Online Demo - Track Linux Printing
To manage and track Linux
printing, the Linux computer must print to the shared
printer on any Windows computer. If the printer is not shared on any Windows computer, you can share the printer
on the Windows computer that has PrintLimit Print Tracking
installed. To set up the PC, share the
printer on the network and then connect to the printer
from the Linux, follow the steps below for the PC.
Step 1. On the Windows PC (or Server) First,
Enable the LDP Print Service using the following steps: 1.
Click Start, and click Control
panel 2.
Click Programs and then
click Programs and Features 3.
Click Turn Windows Features on
or off 4.
Click to expand Print and
Document Services 5.
Check the box for LDP Print
Services 6.
Click OK and close the Programs
and Features window Next,
share the Windows printer on the network using the
following steps: 1.
Click Start, type Devices
and Printers in the Search text box 2.
Click Devices and Printers from
the list above 3.
Right-click on the printer to be
shared and click Printer properties 4.
Click the Sharing tab and
click Change Sharing Options 5.
Check the box to Share this
printer 6.
Set the name for the share 7.
Click OK and then close
the Properties and Devices and Printers Windows
Step 2. On the Linux, add the
LPD or SAMBA Printer using CUPS administration. If you want to track
the Linux printing only, the Print Job Agent for Linux is
not required.
Step 3.
Print Job Agent for Linux provides the following
additional features: 1.
Enables users to confirm or
cancel the print jobs in the print notification popup
before the print jobs print. 2.
Enables users to enter user
ID and (or) PIN before the print jobs print. 3.
Enables users to enter or
select a client billing code/job code/project code
before the print jobs print.
Linux x86:
PrintJobAgent and tracker_ip.ini 1.
Open tracker_ip.ini, Enter the computer name or the IP Address of the computer (For example 192.168.0.10) that has PrintLimit Print Tracking installed. 2.
Copy PrintJobAgent and tracker_ip.ini
to Linux computer.
3.
In terminal mode, run
./PrintJobAgent
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