12 December 2013 - PaperCut MF 13.5 (Build 25126)

This is a bugfix release for version 13.5 and contains the following changes:

##Fixes:

• Admin Print Release The new feature to override account selection now works correctly with virtual print queues.
• The new feature to remember the filter settings now works correctly after logging back in.
• Google Cloud Print:
  • Fixed an error message that was seen when enabling and immediately disabling Google Cloud Print integration.
  • The Google Cloud Print disable confirmation dialog now correctly displays Unicode characters.
  • The Submit button is now re-enabled when the Google Cloud Print disable confirmation dialog is canceled.
• Fixed issue with the “processJob” API not charging to the provided shared account (since 13.5).
• Optimized API performance when linking or unlinking accounts to users and groups.
• Copier / Device Integration:
  • Fixed shared account selection issues on Brother, Konica Minolta, Toshiba and Xerox devices (since 13.5).

27 November 2013 - PaperCut MF 13.5 (Build 24862)

New Features:

• Google Cloud Print (GCP). To support cloud based printing, PaperCut now integrates and enables Google Cloud Print. Version 13.5 provides the tools to allow administrators to quickly publish existing printers, immediately enabling printing from many mobile devices (e.g. Android, Chromebook, and Google apps on iOS). All GCP printing is tracked and controlled, and users can continue to leverage key features such as Find-Me Printing. This core feature is included as standard and allows organizations to make use of GCP without the need to purchase new “GCP Ready” devices. This feature is available under PaperCut’s Early Access Program.
• Pause on Redirect. PaperCut’s print scripting is very powerful and has been used to implement many custom workflows. An often requested enhancement is the ability to redirect a job then place it in a holding state. An example would be a workflow where large jobs are automatically redirected to a high volume MFD in a managed print room, or to a Find Me queue managing MFDs. This is made possible with a new scripting option on the redirect command called allowHoldAtTarget.
• Admin Print Release. There are two major enhancements to the manager-mode web-based release station ("/release") and the web-based release station in the admin web interface (Printers -> Jobs Pending Release):
  • Filter settings are now saved between sessions. This means that admins no longer need to enter filter settings, such as selected printers, each time they login.
  • A new “Override” button allows admins to change the user’s account selection (charged account) prior to release.
• Streamlined Device Deployment.** It is now possible to copy device-level configuration from one device to another. Previously only printer settings were able to be copied. Now almost all settings can be duplicated, including user authentication settings and even device specific settings.

Enhancements:

• Improved integration and setup with OS X 10.9 (Mavericks): Removed the need to install Oracle Java on the primary server.
• Support for tracking print queues that use CUPS spool file compression.
• Enhanced Web Print to support RTF documents (requires MS Word installed on the sandbox server).
• New printer-level override settings to enforce:
  • all jobs charged to users’ personal accounts
  • all jobs charged to users’ personal accounts but associated with a shared account (for reporting purposes, e.g. for user-level quotas but department-level tracking)
• Print job watermarking: It is now possible to insert a user’s id number(s) into a watermark.
• For security reasons, browser autocompletion on the login form is disabled by default. Organizations with strong browser configuration and user profiles can choose to enable autocompletion via a new advanced config option auth.web-login.autocomplete.
• The get-user-property server-command and API has been enhanced to return the user’s “auto-charge to shared account” setting.
• When the PaperCut client software is used for authentication (Pop-up Authentication), it is now possible to offer the option of authenticating with an id/card number (and optional PIN). This is useful in environments where primary authentication is a card or id rather than username and password (e.g. public libraries).
• Added an option to enable strict SSL certificate checks in the user client software for enhanced security when a server is using a signed certificate.
• Linux user/group sync: added support for Windows nested groups when using Samba as the user/group source.
• Print scripts that store custom data are no longer limited to 1,000 characters per item.

Fixes:

• Improved the Web Print printer name matching algorithm for mobile print queues, where previously the wrong printer could be selected in some cases.
• When using the “hide document name” option the document name for all kinds of jobs are now hidden, including redirected jobs and Web Print jobs.
• Fixed an issue which prevented the duplex, grayscale and paper size fields from being displayed in the “Shared account printing invoice - logs” PDF report.
• When the option to omit user or document names from the print log is selected, the details are also now omitted from the text file print logs as well as the database.
• Low toner notifications are now issued for each toner color. (Previously low toner notifications were issued collectively.) The printer location can also be optionally omitted from the low toner notification messages.
• Fixed a rare bug that prevented running scheduled reports on the 28th day of the month.
• Fixed translations for Slovenian and Arabic that were incorrectly showing Czech in some locations.
• The option “Don’t apply the printer’s filter settings to this user’s jobs”, will now override all filters including grayscale and duplex conversions.
• When running the PaperCut Application Server on a Windows system and the service has been configured to run as a custom service account, the PaperCut logs now correctly report the service account’s username (on recent Windows Server versions the logs would always report “SYSTEM”).
• If an existing print queue is changed to point to a new physical device, the displayed printer model/type will now update correctly.
• Release Stations: Fixed problem using pay-and-release mode payment integration with the Blackboard and CBORD payment gateway modules (it was possible for the amount of credit given to users to be one cent different to the amount deducted from the gateway).
• The environmental impact most polluting/green reports are now sorted by total sheets instead of total pages.
• On Mac, PaperCut now automatically ignores more of the common service/daemon account names (rather than importing them as users).

Printer compatibility improvements:

• Added the ability to detect duplex and N-up pages on the Riso ComColor IS1000C950C PostScript drivers.
• Improved copy count detection on some HP, OKI and Ricoh devices with PCL 5 drivers.
• Improved color detection on HP M451DN color printer PCL6 drivers.
• Detect 2-up booklet mode for Konica Minolta 1051 PostScript printer drivers.
• Fixed a potential page-level color detection that may occur when printing from Acrobat Reader version 8 and higher.
• Improved N-up and grayscale detection for the Epson SC-T3050 printer driver on Mac.
• Improved N-up detection on the CanoniPF760 and related devices.
• Improved support for FX 360 printers.
• Improved hardware page count validation support for the following models of Ricoh devices: MP C2051, MP C305, MP C3003, MP C4502, MP C4503.

Copier / Device Integration:

• Value loader devices supporting user self-registration: Added an option to use the swiped card number as the username of the created user.
• Konica Minolta Onboard/Embedded (OpenAPI): Improved duplex mixed-color accounting.
• Kyocera Mita Onboard/Embedded (HyPAS):
  • Added single sign-on (SSO) support, that passes the logged-in username to other applications on the device.
  • Fixed screen layout and other issues (device was displaying “connecting to server”) that could occur after a long period in sleep mode. (e.g. over weekends).
  • Improved enforcement of quotas when users attempt to login while other jobs are still running.
  • Fixed screen flickering issue.
  • Fixed bug around entry of card pin or account code via virtual keyboard.
  • Enabled LEDGER and LEGAL paper size.
  • Enabled card login while device is asleep. It may not work on all devices.
  • Extended character set enabled for passwords, E.g. including British Pound sign.
• Samsung Extensible Open Architecture (XOA)*:
  • Populate email from and to address for scan-to-email for A4 devices.
  • Only restricted users are now stopped from multiple login preventing cost overrun.
  • Added French language translations.
  • Fixed problem that cause the language override not to work properly for some languages.
• Sharp Onboard/Embedded (OSA):
  • Fixed issue that could cause some Sharp copiers to not auto-logout a user under certain conditions.
• Toshiba Onboard/Embedded (e-BRIDGE Open Platform):
  • Improved display of

1 October 2013 - PaperCut MF 13.4 (Build 24032)

New Features:

• Web Single Sign-on (SSO). SSO lets users access PaperCut’s web interface via an intranet portal without re-entering credentials. PaperCut offers a choice of two popular SSO technologies: Integrated Windows Authentication and WebAuth. For more information see the Single sign-on chapter in the user manual and the 13.4 release news.
• It’s now even easier to track duplex printing to help your organization reduce paper usage. Summary reports have been enhanced to show both single and double-sided page counts by user, printer or group.
• For organizations that require an exceptional degree of user privacy, a new option is provided to “Anonymize jobs”. When this option is enabled, the print log does not record the username.

Enhancements:

• The card self-association feature has been enhanced with a device level override to specify whether the card number is written to the user’s primary or secondary card number field. This is useful when there is a mix of different non-configurable card readers which read different numbers from an ID card.
• Account selection on Web Print and embedded devices is now more convenient as the user’s most recently used shared accounts now appear at the top of the list. The number of accounts to list is configurable in Options -> General -> Account Options.
• A group name filter has been added to the User print/copy/scan/fax and Shared Account print/copy/scan/fax breakdown reports.
• Web Print enhancements:
  • Web Print now lets you upload and print multiple files in one step.
  • The Web Print wizard now occupies the full width of the browser window, so that printer names no longer wrap unnecessarily.
  • The Web Print server is more resilient to time-out’s when running MS Office.
• Improved support for printing from iOS 7 devices. Print jobs created with the “mobile” user are now marked “unauthenticated” automatically.
• PaperCut now provides an auto-completion search on fields where a shared account name must be specified. This speeds input and reduces the likelihood of entering an invalid shared account name.
• An administrator can now specify a non-numeric card ID when creating an internal user.
• PaperCut can now enforce a minimum length on card/ID number fields to guard against invalid or insecure ID numbers. This is configured using the advanced config editor.
• Enhancements to XML Web Services API and server-command to make it possible to set a user’s default shared account.
• To support a kiosk touch screens, the Release Station software can be configured to used an on-screen keyboard. It is now possible to specify a custom on-screen keyboard program in place of the Windows default (osk.exe).
• The ability to extract the username from print job PJL which is required for some enterprise environments has been extended to support CUPS on Linux and Mac. See the manual chapter on external usernames for more information.
• Improvements to user client to ensure the correct accounts are displayed when popup authentication is enabled. The client now refreshes the account list each time a user authenticates or logs out.
• Added support for the netZtouch copier terminal.
• The Payex payment gateway now supports Payex’s AutoPay system, using pre-prepared agreements.
• Added a new payment gateway for the Official Payments service, supporting manual credit addition. This payment gateway is available under the Early Access program.

Fixes:

• Improved the reliability of client authentication in some IPv6 networks. PaperCut now ignores matches on an IPv6 link-local address.
• Fixes for the PC Client Windows 8 “Toast” notification.
• The Dashboard news is now visible to users accessing the PaperCut web interface via HTTPS.
• Fixed a problem using a JavaScript card number converter script on a Mac Application Server.
• Prevented a JavaScript error sometimes seen on a user’s “Recent Print Jobs” page.
• Fixed a rare crash in the print provider seen at one customer site.
• Fix the wildcard matching of printers specified in the IgnorePrinters list in the print provider configuration. Previously any printer starting with the specified name would match as if a ‘*’ was implicitly appended to the name.
• PaperCut Client is now able to update the current user in the client properties file.
• Allow users access to the “Change Details” page even when the user is not allowed to change their card number.
• Fixed errors when using Oracle as an external database and saving data that uses multi-byte characters. Sites experiencing problems may need to re-initialize their database. If needed, please contact support for assistance.
• The application server has been made resilient against invalid schedules specified with the schedule.daily-maintenance advanced config key.
• Improved handling of license files where the licensed organization name included trailing spaces.
• Mac legacy client (Mac OS 10.6 and older): Fixed problem running client-local-install on Mac OS 10.4 and 10.5 systems.
• Fixed a problem when simultaneously renaming a parent and child account.
• Fixed rare Windows server print redirection issue when using Hide Document names in Spanish locales.
• Fixed an issue with the user client tool command-line arguments not accepting single character values in some situations.
• User web pages now always display printing rates with the correct number of decimal places.
• The Realex payment gateway now correctly formats British Pound and Euro currency symbols on the payment confirmation page.
• When using a top-up-on-demand payment gateway and choosing to display the external/gateway balance, the Jobs Pending Release page in the user web interface will now display the total user balance (rather than just the PaperCut balance).
• TopUp Card Installer no longer displays the “Microsoft Word not installed” message when running the installer in silent mode.

Printer compatibility improvements:

• Added support for the Epson ESC/P-R print language (e.g. for Epson Stylus TX800).
• Added page-level color detection support for Brother proprietary drivers (“XL2BH” language).
• Improved analysis speed on large PostScript files created by Adobe Reader.
• Improved hardware page count checks for the Ricoh Aficio SP devices (e.g. 420DN, 480DN).
• Improved custom page size support for Sharp PCL6 drivers (e.g. MX-M753N).
• Improved page level color detection when printing from Adobe Reader on Ricoh Aficio PCL6 drivers (e.g. MPC 5501).
• Improved analysis for the Konica Minolta PCL6 driver (e.g. 36C-1).
• Fixed page count for Epson ACULASER duplex jobs (e.g. M4000N).
• Fixed color detection and grayscale conversion for Ricoh Aficio SP PCL6 drivers (e.g. C232SF).
• Fixed color detection for Sharp MX5000N PCL6 drivers.
• Fixed grayscale conversion for HP Color LaserJet PCL6 drivers (e.g. CP3525).
• Fixed watermarking for Dell PCL6 drivers (e.g. 3130n).
• Fixed grayscale detection for Adobe Reader documents on some Ricoh PostScript printers on Mac.

Copier / Device Integration:

• Konica Minolta Onboard/Embedded (OpenAPI):
  • It is now possible to use a wider range of card technologies by leveraging a network based card reader. Customers now have more choice to select a reader most appropriate for their environment. This option is available on OpenAPI 3.1 devices.
  • It is now possible to add custom text to the login confirmation message, e.g. to provide site specific instructions.
  • The Print Release application label may now be customized.
  • User balance information is now visible on the Print Release screen.
  • Added an improved card self association workflow.
  • Fixed erroneous “multiple login” messages when logging in whilst a previous job is still running.
  • Improved support for PC/TWAIN scanning application that require authentication on the user’s workstation.
  • Advanced: session time-out is now configurable.
• Toshiba Onboard/Embedded (e-BRIDGE Open Platform) - SDK2 devices: It is now possible to remove the “Print All” button from the Print Release page via a device configuration.
• Sharp Onboard/Embedded (OSA):
  • Fixed a problem that could stop users from being automatically logged out after a period of inactivity.
  • Fixed an issue that may have prevented a broadcast fax from starting.
• Xerox Onboard/Embedded (Xerox Secure Access EIP 2.0+):
  • It is now possible to avoid account selection if a default shared account is set on the user.
  • Added French language translations and improved non-English language support.
• Xerox 238 device: fixed a “protocol object id doesn’t exist” message.
• Samsung Extensible Open Architecture (XOA) v23712*:
  • Added “Swipe to logout”. A second swipe of an ID card will log the user out.
  • A message is now displayed if a job is cancelled due to insufficient funds.
  • The “Print All” button is disabled when no jobs are present.
  • Fixed an erroneous error message that was seen when all authentication options were enabled (username/password, ID and card swipe).
  • Fixed an erroneous error message in stand alone Print Release

22 August 2013 - PaperCut MF 13.3 (Build 23540)

This is a bugfix release for version 13.3, issued as a replacement for build 23456 which has been withdrawn. Customers who have used build 23456 in production should refer to this knowledge base article.

This build contains the following changes:

Enhancements:

• The Executive summary report can now report on a specified set of printers using a printer list filter which has been added to the ad hoc report.
• An optional parameter has been added to the server command “list-user-shared-accounts” to specify that the list of accounts should be returned regardless of the user’s current shared account mode.

Fixes:

• Fixed an issue that could cause the Application Server to be overloaded when running a large number of secondary servers.
• The Executive Summary report will now display the correct full name for the 6th user.

Copier / Device Integration:

• HP FutureSmart Onboard/Embedded v23297: After logging in with a username and password, performing a scan-to-home-folder will no longer require re-authentication if the same credentials are valid.
• Performance and stability improvements that may improve slow panel screens and network printing delays seen at some sites.
• Konica Minolta Onboard/Embedded (OpenAPI): Add decoding support for 35bit “Corporate 1000” proximity cards.
• Sharp Onboard/Embedded (OSA): Fixed a problem that could prevent users from being automatically logged out after a period of inactivity.
• Xerox Onboard/Embedded (Xerox Secure Access EIP 1): At the account confirmation display, user may now press “No” to return to account selection and make another choice.
• Xerox Onboard/Embedded (Xerox Secure Access EIP 1 and EIP 2.0+):
  • Notify user at the copier display panel if there is a magnetic swipe error.
  • Provide a configuration option to allow different magnetic swipe tracks to be used for card swipe.
  • Add French translation.
• Prevent network print jobs being logged as copy jobs in cases where the printer driver is configured to use “Xerox Network Accounting”.
• Xerox Onboard/Embedded (Xerox Secure Access EIP 2.0+): Color copying may now be restricted to specified groups.
• Setup has been further simplified with more settings automatically configured.
• Improve the message shown when a user does not have sufficient credit for a job.
• Prevent zero-stop overruns due to incorrect page size calculations.
• In cases where a user is configured to automatically charge to a shared account, this account will be used even when the user bypasses the account selection process.
• The Print Release job cost column is now shown regardless of whether the user can charge to a personal account. Additionally, a config option is provided to optionally disable display of job cost.
• The buttons on the Print Release details pane will no longer overflow available space when used with some language translations.
• A message is now shown if a print job cannot be released - for example if there is insufficient credit.
• The Account Selection page will no longer hang when the user is configured to only select by code.
• User interface buttons in the Print Release and Account Selection dialogs will now correctly show non-Latin/ASCII characters.
• Improve diagnostic error messages shown on devices that do not support EIP2 or Secure Access.

Other Notes:

• This release does not contain a database upgrade.
• Devices marked with* require installing an updated version of the embedded software to access new features and fixes.

29 May 2013 - PaperCut MF 13.2 (Build 22278)

This is a bugfix release for version 13.2 and contains the following changes:

New Features

• Added an option to hide the credit source (external) balance for release stations with payment integration (pay-and-release).

Fixes

• Fixed an error with version 13.2 (Build 22088) that would prevent print script pop-ups appearing if used before/without the isAnalysisComplete check.

Printer compatibility improvements

• Fixed problem processing some very rare PCL6 jobs types when using page-level color detection.
• Added serial number detection for OKI devices.
• Added serial number detection for the Toshiba e-STUDIO 383P.

Copier / Device Integration

• HP FutureSmart Onboard/Embedded (no embedded app update required):
  • Fixed an issue with version 13.2 that could cause an ArrayIndex... error to appear in the device’s status and prevent access to some functionality.
  • Additional changes to reduce the likelihood of the device error 48.A1.01 appearing.
• Toshiba Onboard/Embedded (e-BRIDGE Open Platform) - SDK2 devices: improved tracking when logging into devices using the built-in guest user.

Other Notes

• This release does not contain a database upgrade.

13 May 2013 - PaperCut MF 13.2 (Build 22088)

This is a bugfix release for version 13.2 and contains the following changes:

Fixes

• Fixed problem when using the new standard charging type where jobs with custom dimensions would fail to process (i.e. when not matching any of the defined standard sizes).
• Improved reliability of client pop-ups (authentication and account selection) after jobs had been manually deleted from print queues. Note that it is still recommended that users should not be able to manually delete jobs from queues.
• Improved resilience of the (optional) PaperCut TCP/IP printer port for Windows so that corrupt Windows registry configuration for one port does not affect other ports.

Printer compatibility improvements

• Kyocera PCL6: fixed some cases where A4 paper size would not be detected.

Other Notes

• This release does not contain a database upgrade.

2 May 2013 - PaperCut MF 13.2 (Build 21956)

New Features

• Standard Charging Type: A new charging type, “Standard”, has been added for printing and copying. It allows for specifying exact costs for each combination of page size, color/grayscale, and single/double-sided printing.
• Denied Print Jobs Visibility: Denied print jobs are now briefly displayed in hold/release queues, informing users about the status of their jobs. This applies to release stations, web-based release interfaces, and the Mobile Print Release interface.
• Diagnostic Tools: New tools to assist with diagnosing problems include:
  • One-click download of diagnostic files.
  • Generating and logging a diagnostic snapshot of the system state at a specific time.
• Web Print PDF Printing: Web Print now supports PDF printing on Windows “out of the box” without installing or configuring Adobe Reader or a separate service account.
• Improved Web Print Fault Tolerance: Web Print can now continue printing previously submitted jobs after a restart. System administrators will be notified through the Application Log if successive Web Print jobs fail due to system changes.
• Ricoh Embedded Application Updates: Significant updates to the Ricoh embedded application include support for small screen type devices (see details below).

Enhancements

• Improved application server throughput and robustness under high print loads and with many secondary print providers.
• Unified paper sizes: 11x17, Ledger, and Tabloid are now under the 11x17 name to avoid confusion during cost configuration. Existing costs for Ledger and Tabloid will be automatically migrated to 11x17.
• Virtual printer queue failure mode is automatically set to “hold all jobs” to prevent common misconfigurations and job errors. Existing virtual queues will be set to “hold all jobs” upon upgrade.
• Faster application server startup by loading some services in the background, making the admin interface accessible quicker after restarts or installations.
• Added the ability to customize Mobile Release with a logo and colors.
• Print archiving activity is now audited in the App. Log, recording who and when:
  • Enabled or disabled Print Archiving.
  • Viewed each archived job.
• Numerous report enhancements:
  • “Deleted user” report now includes the secondary card number.
  • Improved layout of Printer List Excel/CSV report when no printer custom fields are used.
  • Display hostname for devices in device details and “device list” report.
  • Print log reports now show whether a job was archived.
  • Delegated user information added to the “User configuration” report (PDF, CSV, HTML).
  • Group name filter added to office and department summary reports.
• Search for printers by IP address, hostname, or name.
• Email notification enhancements:
  • Support for secure SMTP (SMTPS) with authentication.
  • Changing advanced SMTP settings no longer requires an app server restart.
  • Error message displayed when creating a device with a duplicate IP address.
• Configure the amount of application server logs kept via Options->Advanced (eliminates editing config files).

Fixes

• Printer group name now appears correctly on the Edit Admin Rights page.
• Long group names are now viewable on Bulk User Operations and Bulk Shared Account Operations pages.
• iOS printing: fixed display issue with the “remember me” checkbox icon on some devices.
• Fixed archived job thumbnails occasionally not displaying in the print log.
• Fixed issue with print queues having a name with a leading space.
• Updated list of trusted SSL certificates to resolve connection issues with payment gateways using new certificates.

Printer compatibility improvements

• Added hardware page count validation support for the Triumph-Adler DCC 2935.
• Improved job analysis for some OKI and Toshiba models with PCL6 drivers.
• Improved job analysis for the Epson Laser LP-8900.
• Fixed page size detection for the Fuji Xerox DocuPrint CG835 PostScript driver.
• Added page detection for Canon LBP9100C printer.
• Added Mac driver support and copy count detection for Epson SC-T3000.
• Fixed B4 page size detection in 2-up mode on Canon LIPS drivers.
• Fixed grayscale conversion filter for recent HP Universal PCL6 printer drivers.
• Fixed duplex conversion filter for Lexmark Universal PCL6 drivers binding on the wrong edge.
• Fixed duplex conversion filter for Kyocera PCL5 drivers.

Copier / Device Integration

• Added support for a wider range of Toshiba devices with a new onboard/embedded app for the Toshiba LeS platform (v21351).
• Revamped Ricoh Onboard/Embedded (ESA SDK 4+) v21505*:

28 March 2013 - PaperCut MF 13.1 (Build 21541)

This is a bugfix release for version 13.1 and contains the following changes:

Fixes

• Fixed an issue when using Oracle as an external database which could cause the upgrade to fail if a list of admin users/groups was blank.
• Fixed page count detection for some OKI PCL6 printers.
• Fixed the processing of some Riso and low-end HP printers when page level color detection is enabled.
• Fixed an issue where a copy job’s sheet count may not be calculated correctly.
• Sharp: Some adjustments to the way the Sharp integration makes use of database connections.

19 March 2013 - PaperCut MF 13.1 (Build 21453)

New Features

• Mobile Printing Integration: PaperCut now integrates with EFI PrintMe Mobile, allowing users of this mobile printing solution to utilize PaperCut features like print quotas and Print Archiving.
• “Copy Printer Settings” Enhancements: “Copy Printer Settings” now supports copying to printer groups, improving efficiency for sites managing numerous printers.
• Secondary User ID/Card Number: Define a secondary user ID or card number within PaperCut. This simplifies transitions between card systems or the issuance of multiple cards per user.
• Page-Level Color Detection: Page-level color detection now supports the EMF print language, eliminating the need to disable “advanced printing features” in driver settings.
• “get-total-users” API: A new API / server-command, “get-total-users,” allows automated license management systems to proactively monitor user counts in large PaperCut sites.
• PayEx Payment Gateway Support: Added support for the PayEx payment gateway, popular in Europe.
• Receipt Printer Support for Pay Station: The PaperCut Pay Station software can now support an attached receipt printer for transaction and error notifications, benefiting self-service kiosk setups.

Enhancements

• Print Archiving:
  • Simplified setup by automatically configuring access rights where possible.
  • Simplified setup on Linux (automatically find installed GhostPCL).
• Improved Print Server Scalability:
  • Reduced CPU utilization with a large number of jobs in hold/release queues.
  • Reduced network traffic between secondary print servers and the application server.
• Security:
  • “Use HTTPS/SSL if available” now applies to admin logins when accessing PaperCut remotely. This option has been moved to “Options -> Advanced -> Security.”
• Active Directory Group Filtering: Limit groups displayed in User/Group Sync to a single Organizational Unit (OU) for sites with large Active Directory groups.
• Web Print Adobe Reader Configuration: PaperCut Web Print now automatically configures Adobe Reader, reducing setup steps.
• “auto log in user” Renamed: Renamed to “anonymous” for clarity and added a warning message to alert of potential misconfiguration with print release.
• Copying Printer Settings: Displays the number of target printers instead of a potentially long list.
• Mac Server Login Screen: The “papercut” host/service user account no longer appears on the login screen.
• Client Pop-up Resilience: Improved resilience of client pop-ups in environments with inaccurate reverse DNS lookups.
• Improved Temporary File Cleanup: Improved temporary file cleanup under certain error conditions on Linux and Mac.

Fixes

• Print Archiving: Fixed issues with jobs not archiving when using a Windows print server and a Linux or Mac primary server.
• LDAP Performance: Improved performance (connection pooling) when using LDAP for user/group sync.
• Report Consistency: Fixed consistency of number rounding between PDF and CSV reports when using custom currency settings.
• “Reward regular use of grayscale/duplex” Script: Improved to no longer reset the running streak for single page jobs.
• Admin Rights List Pagination: Fixed a potential pagination problem.
• “User List” Report: Fixed an issue with the “User List” report displaying the wrong user creation date.
• Windows 8 Notifications: Fixed Windows 8 notifications (toast) when using roaming profiles.
• Print Provider Crash: Fixed a rare crash in the print provider when processing small Kyocera PCL6 jobs.
• LDAP Server Resilience: LDAP integration is more resilient to slow LDAP servers (timeout behavior).
• “Account configuration” CSV Report: Fixed a problem with the “Account configuration” CSV report displaying more than 1000 records.
• Net Control Setup Wizard: Fixed a problem running the Net Control setup wizard.

Printer compatibility improvements

• Linux PostScript Drivers: Improved duplex detection and page counting for Linux PostScript drivers for the HP LaserJet P4015 and similar devices.
• Xerox Global PCL5 Driver: Improved Print Archiving previews.
• Fiery PostScript Drivers: Fixed page size detection on Fiery PostScript drivers on Mac.
• HP Color LaserJet 4700: Improved page counting for duplex jobs.
• Konica Minolta Fiery PostScript Printer Drivers: Fixed duplex detection.
• Xerox Global Print Driver PostScript Drivers: Fixed grayscale detection.
• Xerox Nuvera PCL5 Driver: Added copy count detection.
• Canon imagePROGRAF iPF825 Drivers: Added page-level color detection for Mac and Linux.
• XPS Printers: Fixed Print Archiving previews for XPS printers on CentOS.
• HP 4700 PCL6: Fixed watermarking.
• Canon LBP 5700: Fixed page size detection when 2-up is selected.

Copier / Device Integration

• OKI Open Platform MFPs: A new PaperCut onboard application is now available.
• **HP Onboard/Embedded (Chai SOE DSE) v20937

5 February 2013 - PaperCut MF 13.0 (Build 20822)

This is a bugfix release for version 13.0 and contains the following changes:

Fixes

• Print Archiving: Fixed a problem where some Windows 2008 Servers (non R2 systems) may not detect the Ghost Trap viewer software used to assist Print Archiving.
• Xerox Global PCL5 Driver: Improved image generation.
• Non-Latin Language Support: Fixed some messages that did not display correctly in some non-latin languages.
• License Check Warning: Added a warning to check if you’re installing a version you are not currently licensed for.
• Print Script Include File: Fixed a problem where print scripts using the common print script include file would sometimes incorrectly report an error.
• CSV Reports Number Rounding: Fixed a rare number rounding issue in CSV reports.
• Silent Mode Installation: When running an unattended silent mode install (/silent), do not display the VM information message dialog.

Printer compatibility improvements

• Kyocera PostScript Printers: Improved page-level color detection for Kyocera PostScript printers on Linux.
• Xerox Printers: Improved support for Xerox printers on Mac print servers.

28 January 2013 - PaperCut MF 13.0 (Build 20726)

This is a bugfix release for version 13.0 and contains the following changes:

Fixes

• Database Status and Health Checks: Fixed a bug in database status and health checks that could lead to a slow connection leak with selected database configurations. Sites running build 20697 on an external database are advised to upgrade.
• IE9 Intranet Compatibility Mode: Fixed an issue where IE9 running in “Intranet Compatibility Mode” was incorrectly detected as IE7. Administrators will no longer receive an incorrect legacy browser warning message on login.
• Windows XP Desktop as Primary Print Server: Fixed an issue where selected print archiving features may not have worked as expected when Windows XP Desktop is used as a primary print server OS.

24 January 2013 - PaperCut MF 13.0 (Build 20697)

This is a major release. Please check the Upgrade Policy for upgrade eligibility.

New Features

• Print Archiving: Allows approved administrators to interactively review printed jobs in the browser.
• Expanded Off-the-Glass Copier Control: Embedded solutions are now available for selected Brother, Dell, and OKI devices.
• Advanced Printer Scripts:
  • Recipes and snippets can be previewed.
  • Common functions can be stored in and referenced from a master include script.
• Admin Rights: Ability to restrict access to the Dashboard page.
• Scheduled Reports: Reports can now be run annually and quarterly.
• Mobile Device SSL Enforcement: Option to enforce SSL when accessing PaperCut services from mobile devices.
• Test User/Group Sync Information: Displays information about the number of users to be added/deleted during a test sync.
• Mac OS / CUPS Driver Support: Added checking for “fake” documents sent by some Mac OS / CUPS drivers to query printer status, particularly for Xerox devices.
• Database Initialization Error Message: Improved error message when trying to initialize the database (init-db -f) when the user lacks permission to drop/create tables.
• “Discourage Multi-page Email Printing” Script: New print script recipe to discourage users from printing multi-page emails.
• Print Refund Management:
  • Print log CSV and transaction logs reports now display the refund approver’s comment.
  • Number of pending refund requests is now displayed on the dashboard.
• Payment Gateways:
  • Heartland: Added support for account IDs in “track 2” card format.
  • PayPal: Added an advanced configuration option to override the IPN URL.
• Release Station with Card Authentication: Option to configure the reset timeout for the login screen.
• “Low” and “Very Low” Toner Level Configuration: Option to configure the values that define “low” and “very low” toner levels.
• SNMP Timeout: Increased default SNMP timeout for hardware page count validation to improve stability on slower networks.
• Adobe Acrobat Distiller: New versions of the “Adobe Acrobat Distiller” virtual PDF printer are now ignored by default.
• User Printing - Summary CSV Report: Added card number to the report.
• Web Print: Added support for additional versions of Adobe Reader.
• Translation Updates: Various translation updates, including major updates for Hungarian.

Fixes

• Printer Charging Type: Selecting a different printer charging type no longer automatically applies the change (requires clicking the Apply button).
• Limited Administrator Printer Settings: Fixed an issue that could result in limited administrators being able to change printer settings without having the appropriate admin rights.
• “Edit Job Log” Page: Fixed the Cancel button on the Edit Job Log page.
• Edit Print Logs with No Shared Accounts: Fixed issue editing print logs when no shared accounts are defined.
• iOS Printing: Fixed charging to shared accounts by PIN/code.
• Group-Based Reports: Fixed problems running group-based reports using the controls below the job log on shared account pages.
• Mobile Print Release Printer Listing: Improved performance when listing printers in the Mobile Print Release application.
• Advanced Printer Scripting: Fixed display of Japanese characters in the import recipe dialog.
• Active Directory: User “disabled” status now applies to card authentication.
• Novell iPrint: Fixed a rare problem redirecting print jobs when using duplex/grayscale conversion filters.
• Hardware Page Count Validation: Fixed a problem that could result in jobs pausing when hardware page count validation was enabled.
• Find-Me Printing Configuration: Fixed a problem displaying a device’s Find-Me Printing configuration if its release queue had been deleted.
• Web Cashier: Fixed a bug that denied charging access if charging to a shared account configured using the “auto-charge to a single shared account” option.
• Admin Rights Page with Oracle Database: Fixed a problem accessing the Admin Rights page when using Oracle as the external database.
• Hardware Page Count Validation Conflict: Fixed a rare issue with hardware page count validation conflicting with other SNMP software.

Printer compatibility improvements

• HP Universal Drivers: Improved support for the latest versions of HP Universal drivers.
• Kyocera PCL6 Drivers: Improved page count detection for duplex jobs.
• Fuji-Xerox ApeosPort-IV C5570 PostScript Driver: Fixed page size and page count when printing n-up.
• EPSON WF-7515 Series: Improved color detection.
• HP Color LaserJet CP4020 Series PCL6 Drivers: Fixed grayscale conversion.
• Xerox Global PCL6 Drivers: Improved page count detection for duplex jobs.
• OKI PostScript Drivers: Fixed watermarking.
• Oce PostScript Drivers: Improved page size detection.
• Sharp Pamphlet Mode: Fixed page detection for Letter and Invoice page sizes.
• Ricoh SP C420DN and Ricoh SP C430DN PCL6 Drivers: Added page size detection for “DL Envelope” page size.
• Fiery PostScript Interpreters: Added grayscale and duplex conversion support.
• Hardware Page Count Validation: Added hardware page count validation support for the Fuji Xerox C3200 and Kyocera FS-4020DN.

Copier / Device Integration

• Brother (BSI): Initial release available for selected devices from approved PaperCut resellers.
• CopiCode-IP copier control terminal: Updated to firmware version 1.3.6.
• cPad copier control terminal: Added support for cPad cash/value loaders (requires cPad firmware update).
• Dell v19913*: Initial release available for selected devices from approved PaperCut resellers.
• HP Onboard/Embedded (Chai SOE DSE) v19661*: Updates to improve support for devices running latest firmware.
  • Fixed a problem on the HP CM6040 that could cause a device error when releasing a print job.
• HP FutureSmart Onboard/Embedded v20602*:
  • Fixed problems that could occur when swiping a card at screens other than the login screen.
  • Improved message displayed when a login attempt was denied.
  • Added support for card readers on a wider range of devices.
  • Improved support for new devices with different screen dimensions.
  • Display the user’s full name (rather than username) in the welcome text if it has been set.
  • Fixed occasional “cannot connect to the quota server” errors seen when performing copies.
  • Fixed text being displayed in English instead of local language in some regions.
  • Added an advanced device-level language/locale override option.
• Konica Minolta Onboard/Embedded (OpenAPI):
  • Fixed session timing issues that could cause cost overruns on restricted accounts.
  • Fixed issue displaying notification when faxes failed to send (e.g., line busy).
  • Fixed problems that could occur if the application server was experiencing database connectivity issues at startup.
  • Fixed issue with the print release application label in some regions.
• Kyocera Onboard/Embedded (HyPAS) v19884*: Fixed a problem that could result in a 404 error message.
  • New copier models now display the user’s full name where possible.
• Lexmark Onboard/Embedded (LeSF) v19913*: Improved compatibility with new firmware on the X954.
  • Added support for the following devices: CS510de, CX410de, CX510de/dhe, MS610dn/de, MS810n/dn/de, MS812dn/de, MX410de, MX510de, MX511de/dhe, MX611de/dhe, MX710de/dhe, MX711de/dhe, MX810dme/dfe/de/dxme/dxfe, MX811dme/dfe/de/dxme/dxfe.
• OKI (Open Platform) v19913*: Initial release available for selected devices from approved PaperCut resellers.
• Samsung Extensible Open Architecture (XOA) 19865*: Improved support for the new range of Android-based MFPs.
• Sharp Onboard/Embedded (OSA): Fixed a problem when printing large USB print jobs and logging out before the job starts printing. The jobs would be cancelled.
• Toshiba Onboard/Embedded (e-BRIDGE Open Platform) - SDK2 devices:
  • Fixed problem deleting devices when the device was unreachable.
  • Added option to log in using user ID numbers.
• VCC Controller/terminal: Added support for 3rd generation VCC devices running the latest firmware, which improves balance overrun charging behavior.
• Xerox Network Accounting (JBA): Improved support for non-Latin languages.
• Xerox Onboard/Embedded (Xerox Secure Access): Fixed a problem that could cause the "