Make sure Simple Mode is disabled (see Important box above).

Set up a new virtual machine (e.g. using VMware Server, Microsoft Virtual Server or VirtualBox) or a standalone system (e.g. a dedicated desktop PC). This system will house the Web Print server software and any required printing applications, and will be termed the Web Print server.

This system does not need access to all network resources, but will need access to printer shares and the hot folder share (created later in step 7).

Create a new user account called webprint (or equivalent). The password for this account should be set to never expire. At a minimum this account needs access to the printers, the ability to run local programs and the ability to access the hot folder share (created in step 7).

Log in as the webprint user. Add print queues for the printers that should be made available to users via Web Print. The print queues should be added in the same way that they would be added to a workstation. They should point to the print queues hosted on the print server, i.e. a Network Printer mapped to \\server\printer-share. It is important that the jobs pass via the queue on the server - do not add a Local Printer. You should also use add the printers using the print server's machine name and not an IP address.

Install one or more of the applications listed in Table 20.1, “Web Print Supported Applications and File Formats”. The applications installed will determine which file formats are available to users for upload and printing.

As the webprint user, open a file in each of the installed applications and print to several different printers, ensuring that all works as expected. IMPORTANT Make sure you permanently acknowledge any license agreement screen, initial-run wizard, or customer experience program dialog during this process.

Configure the Web Print server to automatically log in as the webprint user on startup. This system will permanently stay running and logged in as this user.

The primary server and the software on the sandboxed Web Print server communicate via a standard network file share. On the PaperCut primary server, share the folder web-print-hot-folder located at [app-path]\server\data\web-print-hot-folder\ and name the share PCWebPrint. The hot folder facilitates communication between the primary server and the Web Print server.

Adjust both the Sharing and Security (NTFS/file) permissions of the PCWebPrint share to allow the webprint user read and write access.

If you are using a Linux PaperCut primary server then the following Samba configuration settings may be useful.

	[PCWebPrint]
        comment = PaperCut Web Print Hot Folder
        path = /home/papercut/server/data/web-print-hot-folder/
        public = no
        writeble = yes
        read only = no
        valid users = webprint
		    

You will also need to add the webprint username to Samba via the smbpasswd -a [username] and you should consider disabling the [home] shares in your smb.conf.

Log in to the Web Print server as the webprint user. Map the W: drive to the PCWebPrint share. Ensure that the option Reconnect at logon is selected when mapping the drive.

Test that the file share can be accessed and written to from the Web Print server (e.g. by creating a new text file on W:). It is also recommend to test in the other direction as well and confirm that files created on the primary server in the folder web-print-hot-folder be opened/seen from the Web Print server.

Run the main PaperCut NG installer on the Web Print server and select the Web Print server installation (sandbox mode) install option.

Configure the webprint user to run [app-path]\providers\web-print\win\pc-web-print.exe at login (e.g. by adding a shortcut to the user's Startup folder).

Reboot the system. Ensure that the system automatically logs in as the webprint user when it starts up, and that the PaperCut Web Print dialog is displayed shortly afterwards.

Figure 20.4. The PaperCut Web Print dialog

See the section called “Troubleshooting Web Print Problems” for assistance if the dialog indicates an error.

Log into the PaperCut NG admin interface and navigate to Options → General → User Features.

In the section titled Web Print Server ensure that the Status is OK. If the status indicates an error see the section called “Troubleshooting Web Print Problems” for assistance.

Figure 20.5. Web Print Server status OK

The Web Print setup is now complete and ready for testing. Continue at the section called “Web Print Testing and Feature Tour” to submit a test print job and test functionality.