By default PaperCut NG will track printing on all installed printers. Under some situations this might not be desirable. Some examples of why an administrator may choose to not monitor a printer include:
The printer is a “virtual printer” such as a PDF generator, FAX, or document management program.
The administrator may wish to offer free printing on a selected printer and not be concerned with monitoring (silent monitoring with a zero page cost will also achieve this).
The printer may not be supported by PaperCut NG and may need to be ignored.
The Print Provider component is responsible for locating and tracking the printers. To instruct it to ignore a printer:
Open the file [app_dir]/providers/print/win/print-provider.conf
in a text editor such as Notepad.
Locate the line IgnorePrinters= and enter the full name of
the printer on the right-hand-side of the equals line. For example:
IgnorePrinters=Office Printer
Note: This is the printer's locally assigned name and not the name it's shared under.
If running on Windows, restart (stop then start) the PaperCut Print Provider
component under
→ → →
Log into PaperCut NG's admin interface and select the Printers section.
Click on the printer to be ignored and select the Delete printer action from the Actions list.
Test the changes by printing to the system and ensuring the print does not
re-register itself in the system. It if does, verify the name assigned under the
IgnorePrinters= setting is correct.
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