PaperCut MF 18.2 release history
18.2.6
Fixes:
- Fixed a translation issue that caused extra single apostrophes to display in the Admin and User web interfaces and various device interfaces.
- Fixed an issue that caused Web Single Sign-On (SSO) to fail when users attempt to sign in using Internet Explorer or Google Chrome when the PaperCut service is being run as a Domain User Account and the server is using IIS 7.0+.
- Canon with PaperCut Global Print Driver: Added a new PDL transform to fix an issue that caused jobs to print to an output tray that was different to the user’s selection.
- Lexmark with PaperCut Global Print Driver: Added a new PDL transform to fix an issue that caused jobs to print to an output tray that was different to the user’s selection.
- Epson ESC/P driver: Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect color page count when page-level detection was enabled.
- RISO ComColor 7050 GDI Driver: Fixed an issue that incorrectly detected a grayscale, duplex, odd page count print job as a color print job.
- iPrint performance improvement: Added two new properties (Redirect9100Command and UseRedirect9100Command) into the print-provider.conf file to improve the speed of printer redirection.
- 10squareduk: Fixed an issue that prevented value loaders from registering with PaperCut MF.
Copier / Device Integration:
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Dell (eSF) (version 2.6.0)*:
- Fixed an issue that prevented the Mask identity number check box from appearing on the Device Details page in the Admin web interface.
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Fuji Xerox ApeosPort V+:
- Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the device’s interface to freeze when the print job settings (for example, force grayscale/duplex) were changed rapidly.
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HP (OSA):
- Added a config key (ext-device.hp_osa.security.native-user-authentication) to prevent print jobs authenticated by a printer driver from being deleted.
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HP (OXP):
- Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the device’s interface to freeze when the print job settings (for example, force grayscale/duplex) were changed rapidly.
- Fixed an issue with how SSL certificates are handled that prevented the device from using CA-signed certificates.
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HP (OXP Printer Only):
- Fixed an issue with how SSL certificates are handled that prevented the device from using CA-signed certificates.
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HP (Pro):
- Fixed an issue with how SSL certificates are handled that prevented the device from using CA-signed certificates.
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Kyocera (HyPAS) (version 2.2.1)*:
- Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the device to crash when performing back-to-back Integrated Scanning jobs.
- Fixed an issue that caused a “User is already logged in” message to display if the Login button was pressed twice.
- Improved performance when the device is under high load.
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Lexmark (eSF) (version 2.6.0)*:
- Fixed an issue that prevented the Mask identity number check box from appearing on the Device Details page in the Admin web interface.
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OKI (eSF) (version 2.6.0)*:
- Fixed an issue that prevented the Mask identity number check box from appearing on the Device Details page in the Admin web interface.
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Sharp (OSA):
- Added a config key (ext-device.sharp_osa.security.native-user-authentication) to prevent print jobs authenticated by a printer driver from being deleted.
- Fixed an issue where canceling a scan job could cause a “Processing of multipart/form-data request failed. Early EOF” error in the Application Log.
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Toshiba (e-Bridge Open Platform V3+):
- Erasable Blue toner levels can now be monitored.
- Fixed a bug where rapidly changing the print job settings (for example, force grayscale/duplex) could freeze the device’s user interface.
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Toshiba (eConnect):
- Added a config key (ext-device.toshiba_econnect.security.native-user-authentication) to prevent print jobs authenticated by a printer driver from being deleted.
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Toshiba (eSF) (version 2.6.0)*:
- Fixed an issue that prevented the Mask identity number check box from appearing on the Device Details page in the Admin web interface.
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Xerox (EIP):
- Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the device’s interface to freeze when the print job settings (for example, force grayscale/duplex) were changed rapidly. [MAC-5066]
Other Notes:
- This release includes a database upgrade.
- Devices marked with * require installing an updated version of the embedded software to access new features and fixes.
18.2.5
Fixes:
- Windows Print Provider: Fixed an issue that could cause the Print Provider to crash when Hardware Checks are enabled (since 18.2.4).
- Admin web interface: Fixed missing translations for Find-Me Printing configuration.
Copier / Device Integration:
- Konica Minolta (OpenAPI):
- PaperCut MF 18.2.5 is Konica Minolta bEST certified .
Other Notes:
- If you are running v18.1.1, there is NO database upgrade.
18.2.4
Enhancements:
- PaperCut MF Windows installer: An installation log file (
[users-home-directory]/AppData/Local/Temp/Setup Log [timestamp] #[filenumber].txt) is now created by default. - When a PaperCut MF upgrade cannot proceed because older versions are detected and cannot be deleted, a detailed error message with resolution options is now displayed.
Fixes:
- Windows hardware page count with PaperCut Port Monitor: Fixed an issue that caused the page count to be incorrectly reported in some cases when the print job is deleted.
- Epson large format PostScript printer drivers: Fixed an issue that caused the page size to be incorrectly detected when using roll paper sizes larger than A4.
- NEC PostScript drivers: Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect page count when multiple pages were printed on a single sheet of paper (n-up printing).
- Windows Print Provider: Fixed an issue in very high print volume environments that sometimes caused a held print job to be lost.
- Page analysis: Fixed an issue that caused print jobs to fail when the paper size field had garbled characters.
- Web Print: Fixed an issue that stopped the status of Web Print jobs changing from “Processing” to “Cancelled” when a print script cancelled the jobs.
- iPrint: Fixed an issue that occasionally prevented jobs from being released in a Find Me environment.
- Reports: Fixed an issue that caused the “Department printing - summary” and “Office printing - summary” reports to take a long time to generate.
- Secure LDAP: Fixed an issue that sometimes caused sync failures when using wildcard certificates (since 18.2.3).
- Fixed an issue where new internal users were not being synced into groups.
- Security: Fixed an issue that incorrectly included sensitive configuration information in debug logs.
Copier / Device Integration:
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Fuji Xerox ApeosPort V+:
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Changing print job settings at the device:
- Improved the touch response of all the checkboxes on the Print Release screen.
- Fixed an issue on the Print Release screen that caused the screen to become unresponsive when a user selected multiple print jobs and then selected the “Force grayscale” or the “Force 2-sided” checkbox.
- Fixed an issue when a held print job’s “User” field on the Print Release screen had a value with capital letters that incorrectly allowed delegated users (users who are able to release delegated held print jobs originally printed by other users) to change the settings of the job.
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Fixed an issue when using swipe card authentication on a device in sleep mode or low power mode that failed to authenticate the user.
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Fixed an issue when using swipe card authentication with a PIN that incorrectly displayed a blank button, instead of the “Login” button, on the Login screen.
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Integrated Scanning: Fixed an issue on A4 devices (such as, C3320) that caused scans to fail when using portrait mode.
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HP (OXP Printer Only):
- Added a config key to customize the list of supported card readers (
ext-device.hp-oxpd.additional-card-readers.vid-pid.hex). - Fixed an issue when using swipe card authentication with a PIN that incorrectly displayed a blank button, instead of the “Login” button, on the Login screen.
- Fixed an issue that caused card readers to stop working after a PaperCut MF Application Server restart.
- Added a config key to customize the list of supported card readers (
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HP (OXP):
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Changing print job settings at the device:
- Improved the touch response of all the checkboxes on the Print Release screen.
- Fixed an issue on the Print Release screen that caused the screen to become unresponsive when a user selected multiple print jobs and then selected the “Force grayscale” or the “Force 2-sided” checkbox.
- Fixed an issue when a held print job’s “User” field on the Print Release screen had a value with capital letters that incorrectly allowed delegated users (users who are able to release delegated held print jobs originally printed by other users) to change the settings of the job.
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Added a config key to customize the list of supported card readers (
ext-device.hp-oxpd.additional-card-readers.vid-pid.hex). -
Fixed an issue when using swipe card authentication with a PIN that incorrectly displayed a blank button, instead of the “Login” button, on the Login screen.
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Fixed an issue that caused card readers to stop working after a PaperCut MF Application Server restart.
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HP (Pro):
- Added a config key to customize the list of supported card readers (ext-device.hp-oxpd.additional-card-readers.vid-pid.hex).
- Fixed an issue that caused card readers to stop working after a PaperCut MF Application Server restart.
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Konica Minolta (OpenAPI):
- Changing print job settings at the device: Fixed an issue when a held print job’s “User” field on the Print Release screen had a value with capital letters that incorrectly allowed delegated users (users who are able to release delegated held print jobs originally printed by other users) to change the settings of the job.
- Added a config key to customize the color of the buttons on PaperCut MF screen headers (
ext-device.konica-minolta.browser.header-image-color). - The “Show button to release all pending jobs” checkbox has been removed from the Device Details page (Device Details > Print Release > Enable print release). The “Select all” checkbox is now always displayed on the device’s Print Release screen.
- Performance improvement: Reduced the time taken to log in to the device.
- Fixed a layout issue on the Print Release screen that caused a held print job with a very long document name to overflow and push the job’s time stamp outside the screen.
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Ricoh (SmartSDK) version 2.2.3*:
- Changing print job settings at the device: Fixed an issue when a held print job’s “User” field on the Print Release screen had a value with capital letters that incorrectly allowed delegated users (users who are able to release delegated held print jobs originally printed by other users) to change the settings of the job.
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Sindoh (OpenAPI):
- Changing print job settings at the device: Fixed an issue when a held print job’s “User” field on the Print Release screen had a value with capital letters that incorrectly allowed delegated users (users who are able to release delegated held print jobs originally printed by other users) to change the settings of the job.
- Added a config key to customize the color of the buttons on PaperCut MF screen headers (
ext-device.sindoh.browser.header-image-color). - The “Show button to release all pending jobs” checkbox has been removed from the Device Details page (Device Details > Print Release > Enable print release). The “Select all” checkbox is now always displayed on the device’s Print Release screen.
- Performance improvement: Reduced the time taken to log in to the device.
- Fixed a layout issue on the Print Release screen that caused a held print job with a very long document name to overflow and push the job’s time stamp outside the screen.
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Toshiba (e-Bridge Open Platform V3+):
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Changing print job settings at the device:
- Improved the touch response of all the checkboxes on the Print Release screen.
- Fixed an issue on the Print Release screen that caused the screen to become unresponsive when a user selected multiple print jobs and then selected the “Force grayscale” or the “Force 2-sided” checkbox.
- Fixed an issue when a held print job’s “User” field on the Print Release screen had a value with capital letters that incorrectly allowed delegated users (users who are able to release delegated held print jobs originally printed by other users) to change the settings of the job.
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Fixed an issue when using swipe card authentication with a PIN that incorrectly displayed a blank button, instead of the “Login” button, on the Login screen.
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Xerox (EIP 3.0+):
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Changing print job settings at the device:
- VersaLink and AltaLink devices: Improved the touch response of all the checkboxes on the Print Release screen.
- Fixed an issue on the Print Release screen that caused the screen to become unresponsive when a user selected multiple print jobs and then selected the “Force grayscale” or the “Force 2-sided” checkbox.
- Fixed an issue when a held print job’s “User” field on the Print Release screen had a value with capital letters that incorrectly allowed delegated users (users who are able to release delegated held print jobs originally printed by other users) to change the settings of the job.
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Fixed an issue when using swipe card authentication with a PIN that incorrectly displayed a blank button, instead of the “Login” button, on the Login screen.
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Other Notes:
- If you are running v18.1.1 or later, there is NO database upgrade.
- Devices marked with * require installing an updated version of the embedded software to access new features and fixes.
18.2.3
Fixes:
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PostScript drivers:
- Fixed an issue for landscape PDF files printed from Adobe Acrobat Reader that caused a watermark to be placed in an incorrect position.
- Fixed an issue that caused watermarks to either not be applied or applied to the wrong position for some n-up setups and for Adobe Acrobat Reader on Windows.
- Google Cloud Print: Reduced the size of color print job spool files.
- Email to Print: Reduced the size of color print job spool files.
- HPLip driver: Fixed an issue causing an incorrect color page count.
- Fuji Xerox DocuPrint CP400 d and DocuPrint CP405 d PCL6 drivers: Fixed an issue causing an incorrect color page count.
- Fixed an issue where PostScript comments could, on rare occasions, cause an incorrect page count to be reported.
- Fixed an issue where watermarks were not added to print jobs generated from the application ‘KWS (UZ Leuven)’.
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Kyocera KX driver: Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect number of copies to be reported when the user selected KPDL as the PDL from the Print Properties dialog.
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Google Cloud Print: Fixed a rare issue that caused an error message due to an unexpected HTTP Status Code response during Google Cloud Print configuration.
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Email to Print: Fixed a rare issue that prevented the set up of Email to Print with guest printing.
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Standard Release Station: Added more detail and clarity to the error message displayed when a job is prevented from being released because its settings contravene the printer’s filters and restrictions.
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Print Provider: Fixed an issue that on rare occasions stopped jobs being sent to the printer.
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Windows Print Provider:
- Fixed an issue that could cause the Windows Print Provider log (print-provider.log) rotation to fail.
- Fixed an issue that occasionally caused some print jobs to be deleted in a very high print volume environment.
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CUPS Print Provider with Mobility Print: Fixed an issue where some print jobs from iOS clients with IPv6 addresses were not tracked.
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PaperCut LPD Service: Added an option in the pc-lpd.config file to enable the host address to be removed from the job owner’s name (RemoveHostAddress = true).
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Active Directory: Fixed an issue in multi-domain environments that imported user details from only the first domain when an on demand user is created.
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Fixed an issue that prevented the secondary card ID number from being generated during on-demand user creation.
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Fixed an issue that prevented the secondary card ID from synchronising from a secondary sync source.
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Site Server: Fixed an issue that caused authentication to fail for an on-demand user when they attempted to log in before the Site Server had synced with the Application Server.
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Security:
- Added CSRF origin checks to the Mobile Print Release interface.
- Updated the bundled Java SE Runtime Environment to version 8 update 181, to incorporate the latest security fixes from Oracle.
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iPrint: Added details about print data timing into the debug log (print-provider.log) to improve performance diagnosis.
Copier / Device Integration:
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Fuji Xerox ApeosPort V+:
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Changing print job settings at the device:
- The Print Release screen now displays the Account and Balance details of the account that the held print job will be charged to upon release, instead of the account that was originally assigned to the job when it was printed.
- The ‘Force grayscale’ checkbox is no longer displayed on the Print Release screen, if the config key ext-device.change-print-job-settings.grayscale.enabled is set to N.
- The ‘Force 2-sided’ checkbox is no longer displayed on the Print Release screen, if the config key ext-device.change-print-job-settings.duplex.enabled is set to N.
- Fixed a layout issue on translated Print Release screens that caused the “Print” button and the “Trash” icon to be inaccessible and pushed outside the screen.
- Fixed an issue causing an error to be incorrectly displayed on the Print Release screen when a user selected more than 400 held print jobs, then clicked the “Refresh” icon.
- Fixed an issue that prevented users from accessing the print settings of an individual held print job until the Print Release screen had finished loading all held print jobs (since 18.2.2).
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When anonymous access is enabled, the Login screen displays a “Start” button, instead of a “Login” button.
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HP (FutureSmart Legacy) version 1.2.4*:
- FutureSmart 4.6.0.1 firmware devices: Fixed an issue introduced by FutureSmart 4.6.0.1 firmware that displayed a “400 Bad Request” error when clicking the “Configure” button on the device’s web interface (General > PaperCut Server Configuration).
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HP (OSA):
- Added a config key to hide the “Home” button on the Print Release screen and the Scan Actions screen (ext-device.hp_osa.app-to-home).
- Fixed an issue that incorrectly double-charged users when they canceled a copy job, causing them to have an insufficient balance, and preventing them from starting another job during the same active session.
- Fixed an issue that sometimes caused some device functions (such as, Integrated Scanning) to become unavailable.
- Integrated Scanning:
- German: Fixed an issue on the Scan Settings screen that caused the selected settings to not be highlighted.
- If Integrated Scanning is accessed from a non-PaperCut MF device application, then after the completion of the scan job, the Scan Complete screen now returns to the device’s home screen, instead of the PaperCut MF Home screen.
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HP (OXP):
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Changing print job settings at the device:
- The Print Release screen now displays the Account and Balance details of the account that the held print job will be charged to upon release, instead of the account that was originally assigned to the job when it was printed.
- The ‘Force grayscale’ checkbox is no longer displayed on the Print Release screen, if the config key ext-device.change-print-job-settings.grayscale.enabled is set to N.
- The ‘Force 2-sided’ checkbox is no longer displayed on the Print Release screen, if the config key ext-device.change-print-job-settings.duplex.enabled is set to N.
- Fixed a layout issue on translated Print Release screens that caused the “Print” button and the “Trash” icon to be inaccessible and pushed outside the screen.
- Fixed an issue causing an error to be incorrectly displayed on the Print Release screen when a user selected more than 400 held print jobs, then clicked the “Refresh” icon.
- Fixed an issue that prevented users from accessing the print settings of an individual held print job until the Print Release screen had finished loading all held print jobs (since 18.2.2).
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Added the ability to control access to device functions using the device’s web interface (Security > Access Control).
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When anonymous access is enabled, the Login screen displays a “Start” button, instead of a “Login” button.
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FutureSmart 4.6.0.1 firmware devices: Provided a fix for an issue introduced by FutureSmart 4.6.0.1 firmware that prevented card readers from working correctly after a period of time.
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HP (OXP Printer Only):
- Added the ability to control access to device functions using the device’s web interface (Security > Access Control).
- FutureSmart 4.6.0.1 firmware devices: Provided a fix for an issue introduced by FutureSmart 4.6.0.1 firmware that prevented card readers from working correctly after a period of time.
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Konica Minolta (OpenAPI):
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Changing print job settings at the device:
- The Print Release screen now displays the Account and Balance details of the account that the held print job will be charged to upon release, instead of the account that was originally assigned to the job when it was printed.
- The ‘Force grayscale’ checkbox is not displayed on the Print Release screen, if the config key ext-device.change-print-job-settings.grayscale.enabled is set to N.
- The ‘Force 2-sided’ checkbox is not displayed on the Print Release screen, if the config key ext-device.change-print-job-settings.duplex.enabled is set to N.
- Fixed an issue on the Print Release screen when selecting multiple jobs and clicking the “Refresh” icon that caused the initial display of the number of jobs and pages selected to be inaccurate for a few seconds, before displaying the details accurately (since 18.2.0).
- Fixed an issue when using swipe card authentication that sometimes displayed the wrong buttons on the Print Release screen (since 18.2.1).
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Integrated Scanning: The Scan Details screen on the device now displays a warning message when the scan’s filename contains invalid characters (such as, ‘/’).
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Added more detail and clarity to the error message displayed when attempting to install PaperCut MF on a device that has another third party authentication application installed.
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Fixed an issue that occasionally caused the device to freeze after a user logged out.
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Kyocera (HyPAS) version 2.2.0*:
- Integrated Scanning: Fixed an issue that incorrectly allowed users to start black and white, JPEG scan jobs on devices that do not support this scan setting. The device now displays a detailed error message and prevents users from starting such jobs.
- Strict Zero Stop: Fixed an issue that caused additional pages to be copied after the selected account balance had reached zero.
- Fixed a layout issue that caused large-sized custom logos to display incorrectly, pushing other buttons outside the screen.
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Ricoh (SmartSDK) version 2.2.3*:
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Changing print job settings at the device:
- The Print Release screen now displays the Account and Balance details of the account that the held print job will be charged to upon release, instead of the account that was originally assigned to the job when it was printed.
- The ‘Force grayscale’ checkbox is not displayed on the Print Release screen, if the config key ext-device.change-print-job-settings.grayscale.enabled is set to N.
- The ‘Force 2-sided’ checkbox is not displayed on the Print Release screen, if the config key ext-device.change-print-job-settings.duplex.enabled is set to N.
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Fixed an issue when using swipe card authentication on a device in sleep mode that required two card swipes to successfully authenticate the user.
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Fixed an issue that caused PaperCut MF to crash on the device when the config key ext-device.ricoh.locale had an invalid value (invalid locale override).
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Sharp (OSA):
- Added a config key to hide the “Home” button on the Print Release screen and the Scan Actions screen (ext-device.sharp_osa.app-to-home).
- Fixed an issue that incorrectly double-charged users when they canceled a copy job, causing them to have an insufficient balance, and preventing them from starting another job during the same active session.
- Fixed an issue that sometimes caused some device functions (such as, Integrated Scanning) to become unavailable.
- Integrated Scanning:
- German: Fixed an issue on the Scan Settings screen that caused the selected settings to not be highlighted.
- If Integrated Scanning is accessed from a non-PaperCut MF device application, then after the completion of the scan job, the Scan Complete screen now returns to the device’s home screen, instead of the PaperCut MF Home screen.
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Sindoh (OpenAPI):
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Changing print job settings at the device:
- The Print Release screen now displays the Account and Balance details of the account that the held print job will be charged to upon release, instead of the account that was originally assigned to the job when it was printed.
- The ‘Force grayscale’ checkbox is not displayed on the Print Release screen, if the config key ext-device.change-print-job-settings.grayscale.enabled is set to N.
- The ‘Force 2-sided’ checkbox is not displayed on the Print Release screen, if the config key ext-device.change-print-job-settings.duplex.enabled is set to N.
- Fixed an issue on the Print Release screen when selecting multiple jobs and clicking the “Refresh” icon that caused the initial display of the number of jobs and pages selected to be inaccurate for a few seconds, before displaying the details accurately (since 18.2.0).
- Fixed an issue when using swipe card authentication that sometimes displayed the wrong buttons on the Print Release screen (since 18.2.1).
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Integrated Scanning: The Scan Details screen on the device now displays a warning message when the scan’s filename contains invalid characters (such as, ‘/’).
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Added more detail and clarity to the error message displayed when attempting to install PaperCut MF on a device that has another third party authentication application installed.
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Fixed an issue that occasionally caused the device to freeze after a user logged out.
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Toshiba (e-Bridge Open Platform V3+):
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Changing print job settings at the device:
- The Print Release screen now displays the Account and Balance details of the account that the held print job will be charged to upon release, instead of the account that was originally assigned to the job when it was printed.
- The ‘Force grayscale’ checkbox is not displayed on the Print Release screen, if the config key ext-device.change-print-job-settings.grayscale.enabled is set to N.
- The ‘Force 2-sided’ checkbox is not displayed on the Print Release screen, if the config key ext-device.change-print-job-settings.duplex.enabled is set to N.
- Fixed a layout issue on translated Print Release screens that caused the “Print” button and the “Trash” icon to be inaccessible and pushed outside the screen.
- Fixed an issue on the Print Release screen when selecting more than 400 held print jobs and clicking the “Refresh” icon that displayed an error.
- Fixed an issue that prevented users from accessing print settings of an individual held print job until the Print Release screen had finished loading all held print jobs (since 18.2.2).
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When anonymous access is enabled, the Login screen displays a “Start” button, instead of a “Login” button.
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Toshiba (eConnect):
- Added a config key to hide the “Home” button on the Print Release screen and the Scan Actions screen (ext-device.toshiba_econnect.app-to-home).
- Fixed an issue that incorrectly double-charged users when they canceled a copy job, causing them to have an insufficient balance, and preventing them from starting another job during the same active session.
- Fixed an issue that sometimes caused some device functions (such as, Integrated Scanning) to become unavailable.
- Integrated Scanning:
- German: Fixed an issue on the Scan Settings screen that caused the selected settings to not be highlighted.
- If Integrated Scanning is accessed from a non-PaperCut MF device application, then after the completion of the scan job, the Scan Complete screen now returns to the device’s home screen, instead of the PaperCut MF Home screen.
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Xerox (EIP):
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EIP 3.0+:
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Changing print job settings at the device:
- The Print Release screen now displays the Account and Balance details of the account that the held print job will be charged to upon release, instead of the account that was originally assigned to the job when it was printed.
- The ‘Force grayscale’ checkbox is not displayed on the Print Release screen, if the config key ext-device.change-print-job-settings.grayscale.enabled is set to N.
- The ‘Force 2-sided’ checkbox is not displayed on the Print Release screen, if the config key ext-device.change-print-job-settings.duplex.enabled is set to N.
- Fixed a layout issue on translated Print Release screens that caused the “Print” button and the “Trash” icon to be inaccessible and pushed outside the screen.
- Fixed an issue on the Print Release screen when selecting more than 400 held print jobs and clicking the “Refresh” icon that displayed an error.
- Fixed an issue that prevented users from accessing print settings of an individual held print job until the Print Release screen had finished loading all held print jobs (since 18.2.2).
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When anonymous access is enabled, the Login screen displays a “Start” button, instead of a “Login” button.
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EIP 1.5+:
- Integrated Scanning: Fixed an issue that caused Integrated Scan jobs to intermittently fail (since 17.4.0).
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For Integrators:
- Release Station API: Added a JobReleaseStatus (FilterRestriction) to releaseJob and releaseJobs, to prevent users from releasing jobs that contravene the printer’s filter and restrictions.
Job Ticketing:
For more information about changes to Job Ticketing, see the Job Ticketing Release Notes page.
Mobility Print:
For more information about changes to Mobility Print, see the Mobility Print Release Notes page.
Other Notes:
- If you are running v18.1.1, there is NO database upgrade.
- Devices marked with * require installing an updated version of the embedded software to access new features and fixes.
18.2.2
Fixes:
- Pay Station: Fixed an issue preventing the following pay stations from starting:
- Apex 5000
- Microcoin
- SEM-ACS 9500Ss
- Boscop Coin Op. This issue also displayed an “ApplicationException: Unknown vendor” error in the server log. For more information, see Known Issues
18.2.1
Enhancements:
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HP (OXP): Added support for Integrated Scanning.
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Fuji Xerox ApeosPort V+: PaperCut MF now supports all Fuji Xerox ApeosPort-V (or higher) devices.
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Changing print job settings at the device**: The SysAdmin can now configure the PaperCut MF Print Release screen to allow users to change the following print job settings at the device and display the related cost change:
- Color (color to grayscale)
- Duplex mode (1-sided to 2-sided)
- Copies
- Account Viewing print job settings at the device: The SysAdmin can now configure the PaperCut MF Print Release screen to hide or display the account and the balance of a print job.
This applies to:
- Fuji Xerox ApeosPort V+
- HP (OXP)
- Konica Minolta (OpenAPI)
- Ricoh (SmartSDK)
- Sindoh (OpenAPI)
- Toshiba (e-Bridge Open Platform V3+)
- Xerox (EIP 3.0+)
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Active Directory synchronization is now included in the system debug logs when system debug logging is enabled.
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On the Printer Copy Settings page, you can now _select all_common or _select all_printer settings.
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On the Device Copy Settings page, you can now _select all_common or _select all_device settings.
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Print Release: IPPS print queues are now included in the list of suggested Find Me destination queues on the Device Details page, when the network address matches the destination address of the MFD.
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Scan to Cloud Storage:
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Added a new cloud storage provider for DropBox Business and Box.
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Translations are now available in the following languages:
- Catalan
- Chinese (Hong Kong)
- Chinese (Taiwan)
- German
- Hungarian
- Italian
- Japanese
- Portuguese (Portugal)
- Spanish
- Turkish
- Welsh
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Improved the error messages for license activation.
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Language support: Welsh is now available.
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Toner levels are now reported on IPPS print queues.
Fixes:
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Security:
- Fixed an issue that allowed an Admin with partial admin rights to gain additional admin rights in the Admin web interface.
- Site Server: Fixed an issue that incorrectly included sensitive authentication information in debug logs.
- Continuing security improvements on the PaperCut MF Admin and User web interfaces, to reduce vulnerability to deserialization attacks.
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Fixed an issue that caused web interface logins to fail when the proxy setup added an X-Forwarded-For header that included a port. This enables sites to use Mobility and Web Client logins with this proxy setup.
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Standard Release Station: Fixed a layout issue that caused the Print All and Cancel All buttons to be inaccessible when using an onscreen keyboard on some screens.
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Fixed an issue that caused a “Could not find message for key” error message for some Release Station job cancellation messages.
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Mac User Client: Fixed an issue preventing Mac User Clients from connecting to the Application Server over IPv6.
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Admin Web Interface: Fixed an issue that caused long printer/device group names to flow outside the Printer/Device group dropdown box on some screens.
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Fixed an issue that caused an error when silently deploying the PaperCut MF Application Server and pre-populating the setup wizard using setup-defaults.properties. See Automated Application Deployment .
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CBORD payment gateway:
- Improved some error messages, and removed some confusing messages that displayed when the balance was low.
- Improved security support for legacy CBORD users.
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MacOS generic PCL driver: Fixed an issue that prevented:
- simplex to duplex conversion
- changing the number of copies.
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OKI PostScript drivers: Fixed an issue that in some cases caused an incorrect page count when multiple pages were printed on a single sheet of paper (n-up printing).
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Xerox PCL6 drivers: Fixed a rare issue that caused changing the number of copies to fail.
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Print Provider:
- Fixed an issue that occasionally printed garbled characters in the debug logs.
- Changed a setting so the Print Provider communicates correctly with the PaperCut MF Application Server and Site Server when a content filter service is used. For details, refer to SonicWall with Content Filter Service .
Copier / Device Integration:
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Fuji Xerox ApeosPort V+:
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PaperCut MF now supports all Fuji Xerox ApeosPort-V (or higher) devices:
- PaperCut MF now supports Fuji Xerox ApeosPort V+ Multifunction Devices (MFDs), offering a simplified setup that doesn’t require manual deployment of the embedded solution on the device. This new solution offers job tracking, secure print release, and Integrated Scanning, and is now the primary FX embedded solution for all Fuji Xerox ApeosPort-V (or higher) devices.
- The device type “Fuji Xerox ApeosPort VI+ (AIP)” has been renamed “Fuji Xerox ApeosPort V+ (AIP)” on the Devices > Create Device page.
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Changing print job settings at the device**: The SysAdmin can now configure the PaperCut MF Print Release screen to allow users to change the following print job settings at the device and display the related cost change:
- Color (color to grayscale)
- Duplex mode (1-sided to 2-sided)
- Copies
- Account Viewing print job settings at the device: The SysAdmin can now configure the PaperCut MF Print Release screen to hide or display the account and the balance of a print job.
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After PaperCut MF is installed on the device, the Device Status now displays “Started - Device is ready for user to login”, instead of “Started - Device integration successful”.
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Real-time Activity Dashboard: Fixed an issue that displayed multiple rows of identical, unnecessary device status update logs.
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Fixed an issue that prevented users from being able to enter credentials in the “ID number” field on the Login screen when using the panel numerical keypad.
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Fixed an issue that could cause a JavaScript error to appear when logged-in users with non-ASCII characters in their username attempted to access the native device menu from a PaperCut MF screen.
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Fixed an issue when deleting a device in the PaperCut MF Admin web interface that sometimes displayed multiple rows of unnecessary error messages in the server log.
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HP (FutureSmart Legacy):
- Added a config key to toggle the display of the PaperCut MF Account Selection icon on the device (ext-device.hp.register.account-selection).
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HP (OSA):
- Improved the layout, color, design, and appearance of some device screens.
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HP (OXP Printer Only):
- Added support for branding customization (header, logo, background, and text color).
- Improved the appearance of PaperCut MF icons on the device.
- Added a config key to hide the PaperCut MF Account Selection icon on the device (ext-device.hp-oxpd.register.account-selection).
- Added a warning message on the Device Details page when SSL is not enabled.
- After PaperCut MF is installed on the device, the Device Status now displays “Started - Device is ready for user to login”, instead of “Started - Device integration successful”.
- When attempting to enable HTTPS, if the number of certificates allowed on the device has been exceeded, the Device Status now displays “Started (with errors) - Certificate error”, instead of “Started (with errors) - Unknown error”
- Added a config key to allow PaperCut MF to register all supported card readers connected to the device by default, if the Swipe Card authentication method is selected (ext-device.hp-oxpd.register.card-reader).
- Fixed an issue that prevented users from being able to enter credentials in the “ID number” field on the Login screen when using the panel numerical keypad.
- Fixed an issue when deleting a device in the PaperCut MF Admin web interface that sometimes displayed multiple rows of unnecessary error messages in the server log.
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HP (OXP):
- Added support for Integrated Scanning.
- Changing print job settings at the device**: The SysAdmin can now configure the PaperCut MF Print Release screen to allow users to change the following print job settings at the device and display the related cost change:
- Color (color to grayscale)
- Duplex mode (1-sided to 2-sided)
- Copies
- Account Viewing print job settings at the device: The SysAdmin can now configure the PaperCut MF Print Release screen to hide or display the account and the balance of a print job.
- Added support for branding customization (header, logo, background, and text color).
- Improved the appearance of PaperCut MF icons on the device.
- Added a config key to hide the PaperCut MF Account Selection icon on the device (ext-device.hp-oxpd.register.account-selection).
- Added a warning message on the Device Details page when SSL is not enabled.
- After PaperCut MF is installed on the device, the Device Status now displays “Started - Device is ready for user to login”, instead of “Started - Device integration successful”.
- When attempting to enable HTTPS, if the number of certificates allowed on the device has been exceeded, the Device Status now displays “Started (with errors) - Certificate error”, instead of “Started (with errors) - Unknown error”
- Added a config key to allow PaperCut MF to register all supported card readers connected to the device by default, if the Swipe Card authentication method is selected (ext-device.hp-oxpd.register.card-reader).
- Fixed an issue that prevented users from being able to enter credentials in the “ID number” field on the Login screen when using the panel numerical keypad.
- Fixed an issue when deleting a device in the PaperCut MF Admin web interface that sometimes displayed multiple rows of unnecessary error messages in the server log.
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HP Pro:
- After PaperCut MF is installed on the device, the Device Status now displays “Started - Device is ready for user to login”, instead of “Started - Device integration successful”.
- When attempting to enable HTTPS, if the number of certificates allowed on the device has been exceeded, the Device Status now displays “Started (with errors) - Certificate error”, instead of “Started (with errors) - Unknown error”
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Konica Minolta (OpenAPI):
- Changing print job settings at the device**: The SysAdmin can now configure the PaperCut MF Print Release screen to allow users to change the following print job settings at the device and display the related cost change:
- Color (color to grayscale)
- Duplex mode (1-sided to 2-sided)
- Copies
- Account Viewing print job settings at the device: The SysAdmin can now configure the PaperCut MF Print Release screen to hide or display the account and the balance of a print job.
- Improved the layout, color, design, appearance, and usability of all the PaperCut MF device screens.
- Users can now multi-select print jobs for release.
- i-Option 4.9 and later: When using Integrated Scanning, users are now able to add more pages to the current scan job and receive it as a single PDF.
- PaperCut MF for i-Option OpenAPI 18.2.0 and above does not support devices running the NetFront Browser. This includes: C650, C550, C451/C353, C253, 751, 601/501, 421, 361/C652, C552, C452/C652DS, C552DS/C360, C280, C220/423, 363, 283, 223/602, 502, 652, 552. You can still use these devices without i-Option.
- Fixed an issue when “Automatically release jobs upon login” is enabled, that hid the message on the Home screen about the number of jobs that have been automatically released.
- Changing print job settings at the device**: The SysAdmin can now configure the PaperCut MF Print Release screen to allow users to change the following print job settings at the device and display the related cost change:
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Ricoh (SDK/J) version 6.0.5*:
- Ricoh Remote Operation Client 1.2.3:
- Simplified the process for installing applications by adding a single button to browse through directories and locate the required file.
- Updated the bundled RXOP library to version 3.6.1.
- Ricoh Remote Operation Client 1.2.3:
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Ricoh (SmartSDK) version 2.2.2*:
- Changing print job settings at the device**: The SysAdmin can now configure the PaperCut MF Print Release screen to allow users to change the following print job settings at the device and display the related cost change:
- Color (color to grayscale)
- Duplex mode (1-sided to 2-sided)
- Copies
- Account Viewing print job settings at the device: The SysAdmin can now configure the PaperCut MF Print Release screen to hide or display the account and the balance of a print job.
- Added a new optional button for quick guest access (anonymous authentication in conjunction with other authentication methods).
- Ricoh Remote Operation Client 1.2.3:
- Simplified the process for installing applications by adding a single button to browse through directories and locate the required file.
- Updated the bundled RXOP library to version 3.6.1.
- Changing print job settings at the device**: The SysAdmin can now configure the PaperCut MF Print Release screen to allow users to change the following print job settings at the device and display the related cost change:
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Sharp (OSA):
- Improved the layout, color, design, and appearance of some device screens.
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Sindoh (OpenAPI):
- Changing print job settings at the device**: The SysAdmin can now configure the PaperCut MF Print Release screen to allow users to change the following print job settings at the device and display the related cost change:
- Color (color to grayscale)
- Duplex mode (1-sided to 2-sided)
- Copies
- Account Viewing print job settings at the device: The SysAdmin can now configure the PaperCut MF Print Release screen to hide or display the account and the balance of a print job.
- Improved the layout, color, design, appearance, and usability of all the PaperCut MF device screens.
- Users can now multi-select print jobs for release.
- i-Option 4.9 and later: When using Integrated Scanning, users are now able to add more more pages to the current scan job and still receive it as a single PDF.
- PaperCut MF for i-Option OpenAPI 18.2.0 and above does not support devices running the NetFront Browser. You can still use these devices without i-Option.
- Fixed an issue when “Automatically release jobs upon login” is enabled, that hid the message on the Home screen about the number of jobs that have been automatically released.
- Changing print job settings at the device**: The SysAdmin can now configure the PaperCut MF Print Release screen to allow users to change the following print job settings at the device and display the related cost change:
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Toshiba (e-Bridge Open Platform V3+):
- Changing print job settings at the device**: The SysAdmin can now configure the PaperCut MF Print Release screen to allow users to change the following print job settings at the device and display the related cost change:
- Color (color to grayscale)
- Duplex mode (1-sided to 2-sided)
- Copies
- Account Viewing print job settings at the device: The SysAdmin can now configure the PaperCut MF Print Release screen to hide or display the account and the balance of a print job.
- Added a new optional button for quick guest access (anonymous authentication in conjunction with other authentication methods).
- Fixed an issue when deleting a device in the PaperCut MF Admin web interface that sometimes displayed multiple rows of unnecessary error messages in the server log.
- Fixed an issue that prematurely logged out users when attempting to access device functions by clicking the “Access Device” button on PaperCut MF screens.
- Changing print job settings at the device**: The SysAdmin can now configure the PaperCut MF Print Release screen to allow users to change the following print job settings at the device and display the related cost change:
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Toshiba (eConnect):
- Improved the layout, color, design, and appearance of some device screens.
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Xerox (EIP):
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EIP 3.0+:
- Changing print job settings at the device**: The SysAdmin can now configure the PaperCut MF Print Release screen to allow users to change the following print job settings at the device and display the related cost change:
- Color (color to grayscale)
- Duplex mode (1-sided to 2-sided)
- Copies
- Account Viewing print job settings at the device: The SysAdmin can now configure the PaperCut MF Print Release screen to hide or display the account and the balance of a print job.
- Changing print job settings at the device**: The SysAdmin can now configure the PaperCut MF Print Release screen to allow users to change the following print job settings at the device and display the related cost change:
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EIP 1.5+, 1.0+:
- Switch mode devices: Added a config key that by default displays only PaperCut MF applications, hiding all other non-PaperCut MF applications, to prevent the device’s Home screen from freezing upon login (ext-device.xerox.support-switch-mode).
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EIP 1.5+:
- Added support for guest access (anonymous authentication in conjunction with other authentication methods).
- Fixed an issue when deleting a device in the PaperCut MF Admin web interface that sometimes displayed multiple rows of unnecessary error messages in the server log.
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For Integrators:
- If the user’s home folder is set in User Details, developers using the SSO Device API can now discover it.
- 3rd party hardware or payment gateway APIs: Added a work around to re-enable some failed API integrations. For more information, see Known Issue 14161 .
Job Ticketing:
- The Job Ticketing installer can now be downloaded directly from within PaperCut MF so customers can trial the product.
- Added a new print scripting recipe for Job Ticketing that displays a one-off pop up message informing them about a new Print Room or FabLab.
- Added a new print scripting recipe for Job Ticketing that cancels a large print job after a specified number of pages, and prompts the user to submit the print job to the Print Room instead.
- Fixed an issue in Job Ticketing where email notifications could not be sent when a suffix was applied to the user emails in PaperCut MF. For more information about changes to Job Ticketing, see the Job Ticketing Release Notes page.
Mobility Print:
For more information about changes to Mobility Print, see the Mobility Print Release Notes page.
Other Notes:
- If you are running v18.1.1, there is NO database upgrade.
- ** If you use print scripts, then when upgrading from 18.1.4 or below, the ability to change print job settings at the device is switched off by default. Before switching on this feature, read the following considerations .
- Devices marked with * require installing an updated version of the embedded software to access new features and fixes.
- The End User License Agreement (EULA) has been updated.