An intermediate to advanced knowledge of Windows network is required.

Domains with Multiple Print Servers

On a large networkit maybe necessary or desirable to split your printers among two or more print-servers .PaperCut can be installed on all print servers, and configured to use one central ac counts and user database. The following diagram illustrates the c ommunication that occurs between servers and c lients.

All communication is done through reading and writing to network shares. Thus, for multiple servers s ome additional configuration isrequired.

Sharing the Centralised Accounts and User database

The accounts and user database is hosted on the primary server, and accounts may only be added or edited from that server. As shown in the diagram, all secondary servers require access to the centralised accounts and us er database for two reasons:

  1.The PaperCut ChargeBack service will increment the cost and page counters for the relevant account when a print job is printed.

  2.The Adminis tration console, which runs on both Primary and Secondary servers, needs ac cess to the database to display user and account information

The centralised accounts and user database is placed in the Database directory under the PaperCut installation directory ¨C usually c:\Program Files\PaperCut\Database. It is shared as PCDB$ after installation with read permissions for everyone (Read-Only sharing permissions, not NTFS permissions)

However, if you wish to install multiple PaperCut servers, you will need to add Full Permissions on the PCDB$ share (Database Folder) to the Administrators group. (It is possible that on Windows2000 the Administrators group does not appear on the list of available groups ¨C if so, then set Full Permissions on the Domain Admins group ins tead.)

Create the "PaperCut" user

The PaperCut service on your secondary server will run asa dedicated user that has permiss ions to access the shared Accounts and User database across the network. It's recommend that a us er named PaperCut be added to the domain ¨C this user will be the identity of the PaperCut Service.

   Run User Manager.

   Add a new user named PaperCut and assign a password.

   Set the pass word to Never Expire.

   Add the user to the Administrators Group. (Or if you assigned Full Permissions on the PCDB$ share to the Domain Admins group, then add the PaperCut user to the Domain Admins group.)

Installing PaperCut on the secondary servers

  1.Ensure that the PCDB$ share on your primary server has Full Permissions for the Administrator Group, and that you have created the PaperCut user, as explained immediately above.

  2.Follow the instructions as given in the section "Installing the PaperCut Software on your Print Server" in Chapter 8with the following exceptions:

    a.When the Setup Wizard asks whether you are installing a Primary Server or Secondary Server, select the latter.

    b.You will be prompted to enter the name of the Primary Server. The Setup Wizard will then check that you have access to the Primary Server.

    c.When next s creen prompts you for the System Service Setup - you will be requested for a username and password for a user for the PaperCut service. Enter PaperCut ¨C this user was created previously for the identity of the process , and its password.

If you experienc e difficulties with locating the PaperCut Database, and receive the message "The PaperCut database could not be found in its set location", this means that the shared accounts and user database could not be opened. This could be due to:

   The databas e share name was entered incorrectly (should be PCDB$)

   Permissions have not been granted for you to read and write to the share. You should be logged into the machine as a user with administrative rights, and the PCDB$ share should have Full Permissions for the Administrators (or Domain Admins) group. Double chec k these permissions.

After installing each sec ondary server, you must ensure that that server is registered with the Primary PaperCut server. To regis ter the server, run the Administration Console on the primary print server, navigate to the Options section, and add it to the list in the Secondary print servers tab.