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One Driver Setup Guide

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Document version 1.1

8/20/2019

O n e Q T e c h n o l o g i e s A / S

2 One Q Server Configuration Guide

Contents

Chapter 1: Overview .................................................................................... 3

Chapter 2: Chapter 2: OneDriver Use Cases ............................................. 4

Mixed Fleet ........................................................................................................... 4

PCL-only/Non-Postscript Printers ...................................................................... 4

Simplified IT Administration ................................................................................ 4

Multi-platform support ....................................................................................... 5

Advanced Driver Options* ............................................................................... 5

Chapter 3: OneDriver Document workflow ............................................... 6

Chapter 4: Requirements ............................................................................. 8

Chapter 5: OneDriver server configuration ............................................... 9

Create a queue .................................................................................................. 9

Configuring terminals: ........................................................................................ 9

Chapter 6: Setting up on a Windows workstation ................................... 11

Manual Installation ........................................................................................... 11

Installation script ................................................................................................ 12

Print Monitor with OneDriver ........................................................................... 12

Chapter 7: Setting up on a Mac OS X or Linux workstation ................... 13

Appendix A: OneDriver features ............................................................... 16


Chapter 1: Overview

This guide is intended to supplement the knowledge of the One Q Server, a prerequisite

prior to configuring the OneDriver functionality.

The unique "One Driver" functionality in One Q's product makes it possible for companies

to use a single print queue (with a single printer driver = "OneDriver") either shared or

locally on user workstations. The driver has developed to use the Postscript printer

language.

Print jobs can then be printed on any printer configured to use this technology. This can

both be used for Pull printing ("Follow-Me") and Push printing ("Direct”).

The server will then convert the print job in “real time” when it is aware of the destination

terminal (printer/MFP):

Push/Direct Printing: This is known immediately, as each push queue has an

assigned terminal.

Pull Printing: When the user has signed in at a terminal and has selected print jobs

they want to release.


Chapter 2: Chapter 2: OneDriver Use Cases

Mixed Fleet

The OneDriver solution can provide a solution in a mixed fleet environment. For example,

as represented in the diagram below.

In such an environment, it is normally necessary to have individual print queues with

dedicated drivers for each printer manufacturer.

For example, a Canon driver will typically not be able print to another manufacturer such

HP or Kyocera.

PCL-only/Non-Postscript Printers

There may be a case whereby a customer has "PCL-only" printers that do not support

Postscript. In this case, a postscript-formatted print job cannot be printed on a "PCL-only"

printer.

With the "OneDriver" technology, it is possible to convert a print job to PCL, so that the

document can also be printed on these printers.

Simplified IT Administration

For the IT Administrator that manages the One Q Server, the OneDriver solutions solves

maintenance of many print queues with different drivers, and users having to know in


advance which print queue to use depending on where they plan to release their print

job.

Multi-platform support

The OneDriver can run in environments that support the client operating systems below:

Linux

Mac

Windows

Advanced Driver Options*

In addition to the standard Universal driver features such as:

Colour

Mono

Simplex

Duplex

The OneDriver solution also includes advanced driver and finishing options that can be

used on any manufacturers printers. These features include:

Tray Selection, including manual feed.

Booklet

Booklet with Borders

Stapling

Punching

Toner Saving

Watermark (Please see Server Configuration manual for more detail)

Postscript options

Please see Appendix A for details of the driver options available.

*Please speak to One Q prior to implementation of any advanced driver functionality.


Chapter 3: OneDriver Document workflow

1. User submits a print job from either an IPP-queue or Print Monitor queue using the

"OneDriver".*

2. The server receives it at a queue matching the name of the client-facing queue

and configured for "Universal Printing".

3. If the queue is setup for Push, a terminal is already associated, and if that terminal

has an associated ppd-file, the job is converted and sent from the server to the

printer immediately.

4. If the queue is setup for Pull, the job is stored on the server. When the user signs in at

a printer, the mentioned conversion takes place, and the job is sent to the terminal.

*Please see the Print Monitor configuration guide for more information.

The diagram below describes the “flow” of print jobs via the One Q VDMS Server when

using the OneDriver solution. The processing required on the server during the job

conversion is represented, with PS>PCL conversion requiring the most processing.



Chapter 4: Requirements

The server must be a Linux server. If it is a SaaS Cloud server, there is no prior knowledge of

Linux required to configure and setup the OneDriver solution.

The customer will need ppd files for each type of printer / MFP. PPD files are "Linux versions

of printerdrivers". These are text files describing the functionality supported on each printer.

Most vendor have these available - and there is a large repository on the internet at

http://openprinting.org

The "One Driver" for the clients can be downloaded from our "Partner Site". It is avalable

for Windows as a Microsoft Certified driver called "hspm-driver-1.8.11-2-setup-signed.exe"

and for OS X and Linux as a ppd file "one-driver.ppd".

http://openprinting.org/


Chapter 5: OneDriver server configuration

As mentioned, the server must run Linux, as the One Driver functionality uses the CUPS

functionality on Linux. The One Q server configuration guide contains details on the Linux

installation.

The configuration described here is done through the Web Administration interface.

Create a queue

The server will have a default print queue that can be printed to using IPP from either

Windows, OS X or Linux. This queue is named "VDMS-Follow-Me” and can be used through

standard IPP protocol using port 631.

An administrator could also create a new queue, e.g. "OneQ", and set it to be used for

"Universal Printing" (which is a synonym for the One Driver functionality):

The field "Queue origin" must be set to "OS spooler, then a shared print queue is created in

CUPS on the server. This can be connected to using standard IPP port 631.

Configuring terminals:

After deciding to use existing queue or creating new queue(s), you must add or edit

terminals (printers, MFPs):

Download and collect ppd files for the different devices (vendors, models) from

manufactures' website or previously mentioned http://openprinting.org

When you add (or edit) a terminal in the Web Administration tool, you must select "more

options" and add a "Universal print target" by clicking down arrow and "<New target...>":

http://openprinting.org/


Then select and upload the ppd-file that "fits" the chosen printer. If if doesn't work as

expected, you can easily edit and upload another ppd-file:


Chapter 6: Setting up on a Windows workstation

The "One Driver" can be downloaded from our "Partner Site". It is available for Windows as

a Microsoft Certified driver called "hspm-driver-1.8.11-2-setup-signed.exe", which must be

extracted to a folder before installing a print queue.

Manual Installation

On the user workstations you must make IPP print queues pointing to the server print

queue, and use the driver extracted to the folder above:

The queuename must match the queue name on the server - it is case sensitive.


Installation script

It is also possible to install the OneDriver using a script as below. This software is available

via the One Q Partnerzone.

The above script will:

Create a print queue named “OneQ”

The queue will print to a server named “cloud server”

Set the default printer to the One Q printer

Install the One Q PS Driver

Print Monitor with OneDriver

Another option is to install our package "Print Monitor" which is available for Windows and

Mac OS X.

This software gives additional options, which are described in our "One Q Print Monitor

configuration guide”

In this case you must choose the option "Add a local printer or network printer with manual

settings, and install it using port called PRINTMON0000, and select the "One driver" from the

folder it was extracted to.


Chapter 7: Setting up on a Mac OS X or Linux workstation

The "One Driver" can be downloaded from our "Partner Site".

For OS X and Linux, it is simply a single PPD-file called "one-driver.ppd".

On the user workstations you must make IPP print queues pointing to the server print

queue, and use the "one-driver.ppd" in CUPS.

On Mac OS X and Linux, open a browser and enter url: http://localhost:631/admin

http://localhost:631/admin


Scroll down:

Here you select the "one-driver.ppd" file you downloaded from our Partner Site:


This concludes the set up of printing from the Workstation to the Server using IPP.


Appendix A: OneDriver features

Below are the features based on a Windows client printing to a One Q Server.

Document orientation options:

Simplex/Duplex options:


Booklet Options with borders features:

Black & White/Color selection:


Tray selection options:

Advanced features, including finishing options:


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