PaperCut MF 14.0 release history

16 December 2014 - PaperCut MF 14.3 (Build 30615)

This is a bugfix release for 14.3 and contains the following changes:

Copier / Device Integration:

• Fuji Xerox (AIP)*:

• Fixed an issue on ApeosPort V devices that may result in the account confirmation screen being unexpectedly displayed.

• Konica Minolta (OpenAPI):

• Simplified the setup and upgrade of devices running OpenAPI 4.0+ (without i-Option)

• Fixed an issue seen on certain models that would result in USB prints being denied after document selection (since 14.3).

Other Notes:

• This release does NOT contain a database upgrade.

5 December 2014 - PaperCut MF 14.3 (Build 30457)

This is a bugfix release for 14.3 and contains the following changes:

Fixes

• Find-Me Jobs: Fixed an issue which stopped Find-me jobs from printing when using the PaperCut Global Driver with some printers (since 14.3.30238).

25 November 2014 - PaperCut MF 14.3 (Build 30238)

This is a bugfix release for 14.3 and contains the following changes:

Fixes

• Shared Account Usage: Fixed a problem that prevented the usage of the same shared account at different MFPs concurrently (since 14.3).

Google Cloud Print

• Authorization Code Entry: Minor usability improvement with entering the authorization code during the setup process.
• SSO with Automatic Email Self Association: Automatic email self association now works correctly if PaperCut’s Single Sign On (SSO) was enabled on the application server.
• Diagnostic Logging: Improved diagnostic logging.
• SSL Fine Tuning Enhancements: SSL fine tuning enhancements (e.g., for POODLE) can now be used when running SSL on non-PaperCut-default ports.
• Find-Me Printing Setup: Minor usability improvement with setting up Find-Me Printing on multiple devices.
• print-provider.log File Rotation: Fixed cases where print-provider.log files on Windows would not rotate fast enough and grow larger than expected.
• Internal User Registration: Ensure users receive a confirmation email after registration.
• Hardware Page Count Validation: Fixed problem with hardware page count validation if a job had been in a hold/release queue for more than 2 hours and required adjustments.
• Bulk User Action: Fixed rare case where performing a bulk user action to reset user statistics would also clear secondary email addresses.
• db-tools Command: Fixed problem running the db-tools command on Linux.
• PDL Transforms: Fixed an issue that prevented PDL Transforms when defined on a print queue name (rather than a driver name).

Reports

• Scheduled Reports: Fixed issue creating scheduled reports that displayed more than one job type (e.g., print and copy) (since 14.3).
• Deleted Users Report: Fixed an error running the Deleted Users report (since 14.3).

OS X 10.10

• CUPS Sandboxing: OS X 10.10 printer setup now uses CUPS sandboxing “relaxed” mode instead of “off”.

• addSharedAccountAccessUser API: Fixed addSharedAccountAccessUser API not working when using Oracle as the external database.

• API Calls and User Balances: Fixed rare case where updates to user balances could be incorrect when running multiple API calls at once.

• Mobile Print Release Authentication Timeout: Added advanced config key to customize the mobile print release authentication timeout (“mobile-release.session-timeout-mins”).

• New License Installation: When installing a new license, the number of devices in use is recalculated and now displays “Initializing” if not immediately available.

• PDL Transform Language: Added an advanced REPEAT_ALL keyword to the PaperCut PDL Transform Language.

Printer Compatibility Improvements

• HP Officejet Pro X451dw: Improved grayscale detection.
• XPS-based Drivers: Added N-up (2 pages per 1 sheet) detection.
• Kyocera PCL6 Printers: Fixed potential issue with grayscale conversion filter when redirecting jobs to Kyocera PCL6 printers from non-Kyocera drivers.
• Evince Document Viewer: Improved color detection when printing from the Evince document viewer on Linux.

Copier / Device Integration

• Dell (AIP) and Fuji Xerox (AIP)*:
  • Fixed incorrect default permissions that would deny color scanning.
  • Fixed a problem preventing login on devices with scan or fax tracking disabled for restricted users.
  • Job tracking now works after renaming the device.
  • Fixed problem with swipe to log out not working on some screens.
  • Fixed a problem preventing comments/invoice page being shown under some conditions.
  • Mixed color and grayscale documents printed via USB are now tracked correctly.
  • Fixed some cases of account confirmation screen incorrectly displaying after unlocking the device.
  • Added a new advanced config key ’email.personalized-sender’ that allows a user to enter any ‘from’ address for scan jobs.
• Kyocera (HyPAS)*:
  • Fixed username/password authentication.
  • Performance improvements when using the Kyocera data security kit.
• Toshiba (e-BRIDGE Open Platform) - SDK2 devices:
  • Fixed issue enforcing account selection workflow for zero cost copy/scan jobs.
• Xerox (EIP 1.0+ and EIP 2.0+):
  • Fixed issue preventing user assigning a PIN to their card for the first time.
  • Improved display of SNMP error status as seen at some sites (previously reported as “socket is closed”).

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.

21 October 2014 - PaperCut MF 14.3 (Build 29819)

New Features

• Simplified Guest Printing: Enable guests or visitors to print from their mobile device without setting up an account or accessing your organization’s Wi-Fi network. Guest Printing utilizes PaperCut’s Email to Print feature to provide a simple and convenient printing experience from any BYOD. Systems Administrators can configure guests or visitors to print with minimal or no assistance. [More…]
• Global Print Driver:
  • Implementing global and Find-Me print queues can cause challenges when deploying into a mixed fleet of brands. Finding a suitable driver is often a difficult trial-and-error exercise.
  • PaperCut has helped to solve cross-vendor printing with the PostScript Global Print Driver. Install this driver just like any standard Windows printer driver on a single global virtual queue to enable printing across multiple models and brands. [More…]
  • PaperCut also provides adaptive PDL transforms to enable compatibility on other brands.
• Accessibility: Sysadmins can set up a user/group to automatically release print jobs on devices by swiping a card. Ideal for people with limited vision or mobility who have difficulty navigating the print release screen.
• Syncing Username Aliases from AD/LDAP: In many organizations, users have more than one username. Alternate name/alias support has now been extended to automatically sync from an external user directory, such as Active Directory or LDAP with no manual overhead.
• Fuji Xerox Embedded: PaperCut now has an embedded solution for many Fuji Xerox devices. This integration offers the full suite of PaperCut functionality including Find-me printing, account selection and zero stop control. This feature is currently offered under the Early Access Program.
• Dell Embedded (AIP): Support for Dell Color Multifunction Printer - C7765dn. This integration offers the full suite of PaperCut functionality including Find-me printing, account selection and zero stop control. This feature is currently offered under the Early Access Program.
• HP OSA - S900 series: PaperCut is now integrated with the new HP OSA S900 series of devices. This integration offers the full suite of PaperCut functionality including Find-me printing, account selection and zero stop control.
• Toshiba eraser RD30: To support Toshiba’s Paper Reusing System, with the goal of reducing impact on the environment, PaperCut is now integrated with the new e-STUDIO RD30 eraser unit. It tracks pages erased across the organization and displays statistics on the Environmental and Admin dashboards.

Enhancements

• Installer: The Windows installer and all Windows executables are now digitally signed by PaperCut.
• Configuration Options:
  • Allow the admin and user web pages to be embedded in an external web page (i.e. in an iframe). For more information see here .
  • Hide the ‘Release All’/‘Cancel All’ buttons from the web-based Release Station.
  • Auto-approve refund requests from a group of users e.g. trusted users.
• Device Licensing:
  • Add or change devices in your print network at short notice, whether to increase print capacity or trial a new MFD brand.
  • PaperCut MF now provides a 7-day grace period, if you exceed your available device licenses. During this time, we recommend working with your reseller to determine the optimal number of licenses needed. [More…]
• Find-Me Printing:
  • Improved the speed of releasing Find-me print jobs when the application server or database is heavily loaded. This also ensures Find-me jobs are printed in the correct order.
  • Improved management of quotas to avoid balance overruns for the case where a user logs into two devices at the same time.
• Admin interface: Shared Account Security page in the admin interface now displays the user’s full name making it easier to identify users.
• Reporting enhancements:
  • Added scan/fax/copy/print job overview to the executive summary report.
  • Added ability to filter print/scan/fax/copy breakdown reports by multiple job types.
  • User’s secondary email addresses are now displayed in the User List report (CSV only).
  • Added printer group filter to the printer list and executive summary reports.
  • The shared account name is now displayed in the “Printer Configuration” report when allocating charges to a shared account.
• SQL Server Database: SQL Server database in Microsoft Azure is now supported.
• Printer Scripting:
  • Extended the “inputs.user.balance” API to get the balance of a multiple personal account.
  • Scripts can now change their behavior based on printer language. For example, scripts could deny jobs in a particular language (e.g. PostScript).
• User Client:
  • Quickly log in to the user web interface via a new right-click task tray menu item.
  • It’s now possible to customize even more messages in the client interface window, e.g. changing ‘username’ to ’employee ID’ in the login window.
  • New option to specify the default advanced account selection tab (All Accounts, Preferred List, Recent Selections).
• Apple: Knowledge Base article for OS X 10.10 (Yosemite), further enhancements coming soon.
• Receipt Printer: New option to display tax on the acknowledgement receipt.
• Copicode: Updated Copicode terminal firmware to version 1.3.8.

Fixes

• Email to Print:
  • Attachment file names containing non-ASCII characters can now be printed.
  • Jobs sent via email to a disabled printer are now rejected and the user is notified.
  • Email to Print jobs will continue to print if an SSL connection fails to the mail server due to a certification path error.
• Google Cloud Print: Improved Google Cloud Print support when running PaperCut in Microsoft Azure cloud.
• SQL Server Database: Fixed encryption/SSL connections with Microsoft SQL Server database.
• Mac & Linux:
  • Mac/Linux installations now include an example user client template config file.
  • Print jobs redirected from a Linux print server to an LPR queue on a Windows print server can now be tracked.
  • Improved reliability of the detection of the system IP address on Mac.
• Standard Release Station: Fixed credit limit enforcement when charging to a selected shared account in “Release Any” mode.
• Find-Me Printing: When jobs are redirected to a grayscale printer, the job cost is recalculated correctly.
• Admin Interface: Prevent Chrome browsers from auto-populating unwanted data in the User Details and Create Device pages.
• User Tools:
  • User Web Release: Only display accessible printers when releasing jobs from a virtual queue.
  • Fixed an interoperability issue with some Mac clients on IPv6 networks.
  • User Client: Popup menu is now displayed when right-clicked on the balance window.
  • When a group is removed from PaperCut, its Admin rights are also removed.
• Web Print: MS PowerPoint presentations with the ‘Mark as Final’ flag can now be printed.
• Notifications: Fixed an issue that prevented notification emails being sent when a new user ID is generated. This problem would occur when using the email suffix option as opposed to explicit email addresses.
• Card Number Converter:
  • Fixed an issue that prevented card self-association working when card number converters were enabled.
  • Card validation regular expressions now work in conjunction with card converters.
• Print Archiving: Fixed a problem that could cause print archive image generation to consume 100% CPU.
• Reports:
  • Fixed wrapping of larger numbers in the “Shared Account Printing - User Logs” PDF report.
  • Standard print charging model information is now displayed in the ‘Printer Configuration’ Report.
  • Standard charging default page cost is now displayed in the ‘Printer List’ Report.
• Payment Gateways:
  • CyberSource SA: Addressed an issue that occurred with long usernames.
  • PayPal Payflow: If an order is cancelled, the user is returned back to the PaperCut end user screen.
• Printer Compatibility Improvements:
  • Ricoh:
    • Further hardware page count support for Ricoh printers including IPSiO 6330 and C420.
    • Improved page count detection for Ricoh Universal PCL6 printer driver.
  • HP:
    • Improved page count detection on HP LaserJet P1606dn duplex jobs.
    • General improvements on new HP printers.
  • Konica Minolta: Added better support for Hardware page count.
  • Xerox: Improved page size detection for Xerox printers on Linux.
  • Epson: Improved page size detection for the Epson Stylus Pro family when using the ‘Finest Detail’ setting.
  • Canon:
    • Added hardware page count validation support for Canon LBP9660C.
    • Improved copy count detection for some Canon Printers.
    • Improved color detection for Canon LBP7680C.
  • General: Improved hardware page count validation messages in the print logs when printing color pages.

Copier / Device Integration

• Fuji Xerox Embedded:
  • New embedded software to support ApeosPort and DocuCentre devices. Feature highlights:
    • Tracking of copy, scan and fax jobs.
    • A native, full screen user interface.

10 April 2014 - PaperCut MF 14.1 (Build 26983)

This is a bugfix and security release for version 14.1 and includes the following changes. The security changes address issues reported by an independent security researcher (Jakub Kaluzny, SecuRing) on 28th March 2014. PaperCut recommends all customers apply this update.

Fixes

• Web Print Upload: Fixed web print upload process for some non-English languages.
• Bulk User Operations: Fixed an issue where bulk user operations and batch user import would not work in certain situations.
• Web Print File Upload: Fixed an issue with Web Print file upload when using Internet Explorer 7 (or when using later versions in compatiblity mode).
• Release Station Card Swipe: Fixed certain card swipe scenarios with the Standard Release Station. In particular, a carriage return in the card data will no longer trigger a false key press in subsequent dialogs.

Security

• Embedded MFP Print Release Security: Improved data security of print release functionality used by embedded MFPs (CVE-2014-2657).
• Network Request Restrictions: Added an option to only allow network requests from a specified list of device IPs/subnets. This provides additional security in relation to CVE-2014-2657.
• Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF): Fixed potential cross-site request forgery (CSRF) issues in the admin UI (CVE-2014-2659).
• Denial-of-Service (DoS): Fixed a potential denial-of-service (DoS) (CVE-2014-2658).
• Framejacking/Clickjacking Mitigation: Include the “X-Frame-Options” HTTP header to mitigate framejacking or clickjacking attacks.

Other Notes

• Details on individual CVE issues will be provided at some future time.
• This release does not contain a database upgrade.

27 March 2014 - PaperCut MF 14.1 (Build 26830)

New features

• System Administrator Help: PaperCut started out as a solution for System Administrators to monitor, manage and control user printing behaviour. This week’s Version 14.1 release carries on that tradition and adds a number of new and updated tools to simplify setup and synchronization of user information for the System Administrator. [More …]
• Multiple OU/Group Sync: It’s even easier to import and synchronize users from multiple groups or organizational units (OUs) from Active Directory or LDAP. Sysadmins can select subsets of users within PaperCut without needing to update the directory or use features such as nested groups. For more information see: [More …]
• Secondary User Information: New advanced capabilities to support the import and synchronization of multiple email addresses and secondary card numbers for users.
• Grayscale Device Auto Detect: It’s now easier to configure grayscale printers. Where possible, PaperCut will automatically detect grayscale-only printers and selects the most appropriate options.
• New System Administrator Reports:
  • Two new reports have been added to improve communication of device usage.
  • The “Device - scan/fax/copy breakdown” report provides detailed usage information for each device.
  • The “Shared account print/copy/scan/fax invoice” report is tailored for invoicing device and printer usage by shared account.

Enhancements

• Web Print: It’s now even easier for BYOD and Laptop users to print multiple files using Web Print. Users can now drag and drop multiple files into a drop zone.
• Report enhancements:
  • Added printer name, server name, and printer list filters to all the existing print/copy/scan/fax breakdown reports.
  • Added duplex pages to all the print/copy/scan/fax breakdown reports.
  • Added username filter to the “Shared Account Security Access” report.
• Print Job Security: Provided a new security measure when using PaperCut ports to automatically delete jobs that are manually resumed in the Windows Print Queue. This is a recommended enhancement for Windows 8.1 and Windows 2012 SP2 print servers where it is not possible to restrict user permissions to the Windows Print Queues.
• User Login: Allow users to login to MFDs, Web Client, Release Station, etc. using their email address as an alternative to their username.
• Standard release station enhancements:
  • Increased support for different card types by specifying a conversion function to process the raw number read from the card. The available conversion functions are: hex2dec, dec2hex and ascii-enc.
  • Added an option to allow card swipe to be used for username instead of a card number.
  • Improved configuration of release station login screen.
• Web cashier user receipts: Enhanced Web cashier user receipts to include the user’s balance after any purchase or deposit.
• Email to Print SSO: Users can now be logged in using Single Sign On after clicking an Email to Print verification link.
• Payment Gateways: Payment Gateways can now record unique transaction ID in the customized transaction comments.

Fixes

• Using standard HTTP ports: When the server is configured to enable port 80/443 but these are not available (e.g. in use by another application) do not direct users to these ports.
• BYOD Notification Emails: The URL to the PaperCut server provided in BYOD notification emails will now use ports 80/443 if enabled in the server configuration.
• Port 80/443 Override: Allow use of ports 80/443 when overriding the PaperCut host header for redirects.
• Web SSO with Windows Authentication: Web SSO with Windows Authentication now works correctly with the mobile client and mobile release applications.
• Central Reports: Allow use of Windows Authentication when connecting to SQL Server databases.
• Email to Print:
  • Improved detection of PDF attachments sent via MS Outlook and MS Exchange.
  • Detect non-PDF files with .pdf extensions and prevent them being submitted to Web Print.
• Held Print Job Override: When overriding a held print job in the admin web release, the full list of available Shared Accounts is shown regardless of the user’s account selection settings.
• IPv6 Robustness: Improved robustness of dedicated IPv6 systems where no IPv4 interfaces are available.
• Manual Refunding: Prevent a rare problem causing an error when manually refunding certain hardware checked print jobs.
• Web Print Invoicing: Web print jobs now correctly inherit shared account invoicing options.
• Google Cloud Print: Fixed a problem that may occur if you attempt to reconfigure with a different authorized account.
• Secondary Email Addresses: Fixed a problem adding secondary email addresses when using PaperCut behind a reverse proxy server.
• Client Popup: Resolved problems with the client popup in cases where a print job is sent using an IPv6 link-local source address.
• Turkish Localization: Fixed a Turkish localization issue with internal group lookups.
• Print Archiving Previews: Improved reliability of previews of PostScript spool files in print archiving.
• WebPrint Recent Job List: The WebPrint recent job list now takes into account any user print cost overrides when displaying the cost for each job.
• Email Printing Filter: Fixed an issue where the email printing filter was not cleared after pressing the “Clear” button.
• Oracle Database: Fixed an issue which caused the Admin Rights Edit page to error out when a user did not have full name within PaperCut.
• Novell: Fixed an issue where a printer’s physical ID may not have been correctly registered.

Printer Compatibility Improvements

• Windows Advanced Printing Features: Improved color detection on Windows when Advanced Printing Features are enabled.
• RISO PostScript printer drivers: Fixed page count error that occurred for some RISO PostScript printer drivers.
• FX DocuPrint3000 PostScript drivers: Improved page size and duplex detection for FX DocuPrint3000 PostScript drivers.
• Xerox DocuCenter printers: Improved page size detection on Xerox DocuCenter printers.
• Xerox Phaser printers: Improved page size detection on Xerox Phaser printers.
• Canon PCL5 printers: Fixed grayscale and duplex filters and watermarking for Canon PCL5 printers.
• FX DocuPrint 3000 on Ubuntu: Fixed page counting for collated copies printed to FX DocuPrint 3000 on Ubuntu.
• Canon PostScript printer drivers: Improved page level color detection for Canon PostScript printer drivers.
• Advanced Scripting: Fixed an issue that may occur if copies were set/changed via Advanced Scripting.
• Postscript file formats: Improved reliability for selected Postscript file formats.
• Canon PostScript printers: Improved page level color detection for Canon PostScript printers.
• FX DocuCenter-11 C3000: Improved watermarking support.
• Ricoh: Fixed issue with Convert to Grayscale seen on some printers.

Copier / Device Integration

• Xerox Onboard (Xerox Secure Access EIP 1.0+ and EIP 2.0+): Log the destination document path and name for network scans.
• Xerox EIP 2.0+: Fixed a problem that would cause held jobs not to be displayed when a job had a blank document name.
• HP FutureSmart Onboard/Embedded (no embedded app update required): Fixed problem tracking scan-to-email jobs in some rare cases.
• Device Authentication: Improved support when mixing device authentication with PaperCut authentication.
• Card Reader Integration: Improved robustness of card reader integration by further reducing the likelihood of invalid reads.
• Toshiba/OKI Onboard/Embedded (e-BRIDGE Open Platform) - SDK2 devices: Fixed the paging of accounts on the selection screen.
• Konica Minolta Onboard/Embedded (OpenAPI):
  • Standard UI - Added an option to disable shared account list/search functionality.
  • Fixed a problem installing the embedded application if the device auto-detection doesn’t work for any reason.
  • Added functionality to optionally retain device configuration customizations when the embedded application restarts. This allows home screen shortcuts to be retained after the application setup is performed.
• Kyocera Onboard/Embedded (HyPAS) v26215*: Fixed the issue where custom logo would only display partially on some newer Kyocera models.

Other Notes

• This release does not contain a database upgrade.

12 February 2014 - PaperCut MF 14.0 (Build 26241)

This is a bugfix release for version 14.0 and contains the following changes:

Fixes

• Admin Access: Fixed issues limiting admin access to a subset of printers or user groups (since 14.0).
• Google Cloud Print: Fixed issues causing GCP jobs to remain in the “Queued” state and not be processed by PaperCut.
• GCP Copy Printer Settings: Fixed issue using Copy Printer Settings to publish multiple printers to GCP at once, if the list of target printers included the template printer.
• Email to Print: Fixed the default port when configuring email server connection details for the first time.
• Language Options: Fixed some options displaying incorrectly in some languages.
• Secondary Email Address Delegation: Fixed issues delegating access to add and remove secondary email addresses (when using admin groups and/or when allowing read-only access to users).
• Mobile Client:
  • Fixed a caching issue that was causing an “Error Loading Page” message for some users.
  • Fixed a problem that allowed pending jobs from a mobile device to be visible to other users of the same device.
  • Allow scrolling the content of print script dialogs on touch-screen devices.
• Print Archiving on Linux: Print Archiving on Linux can now more reliably generate job images when the archive directory is an NFS share.

Printer compatibility improvements:

• Canon PostScript or XPIF spool files: Fixed a possible error in the Print Provider that may occur in rare cases when watermarking Canon PostScript or XPIF spool files.
• Web Print with Xpdf: Fixed some cases of Web Print not successfully printing PDF to PostScript printers when using Xpdf.

Copier / Device Integration

• HP FutureSmart Onboard/Embedded (no embedded app update required): Fixed an issue tracking scans and faxes in some cases (since 13.3).
• Konica Minolta Onboard/Embedded (OpenAPI):
  • Fixed a problem with USB printing not being tracked (since 14.0).
  • Fixed a problem causing the “Show account confirmation” setting to be reset (since 14.0).
  • Fixed an issue causing the embedded application to fail to start when installed on some locales (since 14.0).
  • Fixed start up issues on devices with insufficient memory to run the iOption browser.
  • Fixed a problem with print release registration failing when another print release app of the same type is already present on the device.
  • Provide a configuration option to override the default card decoding on AU201 readers. Also provide a configuration option to bypass decoding altogether and return the card number as hexadecimal encoded string.
• Toshiba/OKI Onboard/Embedded (e-BRIDGE Open Platform) - SDK2 devices:
  • Ensure disabled accounts are not selectable in the account selection page.
  • Reinstate the release Print All button (since 14.0).
  • Tune the number of accounts displayed so that the version number does not obscure an account name.
  • Prevent copy-proof jobs from being tracked twice.
• Xerox Onboard/Embedded (Xerox Secure Access EIP 1.0+ and EIP 2.0+): Fixed a problem preventing some Xerox models from connecting to the Application Server (since 14.0).
  • Added support for user-names containing an apostrophe character.

Other Notes

• This release does not contain a database upgrade.

23 January 2014 - PaperCut MF 14.0 (Build 25901)

New Features

• Mobile & BYOD: PaperCut’s mobile and BYOD functionality has been enhanced and unified to simplify planning and implementation of a mobile printing strategy. Google Cloud Print, iOS Printing and Web Print have been moved with the new Email to Print feature into a central management area and are now documented in the context of the broader mobile topic. [More …]
• Email to Print: Email to Print is new in 14.0 and rounds out the mobile story. It provides a simple, straightforward printing option for any mobile device with email. Email to Print allows users to print PDF documents by attaching them to emails. Each printer / queue has its own email address.
• Mobile Client: The Mobile Client app provides the functionality of the desktop client software to mobile devices. The new app includes user authentication, selecting shared accounts and interacting with print script pop-ups. Elements of the Mobile Client were previously available for use with iOS Printing. These have been extended to other mobile platforms and are now available on any device with a modern web browser.
• Environmental Impact Dashboard & Windows Live Tile: PaperCut started as a way to encourage users to save paper and reduce waste. It’s not just about print control, it’s also bringing visibility to the impact that everyone has each time they print. The new Environmental Impact Dashboard brings helps explain your impact and compare usage with the company average. If the dashboard is accessed through Windows 8.1 you can create (pin) a Windows Live Tile on your Start Screen. The Live Tile updates with awards, ratings, tips and fun facts, all based on your personal printing behavior.
• New Look and Feel: We’ve given Version 14.0 a new look. Download it and check out the new style.
• Konica Minolta Embedded: The embedded software for Konica Minolta has been rewritten from the ground up to leverage the latest platform and device features. The new interface uses the iOption environment to provide a rich user experience for user authentication, account selection, account search and secure print release. This feature is currently managed under the Early Access Program.

Enhancements

• Report Filtering: Added a new one-click report option to run any report for “Yesterday”.
• Custom Currency Formats: Improved support for custom currency formats. It may now include trailing spaces.
• Print Scripting API: New print scripting API to allow scripts to adapt their behavior depending on whether the job is sent from Google Cloud Print, Web Print or Email to Print. See scripting reference for “inputs.job.jobSourceName”.
• Mobile Client SSO: The Mobile Client (e.g. iOS Printing), and Mobile Print Release apps now support single sign-on logins.
• New Reports: Added two new reports - Office print/copy/scan/fax - breakdown and Department print/copy/scan/fax - breakdown.
• Find Me Printing: Improved behavior when deleting a device’s Find Me Printing queue. The system will now report a configuration error on the device’s configuration page if the release queue does not exist.
• User Card Self-Management: Added an option to allow end-users to edit their card/ID number (self-manage) (disabled by default).
• PIN Field Configuration: New advanced configuration option to deny login if the PIN field is blank, rather than prompt the user to define a PIN on first use. This is useful in environments using ID login (card-less authentication) where data is populated from an external system.
• Multiple Personal Accounts: Administrators can now set the account that will be used for end-user transfers.
• Web Cashier Reports: The “Web Cashier Products” and “Web Cashier Purchases” CSV reports now display shared account codes where applicable.
• Advanced Client Performance: The Advanced Client is now more responsive when searching through many thousands of accounts.
• New ad hoc report filters:
  • Executive Summary report: filter to one or more shared accounts
  • User List report: filter to “Users not in any groups”.
  • Shared Account List report: filter by shared account name, parent account name or parent account code.
• New install defaults:
  • The setup wizard now asks for a default printer color cost as well as grayscale costs. This simplifies future configuration.
  • During initial install, disabled users in Windows Active Directory are not imported by default.
  • The default cost model on new printers is now the Standard model rather than the Simple model.
  • The default color detection mode on new printers is now page-level color detection rather than document-level detection.

Fixes

• Single sign-on (SSO): When Single sign-on (SSO) login is enabled, it’s now possible to switch between admin areas without the need to re-authenticate (e.g. Admin area to Web Cashier area).
• User Login: Fixed problem changing login types (e.g. logging out of the admin interface and into the user interface in the same browser session)
• Duplicate Email Addresses: Fixed an issue which may have allowed duplicate email address to be entered without any warning.
• API Performance: Optimized API performance when linking or unlinking accounts to users and groups.
• XPS Archived Jobs: Fixed an issue which may have prevented previewing of XPS archived jobs when the application server is running on Linux or Mac.
• Duplicate Document Filter: Fixed a rare problem that could cause the duplicate document filter to trigger incorrectly.
• Release Station “Release All” Button: The “Release All” button in the Release Station will now release all jobs in a virtual queue with multiple destination printers. Previously only the first job would be released.
• Catalan Language: When using Catalan language, fix problem loading the printer settings screen for virtual queues.
• Release Station: Fixed a regression

04 September 2014 - PaperCut MF 14.2 (Build 28942)

This is a bugfix release for 14.2 and contains the following changes:

Enhancements

• Improved loading times for the admin Dashboard and About pages.
• Kerberos SSO and HTTP Headers: For sites using SSO with Kerberos, the HTTP headers sent to the server can exceed web server buffer size. This resulted in a 413 “Full HEAD” error. Now a configuration option is available to configure this buffer size.

Fixes

• Web Client User Logout: Fixed an issue which logged out all the Web Client users if one user logged out.

Copier / Device Integration

• Konica Minolta Onboard (OpenAPI):
  • Fixed an issue preventing multi-page faxes from being sent successfully on C3850/C3350 models under some conditions.
  • On Bizhub PRO 951 devices:
    • Fixed an issue which caused logins to fail when self-association was enabled.
    • Prevent possibility of card self-association incorrectly triggering for a user immediately after another user has cancelled their self-association.
    • Fixed an issue which prevented iOption UI from being activated on some devices.
• *Kyocera Embedded (HyPAS)v28418:
  • Fixed problem with the display of the tabs on the account selection screen.
  • Fixed problem where invoice/comment options may not be recorded for offline transactions when the device is rebooted.
  • Improvements to reduce overruns when the user runs out of credit whilst copying.
  • Extended logout timeout when UI is inactive from 40 to 60 seconds.

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.

17 July 2014 - PaperCut MF 14.2 (Build 28232)

This is a bugfix release for 14.2 and contains the following changes:

Enhancements

• User Client Balance Window: Added the ability to easily customize the “Details …” link text in the User Client balance window.
• User Web Pages: The shared account page can now be configured to be the first page displayed when a user logs into the user web pages.

Fixes

• Release Station Startup: Fixed an issue which prevented the release station from starting when using certain configuration options (since 14.2).
• Group Details Page: Fixed the “show members” link on the Group Details page which was not working under some conditions (since 14.2).
• Printer Charts: Fixed a problem which caused non-Latin characters to display incorrectly on one of the Printer Charts.
• Admin Group Removal: Fixed an issue which prevented admin groups being removed from large lists.
• Standard Release Station Login: It is now possible to log into the standard release station using an email address when configured in “NoPassword” mode.
• Virtual Queue Job Release Order: Fixed print job order issue when releasing all jobs from a virtual queue on a web-based release station. (since 14.0)
• Print Script Behavior: Improved the print script behavior when a job is redirected to a non-existent printer. An error is now logged in the App log and the job is cancelled.
• Windows SSO Authentication: Extended Windows SSO authentication to work with older Firefox versions.
• Server command APIs: “add-shared-account-access-group” and “add-shared-account-access-user” no longer add duplicate access entries.
• Mobile Web Client: Improved compatibility with some proxy servers.

Printer Compatibility Improvements

• RPCS Print Drivers: Fixed page count problem for RPCS print drivers when the job contains the same number of pages as copies.
• Canon PCL6 Jobs: Fixed an issue that sometimes prevented Canon PCL6 jobs from printing when a duplex conversion was applied.
• Epson PostScript Drivers: Added document level color detection for Epson PostScript drivers.
• PDF File Analysis: Address a rare issue that may have occurred when analyzing some PDF files.
• Evince Document Viewer: Improved support for analyzing documents printed from Evince on Linux.

Copier / Device Integration

• Konica Minolta (OpenAPI): Fixed the issue which caused “Select all” button to be hidden on the print release screen. (since 14.2)
• Samsung (XOA) v28214*: Minor change to ensure the Samsung “Home” screen is displayed after logging in.
  • Miscellaneous interface stability improvements.
  • Fixed cases of a “UI warning” when document names contain quotes.
• Toshiba/OKI Onboard/Embedded (e-BRIDGE Open Platform) - SDK2 devices: Fixed a problem that prevented PaperCut from tracking copying on Toshiba eS3540C or eS4540C with firmware prior to T140HD0W4003.
• Xerox Onboard (Xerox Secure Access EIP 1.0+): Fixed a rare issue which may cause the device to stop responding when searching for shared accounts.

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.

19 June 2014 - PaperCut MF 14.2 (Build 27858)

New Features

• Central Reports: Many customers deploy PaperCut in distributed scenarios across geographically dispersed sites. The PaperCut Central Reports feature can be configured to generate aggregated data from multiple, distributed Application Servers/Sites. Now formally out of the Early Access Program, Central Reports has been enhanced to allow reports to be created even if a remote site is not accessible. [More…]
• Email to Print:
  • Added support for Microsoft Office Documents.
  • Added support for IMAP mail server connections (in addition to POP3).
• Automatic User ID Number Generation: Some sites require users to have ID numbers to login to copiers or release stations. PaperCut can now automatically generate user ID numbers for new users – or users with blank ID number records – and email the user their login details immediately. This feature eliminates the user ID management overhead for system administrators.
• Admin Rights Across Multiple Groups: Admin rights can now be assigned to administrators – either individually or in groups – across multiple user groups at one time. For example, the Admin team can be granted access to both “Students” and “Teachers”. This simplifies administration and improves security.
• Canon Embedded Integration (Currently available in the UK): PaperCut is now integrated with Canon MFP devices. This integration offers the full suite of PaperCut functionality including Find-me printing, account selection and zero stop control. This feature is currently offered in the UK and is managed under the Early Access Program.
• RISO Embedded Integration: RISO devices can now integrate with PaperCut to track copy and scan from high volume ComColor devices. This feature is currently managed under the Early Access Program.

Enhancements

• Application Server Resilience: The Application Server is now more resilient to restart events such as accidental outages or planned server upgrades. In the event that the Application Server is restarted, or failed over to a new VM instance, all user entered information (e.g. using account selection popups) is retained. For example, jobs that were previously authenticated will not need to be re-authenticated.
• Admin Interface Search: The Admin interface now offers enhanced search capability - particularly useful for installations with thousands of printers or user groups.
• User Client Enhancements:
  • The Mac User Client icon now resides in the menu bar as a “menulet” and no longer lives in the Dock, conforming more closely to OS X user interface guidelines.
  • Added support for non-Latin characters in the User Client configuration property file.
  • Added the option to customize the text displayed in the account selection popup.
• Print Job Load Balancing: This release improves the printer load balancing behavior when using hold release queues. Now a batch of jobs released by one user will be sent to a single device, rather than distributed across multiple printers.
• Guest User SSO: Added the ability for users belonging to the group “guest” to use SSO with Windows Integrated Authentication.
• Reports enhancements:
  • Log reports now have a new filter option to allow filtering by print method: Google Cloud Print, Web Print and Email to Print.
  • The “Printer usage - summary” CSV report has two new fields: Printer Adhoc fields and Serial Number.
• Payment Gateways:
  • A new payment gateway, CyberSource Secure Acceptance (SA), has been added.
  • Note: The existing CyberSource Hosted Order Page (HOP) gateway has been obsoleted by Cybersource. To upgrade to CyberSource SA, reach out to our support team.
• User Secondary Email Address: A user’s secondary email address(es) can now be set and retrieved via either the API or the server-command tool.
• Environmental Dashboard: Added a global (organization-wide) page for the environmental dashboard to complement the per-user page. In addition, organizations not wishing to publish per-user environmental stats can disable the per-user page and live tiles and have the global page and tiles shown instead.

Fixes

• Print Provider Memory Leak: Fixed a slow memory leak in the Print Provider (since 13.5), that may be observed on print servers with long uptimes.
• SQL Server Account Selection Performance: Improved account selection performance when using a large number of Shared Accounts with SQL Server.
• Mobile Client and Proxy Servers: The mobile client and mobile release apps will now work through proxy servers. (See the KB article for more information.)
• Oracle Database Issues:
  • Fixed an issue where user information could not be updated by bulk user operations when applied to a list of users.
  • Fixed an issue where shared account quota allocation could not be applied to parent accounts.
• Google Cloud Print: Fixed some rare cases where Google Cloud Print would stop processing jobs.
• Client Popup Speed: Improved speed of client popup if a workstation’s IP address changes.
• SSO Logout URL: If SSO is configured to have a logout URL, the user will now be returned to that URL when the user session times out.
• Admin Dashboard Printer Status: Improved the performance of loading the admin dashboard printer status when there are many thousands of printers.
• User Card Self-Association: Fixed an issue in specific scenarios where user cards were not self-associating at Release Stations.
• Silent Install Warning: The silent install option of the Windows server installer will no longer display a warning if the version is not recent.
• Web Cashier Orders Report: Fixed an issue with the Web Cashier Orders report where the cashier name was displayed in the wrong column when making a deposit.
• Moneris Payment Gateway: Fixed the Moneris payment gateway to introduce a new configurable URL for verifying a transaction.
• HTTPS Connection Issues: Addressed occasional HTTPS connection issues seen on some systems (since 14.0).
• Printer Cost Pages Error: Fixed an error when accessing the printer cost pages with Windows Locale set to “English (Caribbean)”.
• Payment Gateway in “On demand transfer mode”: Improved Payment Gateway in “On demand transfer mode” to check for sufficient/available credit when jobs are released when using the “Print All” button.

Printer Compatibility Improvements

• Toshiba 2550C: Speed up Hardware Page Count Validation for Toshiba 2550C.
• Riso GDI Printer: Improved page level color detection heuristic on Riso GDI printer.
• KONICA MINOLTA PCL6 Printers: Improved page size detection for KONICA MINOLTA PCL6 printers.
• Novell Print Drivers: Simplify forced grayscale and duplex on Novell by modifying original spool file.
• Epson PostScript Drivers: Improved page level color detection for Epson PostScript printer drivers.
• Xerox PostScript Printers: Improved page counting for booklets printed on Xerox PostScript printers.
• Canon PCL6 Printer Drivers: Improved color detection for Canon PostScript printer drivers.
• EPSON PM 3700C: Fixed duplex detection for EPSON PM 3700C.
• HP Designjet T120: Improved page sized detection for HP Designjet T120.
• OCE 9300: Fixed copy count detection for OCE 9300.
• Ricoh and Brother: Added more toner support for Ricoh and Brother.
• Konica Minolta Bizhub PostScript Printer Drivers: Fixed page counting for printing with Center Fold option on Konica Minolta Bizhub PostScript printer drivers.
• Canon PCL6 Printer Drivers: Improved page counting for duplex prints on Canon PCL6 printer drivers.
• HPLaserJet Pro CP1025 NW: Improved number of copies detection for HPLaserJet Pro CP1025 NW.
• Canon PCL6 Printer Drivers: Improved page counting for multi-copy jobs on Canon PCL6 printer drivers.

Copier / Device Integration

• Canon Embedded (MEAP) v26781: A new Canon embedded solution for Generation 2 MEAP devices. See the Canon Supported Devices page for more information.
  • This new solution includes:
    • Tracking of copy, scan and fax jobs.
    • A native, fullscreen user interface.
    • Ability to select and release individual jobs directly from the panel (Find Me Printing).
    • Account selection workflow with account keyword search.
    • Client billing options such as job comments and invoicing.
    • Quota enforcement (jobs are stopped when users run out of credit - “zero-stop”).
• Konica Minolta Onboard (OpenAPI):
  • Automatic setup of SSL certificates on a wider range of devices (Europe/Australia).
  • Added configuration options to hide the back/logout buttons.
  • Fixed an intermittent login issue that may occur with user login and logout in quick succession.
  • Fixed a freeze issue that may occur on new Konica Minolta models C3350/C3850/C4750 when exiting the print release screen.
  • Fixed an issue that may have prevented printing from Fiery RIPs.
• Lexmark Embedded (LeS) v27486*:
  • Fixed an issue which caused an authentication error in some situations.
  • Added an option to skip the start screen.
  • Fixed non-English translation issues on account selection screen.
  • Fixed an issue which occassionally caused