1 Adding and configuring a remote print server . . . . . . . . .208
8.1.2 Controlling LPR/LPD access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
8.2
Managing printers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212
8.2.3 Adding printers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
8.2.3 Adding printers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
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8.2.4 Removing a printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .217
8.2.5 Renaming a printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
8.2.5 Renaming a printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
8.3
Managing a printer port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .218
8.3.1 Selecting a Software Metrics print monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . .218
8.3.2 Specifying port behavior. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
8.3.3 Selecting a page counting method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222
8.3.4 Configuring an IPP port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
8.3.5 Configuring an LPR port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
8.3.6 Controlling parallel port spooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
8.3.1 Selecting a Software Metrics print monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . .218
8.3.2 Specifying port behavior. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .220
8.3.3 Selecting a page counting method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222
8.3.4 Configuring an IPP port. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .224
8.3.5 Configuring an LPR port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .225
8.3.6 Controlling parallel port spooling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .227
9.
Managing Macintosh and Client Billing Services 229
9.1
Managing the Client Billing service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .230
9.2
Managing Macintosh Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .235
9.2.1 Determining the session expiry time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
9.2.2 Determining the login timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
9.2.3 Using billing code pop-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
9.2.4 Specifying Macintosh clients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
9.2.1 Determining the session expiry time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
9.2.2 Determining the login timeout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
9.2.3 Using billing code pop-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .239
9.2.4 Specifying Macintosh clients. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
10. Managing SDR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
10.1
Specifying Queue Module global settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .246
10.2
Specifying Queue Module local port settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249
10.2.1 Enabling queueing on the print server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249
10.2.2 Configuring Document Control on the print server . . . .249
10.2.1 Enabling queueing on the print server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .249
10.2.2 Configuring Document Control on the print server . . . .249
10.3
Using the SDR Viewer application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254
10.4
Customizing the Release Station application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .254
10.4.1 Logging on to gain administrative access . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255
10.4.2 Customizing the Release Station interface . . . . . . . . . . . . .255
10.4.3 Customizing Release Station behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257
10.4.4 Configuring logical printers in the tree view. . . . . . . . . . . .260
10.4.5 Calculating charges for users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261
10.4.1 Logging on to gain administrative access . . . . . . . . . . . . . .255
10.4.2 Customizing the Release Station interface . . . . . . . . . . . . .255
10.4.3 Customizing Release Station behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .257
10.4.4 Configuring logical printers in the tree view. . . . . . . . . . . .260
10.4.5 Calculating charges for users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261
11. Managing NTS services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
11.1
Configuring global NTS Services settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .265
11.2
Configuring the NTS Controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .269
11.2.1 Viewing PAS Control Station device status . . . . . . . . . . . . .272
11.2.1 Viewing PAS Control Station device status . . . . . . . . . . . . .272
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