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Print Release Station
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In a standard network printing
environment, when a user prints from an application,
the job is send directly to the printer and starts
printing immediately. In some environments it
may be advantageous to place the job in a holding
state prior to printing. Some common examples
include:
- Secure Printing - In a secure printing
environment jobs are only printed when the user
arrives at the print area and confirm their
identity. This ensures the user is there to
collect their job and other users can't "accidentally"
collect the document.
- Approved Printing - In some organizations
it may be appropriate to hold jobs until they
are approved by selected individuals. A good
example would be a teacher approving printing
on an expensive color printer.
PaperCut ChargeBack provides the framework and
software interface to implement hold/release queues.
Print Release Stations provide an interface
to allow authorized persons to release held jobs.
In many situations, a release station is a dedicated
PC terminal located next to the printers, however
release stations can take other forms such as
a browser based interface. Release Stations are
used for a wide variety of purposes depending
on the requirements of the organization.
For more detailed information about various release
station usage scenarios, or information about
installing and configuring release stations, see
the online
user manual.
| Standard release stations |
- Used primarily on dedicated workstations located
nearby printer
- Runs in full-screen which users cannot exit
from
- Operates in a variety of modes depending on
your requirements
| Users select the jobs to release |
- User see documents they are authorised to
release
- Clicking the "Print" link releases the document
- Clicking the "Cancel" link deletes the document
from the queue
| Authenticate to release documents |
- Users use their Active Directory usernames
and passwords to authenticate.
- On other platforms, the configured authentication
mechanism is used (e.g. Unix, LDAP, etc)
- Only admins/managers are allowed to login
to release stations in "Manager" mode.
| Customize the look for your organization |
- Change the background and foreground colors
to match your colors.
- Use your own logo or graphic
- Change the title text
| Web-based release station |
- Provides same functionality as standard release
station in "Manager mode"
- Admins can access the release station from
any machine on the network.
- Great for pay-per-print usage in libraries
or Internet Cafes
| End user web-based release station |
- Allows users to release their jobs using a
web browser.
- Admins can configure this to be view only.
- ... or it can be completely removed from the
end user pages.
Other Tour:
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