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Options to suit and integrate into almost any environment.
PaperCut is designed to fit into a huge range of printing environments, covering
setups with differing platforms, single or multiple print servers (perhaps across
many sites), diverse hardware and network layouts, and many different opinions on
print policy.
To achieve this, PaperCut comes configured for the most common scenarios out-of-the-box,
but can easily be customized to suit your environment.
Modular Architecture
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PaperCut's modular architecture makes it possible to scale from the small and simple
all-in-one server to the largest of multi-site networks.
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Visual Customization
Client Tool
Standard client tool look
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Customized client tool look
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User Web Interface
Standard user web interface look
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Customized user web interface look
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Release Station
Standard print release station look
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Customized print release station look
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Integration
External Databases
PaperCut ships with an embedded database to save the trouble of setting up your
own. It is suitable for most environments, but some sites will prefer to host PaperCut's
data on their own database. PaperCut supports the most common databases out of the
box, including Microsoft SQL Server/Express, PostgreSQL, Oracle, and others on request.
3rd Party Software and Services
- User and group synchronization from directory servers including Microsoft Active
Directory, Apple Open Directory, Novell eDirectory, other LDAP variants, plus Unix/NIS/POSIX.
- Payment services such as PayPal, VeriSign, Authorize.Net and others via the payment gateway module, plus custom payment services
or other sources.
Scripting
The included server-command scripting tool and XML web services API allow scripting
or programming integration with PaperCut. For example:
- Schedule enabling and disabling of printers at given times, such as disabling lab
printers after hours.
- Display user print balance on an intranet page.
- Schedule a custom print quota addition for the start of term.
- Disable printing for a student when they are disabled in a student management system.
Components
Display user print statistics and environmental impact
counters on an intranet page using web widgets, or in the Windows Vista
sidebar using the Vista gadgets.
Customizing Report Headers
The standard PaperCut NG report header logo can be replaced with an alternate image.
This can be used to include an organization logo and address for example, which
may be useful when attaching reports to customer invoices, or just to make reports
look more professional.
Example custom report header usage
To use a custom report header logo, place an image at [app-dir]/server/custom/web/report-header.png.
The image should be 250px by 80px in PNG format.
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