Usage of SharedQ (shared queue)


Tasks of all users, who are sharing this queue, are visible mutually for them. In the section Print, Print connectors, you can create a connector with type SharedQ and during the installation of the device on Windows, you save the name of this created shared queue. The tasks of users will be visible to each other.


1) Go to Print > Print connectors and create a new print connector by clicking on the button


2) Fill in the labels and set type to "SharedQ", then click save when completed.



3) Go to Users > Group list and create a new group by clicking on the button  




4) Set the name of group (the description is optional)


a) on the Members tab you can group members (i.e. select departments, specific users or a combination of these two options).


b) on the Print connectors tab  check which print connectors will be allowed for this group.


c) When you are done, click Save to save the settings.


5) Find your printer in the Windows

Control Panel under Devices and Printers.

Right click to bring up the menu and select "Printer properties".


6) Choose the "Ports" tab, find a port which your printer is using and click on the Configure Port button.



7) Keep the settings except for "LPR Settings - Que Name". Replace the "Queue Name" value, which was OptimiDoc to the name of your queue and click on OK.

It is SharedQ in our example.



In OptimiDoc Print Connector, you can set up to write to the Port settings of your device.



An example of a print job made through SharedQ Print connector.