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Find Me Printing and Printer Load Balancing
limit the jobs shown in the release station to one or more queues. This can be useful for situations with multiple
virtual queues and release stations running in Release Any mode.
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If there are multiple print servers and the ability to redirect jobs across print servers is required, ensure that the
requirements in Section 12.3.3, “Cross-Server Job Redirection” are met.
12.3. Advanced Configuration
12.3.1. Overriding cost and filter settings
The default (and recommended) setup is to have the filter and cost settings applied to the virtual queue, for example
the global "find-me-queue" as explained in the examples. This ensures that you have a common cost and access
policy across all printers associated with that queue - a model that your end-users can easily understand. There may
however be some special cases where you may wish to instead apply cost and filter settings based on the target
queue/printer selected:
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A printer may have less memory that others and jam/error on large jobs. Implementing a page or job size filter at
the target queue level may help prevent problems.
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A printer may not support the full range of paper sizes and may jam if an incorrect paper size is selected.
The settings are overridden by the option Cost and filter settings are overridden by the target queue. Please
use this option with care and careful consideration.
Important
If used incorrectly, the Cost and filter settings are overridden by the target queue option can be
very confusing to end-users. For example, the cost that is displayed in the release station and/or client
popup will be as calculated by the virtual queue settings. If, after the job is redirected, the cost
changes, the user may become confused. As a general rule, don't override the cost, or if it must be
overridden, communicate this situation to your users beforehand.
12.3.2. Mixed Color and Grayscale Printers
When the organization has a mix of grayscale and color printers it is important to configure Find Me Printing
carefully. Often the simplest approach is to configure 2 virtual queues: one configured as a color queue and the
other as a grayscale queue. This makes it simpler for users to understand where to print and what they'll be charged
if they need color or grayscale printing. The queues should be configured as follows:
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Grayscale virtual queue - configured to default to grayscale printing, the color mode detection set to This is a
grayscale printer, and can release on all printers (including color printers).
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Color virtual queue - configured to default to color printing, and can only release to color printers.
Using a single virtual queue is also a valid option. There are no technical problems with this approach, however it
may be a little more complicated for users to understand.
Important
If a physical printer is a grayscale printer then it is recommended that you set the color detection mode
to This is a grayscale printer in PaperCut NG. This will ensure the job is logged as grayscale, and
the user is charged correctly (i.e. not charged for color).
This also applies if there is a single virtual queue. If the job is released to a grayscale printer it will be
logged and charged as a grayscale job.
12.3.3. Cross-Server Job Redirection
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