Configuring Office Print Tracking
Overview
Following administrative tasks are required to be performed in order to configure Office Print Tracking.
Local Print Monitoring
Initial Deployment
1 | Make sure the SafeQ server is currently installed and running. (see YSoft SafeQ 5 installation procedure for more information).
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2 | Deploy Local Monitor Component to every Windows Workstation or Print Server with locally connected printers. (see Local Monitor for more information).
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SafeQ Configuration Tasks
1 | To globally setup prices for monitored pages, edit Default Price List - Local B/W print (normal) and Local color print (normal). |
2 | System will automatically collect print job information on after every print on monitored computers, there is no additional administrator input required.
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3 | Monitored printers are automatically created in Using the Printers list. |
Network Print Tracking
Initial Deployment
1 | Make sure the SafeQ server is currently installed and running. (see YSoft SafeQ 5 installation procedure for more information).
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2 | It is also necessary to properly configure Identity management. By default, SafeQ rejects all prints initiated by unknown user (user who is not in the SafeQ Identity Database)
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SafeQ Configuration Tasks
1 | For network attached printers, (re)configure all workstations or print servers to print via SafeQ server (or use Windows print spooler monitoring). YSoft SafeQ Client may be used for configuration of workstations. For vast majority of the installations, configured printer ports must point to the SafeQ Server. See Printer configuration for Workstation and Server for more information. |
2 | Use Adding and editing printers in Web Administration, section Using the Printers list to add device you wish to monitor. Make sure at least IP address and Accounting Mechanism is correctly specified. (see Print tracking methods for more information). For Costs Recovery, price list can be optionally defined in Devices > Printers > Edit device > Price list tab.
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3 | To monitor direct print to the device, you have to configure the direct print queue name, matching in both Adding and editing printers and Workstation Configuration. |
4 | Use Defining access rights to ensure that users are eligible to print the the defined device. |

