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PaperCut MF™
System Requirements |
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PaperCut MF is
a cross-platform print monitoring application
that runs on all major operating systems. The
system has been designed to support all platforms
for both the client and the server components.
For information about other supported devices,
see the Solutions
page. 3rd hardware solutions
embedded applications |
| PaperCut Capabilities |
| Scalability |
- Suitable for networks from 5 to 500,000+ users.
- Browser based admin interface - simple for small sites yet powerful for large sites.
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| Architecture |
- Suitable for single server environments to multi-server, multi-site and clustered environments.
- Capable of monitoring locally attached or workgroup printers.
- Powerful yet optional user client software (not required for print monitoring).
- International: Available in 20+ langauges and currency formats world wide.
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| Licensing |
- True enterprise-wide licensing: unlimited printers, servers and workstations.
- Licenses are based on monitored user numbers.
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| Open Systems |
- Open and documented API, scripting interface, and database schema.
- XML Web Services API with helpful source code examples.
- Report data in CSV/Excel, PDF and HTML.
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| Printers |
- Almost all major laser, inkjet, label and wide-format printers/MFDs/plotters.
- 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!
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| User Directory Services |
- Active Directory (native integration including nested groups and OU's)
- Apple OpenDirectory
- eDirectory
- LDAP
- NIS, PAM, Samba, and others
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Server Operating Systems
(More details below) |
- Microsoft Windows (32 and 64-bit)
- Apple Mac OS X
- Linux (any modern 32 or 64 bit distribution)
- Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 (OES 2 Linux)
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Workstation Operating Systems
(More details below) |
- Microsoft Windows (32 and 64-bit)
- Apple Mac OS X
- Linux (any modern 32 or 64 bit distribution)
- Unix workstations (Java required to run PaperCut Client Software)
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Database Servers
(Optional) |
- Self managing internal database: suitable for up to 5,000 users.
- Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005/2008 (either 32 or 64 bit)
- Microsoft SQL Express 2005/2008 (free from Microsoft)
- PostgreSQL 7.1 or higher
- MySQL 5.0 or higher
- Oracle 9.2 or higher
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Clustering Environments
(Optional) |
- Microsoft Failover Cluster Manager
- Microsoft Cluster Server
- Veritas Cluster Server
- Linux HA
- Novell Cluster Services
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| Security & Encryption |
- SSL encryption used for sensitive client-server communications.
- Option to install a signed SSL certificate.
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| Web Browsers |
- Internet Explorer 7, 8, 9
- Mozilla Firefox 3, 4
- Apple Safari
- Google Chromer
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MF Primary Server Requirements |
Operating
System
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- Windows 2008 / 2008 R2 / 2003
/ 2000 / Windows 7* / Vista* / XP*
(server, advanced server, enterprise
edition, 64-bit edition, workstation*,
professional* versions all supported)
Microsoft Clustering Services supported
at all application layers
- Apple Mac OS X (10.7, 10.6, 10.5 or 10.4)
- Novell Open Enterprise Server 2 Linux (OES 2 Linux) - SP1, SP2 (with hotfix applied) or SP3.
- Most modern Linux distributions
including Red Hat, Novell SUSE,
Debian, and others
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| Memory |
768MB minimum supported (1GB or higher recommended)
Most modern print servers should have a base of 2GB to 4GB of memory. |
| Hard
Disk |
300 MB, plus additional
storage for logs and print history
Most modern print servers should have a base of 60GB to 500GB of storage available. |
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Workstation Requirements |
Operating
System
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- Microsoft Windows 7 / Vista /
2003 / XP / 2000 / NT 4.0 / ME /
98 / 95 incl. 64 bit versions
- Apple Mac OS X 10.3 or higher
(PowerPC and Intel both supported)
- Most modern Linux distributions
(requires Java 5.0)
- Other systems supporting Java
5.0
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| Memory |
Most modern client workstations are configured with 2GB to 4GB of memory, PaperCut requires a minimal 256MB. |
| Hard
Disk |
- 0MB - zero deployment (recommended)
- 100MB - full local installation
Most modern client workstations have 60GB to 250GB of storage available.
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Print Release Station Requirements |
Operating
System
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- Windows 2008 / 2003 / Windows
7 / Vista / XP / 2000 / NT 4.0 incl.
64 bit versions
- Apple Mac OS X (10.7, 10.6, 10.5 or 10.4)
- Most modern Linux distributions
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| Memory |
128MB or greater |
| Hard
Disk |
- 0MB - zero deployment (recommended)
- 70MB - full local installation
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* The "desktop"
class systems such as Windows Vista, XP, Windows
2000 Professional, Windows NT Workstation only
allow 10 simultaneous connections (See Microsoft
article). This means that these systems should
only be used as a "server" to host print
queues on networks with 10 workstations or less.
SELinux should be disabled prior to installing. |
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