PaperCut MF 18.3 release history

Fixes:

• Security: Security improvements to address a potential remote code execution vulnerability within the PaperCut MF Application Server (CVE-2019-12135). This was identified by an external security review team. This fix also addresses several other related security issues that were identified by the PaperCut security team. Virtual pat on the back to the security team at Adevinta who are now listed in our hall of fame [PC-15728]

Fixes:

• Print Provider: Fixed an issue that caused Print Provider to restart when analyzing PCL5 spool files generated by some printer drivers. [PC-15524]

Other Notes:

• If you are running v18.3.3, there is NO database upgrade.

Enhancements:

• Job Ticketing administrator access now needs to be explicitly granted in PaperCut MF with the new Job Ticketing Administrator role. [PC-15248]

Fixes:

• Authorize.Net Payment Gateway: Added an option in the ext-payment-gateway-authorize-net.properties file to allow the use of the SHA-2 encryption method (authorize-net.sha2-hash-value).** [PC-15179]
• TouchNet Payment Gateway: Added an option in the ext-payment-gateway-touchnet.properties file to ensure that user balances are updated and users receive appropriate transaction completion notifications in environments that have SSO Authentication enabled (touchnet.use-configured-links=Y). [PC-14847]
• HP PageWide XL series PostScript printer driver: Fixed an issue that caused the incorrect detection of page size after the user had selected a custom paper size. [PC-15305]
• Fixed an issue that sometimes caused low toner notification emails to include printers that did not have low toner levels. [PC-9293]
• Fixed an issue that caused incorrect refunding of printed documents with a cancelled status, when conversions were applied to the original document (for example, watermarking, and force duplex). [PC-14851]
• For environments using PaperCut Port Monitor, improved the detection of completed printed jobs. [PC-14851]
• Removed a limitation that blocked very long print scripts from being saved. [PC-15200]
• Fixed an issue that caused the ‘server-command’ to hang for five seconds, preventing any other commands from being executed. [PC-15206]

Copier / Device Integration:

• HP (FutureSmart Legacy) version 1.2.5*:

  • FutureSmart 3.9.4 / 4.7.0.1 firmware devices: Fixed an issue introduced by stricter bundle validation measures in the firmware that prevented the installation of PaperCut MF on the device. [MAC-5446]

• Ricoh (SmartSDK):

  • Ricoh Remote Operation Client 1.3.0:
    • Added support for Smart Operation Panel Generation 2.5 devices.
    • Updated the bundled RXOP library to version 3.7.3. [MAC-5323]

• Ricoh (SDK/J):

  • Ricoh Remote Operation Client 1.3.0: Updated the bundled RXOP library to version 3.7.3. [MAC-5323]

Other Notes:

• If you are running v18.3.3, there is NO database upgrade.
• * Requires installing an updated version of the embedded software to access new features and fixes.
• **You may continue to use the existing MD5 encryption method only until the Authorize.Net Merchant Interface supports MD5; after which, you must use the SHA-2 encryption method (via the new option, authorize-net.sha2-hash-value). For more information, see Known Issues .

Enhancements:

• CUPS Print Provider: Improved CPU usage on Linux and macOS print servers especially when a large number of print queues are installed. [PC-14806]

Fixes:

• macOS client printing to a shared LPD printer on a Windows print server using Konica Minolta PostScript printer driver:

  • Fixed an issue that caused pages with a color image to be detected as grayscale. [PC-14806]
  • Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect page count when printing multiple pages on a single sheet of paper (n-up printing). [PC-14970]
  • Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect page count when printing a booklet. [PC-14966]

• Fixed an issue that caused users to not be able to perform a transaction that would result in a zero balance. [PC-14704]

• Fixed an issue that prevented the server from starting up. [PC-13923]

• Changed default settings to throttle device registration and Print Provider requests when the Application Server is under heavy load. [PC-13400]

• Fixed a script injection vulnerability in the user interface. [PC-15163]

• Windows: Fixed a rare issue that caused a memory leak in the Application Server. [PC-14761]

• Windows Print Provider: Fixed a rare issue that caused an occasional print job to be lost when the Windows spooler was in error. [PC-15039]

• Page analysis and conversion:

  • Page analysis: Fixed an issue that, when a color page was so close to gray, caused the Print Provider to register a page as a color page instead of grayscale. [PC-15077]

  • Stapling with PaperCut Global Print Driver: Fixed an issue with Find-Me printing that caused a syntax error, but only when the target print queue was a KM Universal PostScript printer driver printing a document with a ’top left’ staple. [PC-15111]

  • Canon:

    • LIPS LX printer driver on MacOS: Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect page count when printing from Adobe Acrobat. [PC-15178]
    • ImagePass-B1 PostScript printer driver: Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect page count and incorrect page size detection when printed with booklet or gang-up output options. [PC-15074]
    • UFR drivers: Fixed an issue that caused the Print Provider to crash if the spool file was corrupted [PC-14998]

  • Epson printer driver: Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect color page count when the color detection mode was set to standard detection in the Application Server. [PC-15153]

  • Fuji Xerox ART EX printer driver: Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect color page count when printing multiple collated copies. [PC-15059]

  • Konica Minolta Image Controller IC-603 PostScript plug-in printer driver: Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect page count and page size when a layout is set to 2-in-1, 4-in-1, Repeat, or Adhesive binding. [PC-15031]

  • OKI:

    • PCL5 printer driver: Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect page count when a document with an odd number of pages was printed in duplex. [PC-15084]
    • PostScript printer driver: Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect page count when multiple pages were printed on a single sheet of paper (n-up printing). [PC-15083]

  • Ricoh (SDK/J):

    • SP C740 XPS printer driver: Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect paper size to be reported when printing to a paper size that is different from the original (Fit to Paper printing). [PC-15117]
    • SP C740 PCL printer driver: Fixed a rare issue that caused an incorrect page count when the text was a particular size and in a particular position in a PowerPoint slide. [PC-15087]
    • PCL6 printer driver: Fixed an issue that caused a page with black or gray text and a color image to be detected as grayscale for documents printed from some applications. This issue also caused grayscale conversion to fail. [PC-15021]

Copier / Device Integration:

• Fuji Xerox ApeosPort V+:

  • Change print job settings with Site Server: Fixed an issue when a user changed the account of a held print job that caused the device to display an error, preventing the user from being able to:

    • take any further action in the same session,

    • log in after logging out

      (since 18.3.0). [MAC-5428]

• HP (OXP Printer Only):

  • Added a config key to enable granular control of device functions (such as, Ability to modify tray size and type settings) that unauthenticated guest users are permitted to access (ext-device.hp-oxpd.guest.permission.whitelist). [MAC-5344]

• HP (OXP):

  • Change print job settings with Site Server: Fixed an issue when a user changed the account of a held print job that caused the device to display an error, preventing the user from being able to:

    • take any further action in the same session,

    • log in after logging out

      (since 18.3.0). [MAC-5428]

  • Added a config key to enable granular control of device functions (such as, Ability to modify tray size and type settings) that unauthenticated guest users are permitted to access (ext-device.hp-oxpd.guest.permission.whitelist). [MAC-5344]

• Konica Minolta (OpenAPI):

  • Change print job settings with Site Server: Fixed an issue when a user changed the account of a held print job that caused the device to display an error, preventing the user from being able to:

    • take any further action in the same session,

    • log in after logging out

      (since 18.3.0). [MAC-5428]

• Ricoh (SDK/J) (version 6.0.7)*:

  • Fixed an issue that prevented the device from connecting to PaperCut MF over the RPC port when the SSL-Protocol’s value in the config.properties file was either invalid or unsupported. [MAC-5384]

• Ricoh (SmartSDK):

  • Change print job settings with Site Server: Fixed an issue when a user changed the account of a held print job that caused the device to display an error, preventing the user from being able to:

    • take any further action in the same session,

    • log in after logging out

      (since 18.3.0). [MAC-5428]

• Sindoh (OpenAPI):

  • Change print job settings with Site Server: Fixed an issue when a user changed the account of a held print job that caused the device to display an error, preventing the user from being able to:

    • take any further action in the same session,

    • log in after logging out

      (since 18.3.0). [MAC-5428]

• Toshiba (e-Bridge Open Platform V3+):

  • The Print Release screen now displays an error message when the device is in error. [PC-14997]
  • Change print job settings with Site Server: Fixed an issue when a user changed the account of a held print job that caused the device to display an error, preventing the user from being able to:

    • take any further action in the same session,

    • log in after logging out

      (since 18.3.0). [MAC-5428]

• Toshiba (eConnect):

  • Fixed an issue that prevented users from logging in (since 18.3.0). [PC-14993]

• Xerox (EIP):

  • Change print job settings with Site Server: Fixed an issue when a user changed the account of a held print job that caused the device to display an error, preventing the user from being able to:

    • take any further action in the same session,

    • log in after logging out

      (since 18.3.0). [MAC-5428]

Other Notes:

• If you are running v18.3.3, there is NO database upgrade.

Fixes:

• Fixed an issue that on rare occasions caused the Print Provider to restart when analyzing corrupted spool files. [PC-13646]

Copier / Device Integration:

• HP (OSA):

  • Fixed an issue that was hindering performance. [PC-14991]

• Konica Minolta (OpenAPI):

  • PaperCut MF 18.3.5 is Konica Minolta bEST certified.

  • Fixed an issue that incorrectly allowed unauthenticated access to the device when PaperCut MF was unavailable. [PC-14824]

  • Disabled the auto-complete behavior of the “ID number” field on the Login screen. [PC-15167]

  • Integrated Scanning:

    • Fixed an issue that caused the “New document” checkbox on the Scan Settings and Scan Details screens to become unresponsive. [PC-15054]
    • Chromium browser devices with function version 4.2 or above:
      • On the Scan Details screen, fixed an issue that stopped a user’s changes to text fields from being saved if they pressed the device’s hard Start key.
      • Added a config key to specify the type of soft keyboard used by the device (ext-device.konica.browser.chromium.popup-keyboard). [PC-15099]

• Sharp (OSA):

  • Fixed an issue that was hindering performance. [PC-14991]

• Sindoh (OpenAPI):

  • Fixed an issue that incorrectly allowed unauthenticated access to the device when PaperCut MF was unavailable. [PC-14824]
  • Disabled the auto-complete behavior of the “ID number” field on the Login screen. [PC-15167]
  • Integrated Scanning:
    • Fixed an issue that caused the “New document” checkbox on the Scan Settings and Scan Details screens to become unresponsive. [PC-15054]
    • Chromium browser devices with function version 4.2 or above:
      • On the Scan Details screen, fixed an issue that stopped a user’s changes to text fields from being saved if they pressed the device’s hard Start key.
      • Added a config key to specify the type of soft keyboard used by the device (ext-device.sindoh.browser.chromium.popup-keyboard). [PC-15099]

• Toshiba (eConnect):

  • Fixed an issue that was hindering performance. [PC-14991]

Other Notes:

• If you are running v18.3.3, there is NO database upgrade.

Fixes:

• Fuji Xerox NEC ART EX printer driver:
  • Fixed an issue that caused custom page size to be incorrectly detected as A4. [PC-14816]
  • The spool file now includes the print job’s document name. [PC-14816]

Copier / Device Integration:

• HP (OXP Printer Only):

  • Changed the initial value of the config key ext-device.hp-oxpd.fast-swipe-login-flow after a new install to “DEFAULT”. The Application Server will interpret “DEFAULT” as “N”. This does not affect upgrades at existing sites where this config key has previously been set. [MAC-5381, MAC-5393]
  • Fixed an issue causing the Account Confirmation screen on the device to be displayed even when the “Show account confirmation” checkbox on the External Device Settings page is not selected. [MAC-5386]

• HP (OXP):

  • Changed the initial value of the config key ext-device.hp-oxpd.fast-swipe-login-flow after a new install to “DEFAULT”. The Application Server will interpret “DEFAULT” as “N”. This does not affect upgrades at existing sites where this config key has previously been set. [MAC-5381, MAC-5393]
  • Fixed an issue causing the Account Confirmation screen on the device to be displayed even when the “Show account confirmation” checkbox on the External Device Settings page is not selected. [MAC-5386]

Other Notes:

• If you are running v18.3.3, there is NO database upgrade.
• * Requires installing an updated version of the embedded software to access new features and fixes.

Enhancements:

• Stapling: Find-Me environments that use the PaperCut Global Print Driver now support stapling for the following brands:

  • Ricoh
  • Konica Minolta
  • Xerox
  • Kyocera
  • Riso
  • Lexmark
  • Sharp
  • Toshiba To help us add your brand, follow this guide.

• QR codes: Added a new server command ‘generate-printer-qr-code’ to generate QR codes for printers, which will direct users to the Mobile Print Release page for each printer.

• Security: Rate limiting protection is now provided for all PaperCut NG/MF internal user and admin accounts.

• Added individual timestamps to the entries associated with Email to Print and Google Cloud Print print events in the print-provider.log.

Fixes:

• Google Cloud Directory: Fixed an issue that, in certain circumstances, caused an error when switching the user/group sync source from Mac Standard to Google Cloud Directory or Windows Standard to Google Cloud Directory.

• Google Cloud Print:

  • Fixed an issue where users’ color selection was ignored when printing using the following drivers:

    • RISO ComColor FW5230 PS
    • RISO ComColor FW5230
    • FX ApeosPort-VI C5571 PCL 6
    • Kyocera TASKalfa 5052ci KX

  • For Windows, added a config file enabling SysAdmins to configure printing without having to update the Print Provider. For use only when directed by PaperCut Support.

• Page analysis and conversion:

  • Canon UFR II printer driver: Fixed an issue that caused grayscale conversions to not be applied when printing via Google Cloud Print.
  • Konica Minolta bizhub C554e Series PostScript printer driver: Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect color page count when printing both color and grayscale pages in booklet output mode.
  • Konica Minolta PostScript printer driver: Fixed an issue that occasionally caused an incorrect page count when multiple pages were printed on a single sheet of paper (n-up printing).
  • OKI PCL6 printer driver: Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect page count when multiple pages were printed on a single sheet of paper (n-up printing).
  • RISO PostScript printer driver:
    • Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect page count when multiple pages were printed on a single sheet of paper (n-up printing) on some RISO PostScript drivers.
    • Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect page count when printing in booklet output mode on some RISO PostScript drivers.

• Email to Print:

  • Fixed an issue that caused Email to Print jobs to not respect the print queue’s default settings.
  • Fixed a rare issue that caused some print jobs to either print a “rangecheck” error page or not print a page at all.

• macOS/Linux (CUPS): The configure-cups command now displays a notification when printers are automatically being imported for monitoring (EnablePrinterAutoImport is set to “on”). The notification also asks if you want to switch to manually managing printer monitoring.

• Watermarking (PostScript, PCL5 and PCL6): Added multi-byte watermarking support for languages such as Japanese, Chinese, and Korean. The Unicode font ‘Andale Mono WT’ must be installed on the printer.

• Security:

  • Increased security around the upload of documents to the Application Server.
  • Updated the bundled Java SE Runtime Environment to version 8 update 191, to incorporate the latest security fixes from Oracle.

• EPSON PX-M5080F printer driver: Fixed an issue that caused non-printable duplicate jobs to appear in the release queue in mixed Mac and Windows environments.

• Fixed an issue that on rare occasions caused the Print Provider to restart when analyzing corrupted spool files.

• Fixed an issue that caused a long delay or, in some cases, incorrect behavior when loading the Admin web interface page without an internet connection.

• Fixed an issue in the User Client, where incorrect account names were displayed in the Preferred Accounts list.**

• Improved user authentication performance for LDAP user sources and G Suite Cloud Directory.

• Realex Realauth Redirect Payment Gateway: Fixed an issue that produced invalid errors in the Realex system.

Copier / Device Integration:

• HP (Chai) (version 1.15.0)*:

  • Updated translations in multiple languages are now available.

• HP (FutureSmart Legacy):

  • Fixed an issue where the ext-device.hp.restricted.multiple-txns config key’s default setting (N) had no effect, preventing users from performing multiple transactions simultaneously on the device.

• HP (OSA):

  • Fixed an issue where temporarily disabling the device via the PaperCut MF Admin web interface (Device Details > Summary > Configuration > Enable/Disable) had no effect, allowing users to log in and access the device.

• HP (OXP Printer Only):

  • Improved swipe to login time by 50%.

• HP (OXP):

  • Improved swipe to login time by 50%.
  • Fixed an issue where using the device’s web interface (Security > Access Control) to allow guest users to access the device’s Fax, Copy, and Scan functions did not take effect.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause users with “.” in their name to be prevented from doing more than one scan or copy job.

• Konica Minolta (OpenAPI):

  • Added a config key to customize the text of the “Device Functions” icon that appears on the PaperCut MF Home screen (ext-device.konica-minolta.browser.device-function-button.title).
  • Olivetti: Added support for PaperCut MF i-Option.

• Kyocera (HyPAS) (version 2.3.2)*:

  • Integrated Scanning:

    • Added new config keys to control scan job settings:

      • ext-device.kyocera-mita.scan.use-file-default-settings
      • ext-device.kyocera-mita.scan.pdf.high-compression
      • ext-device.kyocera-mita.scan.pdf.searchable

    • Fixed an issue where selecting the DOCX output file type also selected PDF.

  • Added configuration keys to control the default device function when Integrated Scanning is enabled:

    • ext-device.kyocera-mita.scan.default-device-function.enabled
    • ext-device.kyocera-mita.scan.default-device-function.screen

  • Changed the behavior of the Reset hard key so that it works in the same way as the Clear hard key.

  • Fixed an issue where the configured locale override occasionally stopped working.

• Ricoh (SDK/J):

  • Ricoh Remote Operation Client 1.2.4: Updated the bundled RXOP library to version 3.7.0.

• Ricoh (SmartSDK)(version 2.2.4)*:

  • Fixed an issue where connecting or disconnecting a USB keyboard could cause the device to crash.
  • Fixed an intermittent issue when using swipe card authentication on a device in sleep mode that required two card swipes to successfully authenticate the user.
  • Ricoh Remote Operation Client 1.2.4: Updated the bundled RXOP library to version 3.7.0.

• Sharp (OSA):

  • Fixed an issue where temporarily disabling the device via the PaperCut MF Admin web interface (Device Details > Summary > Configuration > Enable/Disable) had no effect, allowing users to log in and access the device.

• Sindoh (OpenAPI):

  • Added a config key to customize the text of the “Device Functions” icon that appears on the PaperCut MF Home screen (ext-device.sindoh.browser.device-function-button.title).

• Toshiba (e-Bridge Open Platform V3+):

  • Fixed an issue when users selected an account and clicked the “Continue” button twice on the Options (Comment) screen that incorrectly caused an error message to be displayed.

• Toshiba (eConnect):

  • Fixed an issue where temporarily disabling the device via the PaperCut MF Admin web interface (Device Details > Summary > Configuration > Enable/Disable) had no effect, allowing users to log in and access the device.

• Xerox (EIP):

  • 1.5+: Added support for retrieving SNMP data via SNMP v3.
  • 1.5 DMP devices: Added a config key to change how PaperCut MF logs, tracks, and charges jobs when Shared Accounts are used (ext-device.xerox.dmp-device-charge-account-by-start-time).

Other Notes:

• This release includes a database upgrade.
• * Requires installing an updated version of the embedded software to access new features and fixes.
• ** Requires locally-installed User Clients to be updated.

New Features:

• Google Cloud Directory (G Suite and Google Cloud Identity):

  • Sync users from Google Cloud Directory, which supports both G Suite and Google Cloud Identity.
  • Users can now authenticate using their Google credentials on all PaperCut interfaces.
  • Google Cloud Directory can be configured as either a primary or secondary sync source, and is fully compatible to run alongside another sync source such as Active Directory, giving administrators a flexible migration path.
  • You can now configure a ‘Sign in with Google’ button to display on the User web interface, Admin web interface and Mobility Print on Chromebooks. This lets users sign in to PaperCut MF without retyping their credentials.

• Mobility Print on Chromebooks: Users can now click a ‘Sign in with Google’ button instead of typing their credentials.

• Integrated Scanning:

  • Text-searchable documents in the public percolator for OCR:
    • Users can now create text-searchable documents from any type of Scan Action, to easily find important information in a document. DOCX and PDF text-searchable outputs are supported.
    • Added the ability for Scan Actions that create text-searchable documents to automatically detect French, German, and Spanish languages. Detection of multiple languages in the same document is supported. Note: An active Premium Upgrade Assurance (PUA) subscription is required to use this feature.

• Change print job settings on Kyocera: The ability to change the settings of held print jobs is now available on Kyocera devices.

Enhancements:

• Installation: When installing PaperCut MF, you can now skip the step to select a user/group sync source and configure that separately later. This speeds up the installation.

• Integrated Scanning:

  • Added the ability to start a new scan job from the Scan More or Finish screen, retaining the current scan job’s settings and account selection attributes.

    This applies to:

    • Fuji Xerox ApeosPort V+
    • HP (OXP)
    • Xerox (EIP 3.0+)
    • Toshiba (e-Bridge Open Platform V3+)

  • Added the ability to configure (on the Admin web interface Scan Actions page) up to three output file types that a user can choose from at the MFD.

  • Some of PaperCut MF’s advanced Integrated Scanning features, such as Scan to Cloud Storage and creating text searchable documents, make use of “PaperCut Cloud Services”. Document processing in the cloud takes away the hassle of managing the performance of local infrastructure.

    Note: An active Premium Upgrade Assurance (PUA) subscription is required to use this feature.

• Security:

  • Port 9195: PaperCut MF now supports both self-signed and CA-signed SSL/ HTTPS SHA2 certificates on port 9195.

    This applies to:

    • Konica Minolta (OpenAPI)
    • Sindoh (OpenAPI)

  • Port 80: Tightened security on port 80 when used for payment gateways to ensure unnecessary information is not included in the http header.

  • Site Server: You can now specify a list of IP addresses or subnets that are allowed to submit information to the PaperCut MF Application Server. This is configured in Options > Advanced > Security section (or using the auth.site.allowed-addresses config key).

• Admin web interface: In ‘Options’ there is now a ‘Tools’ tab. The Tools page lists all of the third-party systems that PaperCut MF directly integrates with.

• Web services API:

  • getPrinterProperty() now supports a ‘printer-id’ option, which is also available via the server-command utility. This option improves the usefulness of the health monitoring API.
  • getSharedAccountProperty() now supports an ‘account-id’ option, which is also available via the server-command utility. This option is useful when setting the printer property advanced-config.override-no-popup-charge-shared-id using setPrinterPropertyMethod().

Fixes:

• Security:

  • It is no longer possible to log in to the Site Server using the locally defined Admin credentials. Admin credentials from the PaperCut MF Application Server must be used.
  • Fixed an issue that incorrectly included sensitive authentication information in debug logs.
  • Passwords are now redacted or removed (as appropriate) from the diagnostics zip file.
  • Unsupported HTTP requests are now actively rejected.
  • Mac and Linux with CUPS: Fixed an issue that could cause authentication information to show in the CUPS printer URI.

• Find Me printing: Simplified the workflow for setting up Find Me printing.

  • When creating a new device (Devices > Create Device), selecting “Enable print release” now also displays the “Enable find me printing support” option.
  • When creating a new device (Devices > Create Device) or when editing an existing device (Device > External Device List > Device Details > Print Release), selecting “Enable print release > Virtual with Hold/Release” now also selects the “Enable find me printing support” option.

• Load balancing: Fixed an issue that prevented load balancing from consistently printing to the least busy printer.

• Windows Print Provider: Added ‘Remote Desktop Easy Print’, ‘PDF Architect’, and ’eDocPrintPro’ to the list of ignored virtual printers.

• PaperCut Print Provider: On a Mac OS of High Sierra or later (using PaperCut CUPS filter) caused printing to fail for Canon and Epson printers.

• iPrint: Fixed an issue with iPrint where it would run only on OES 2018. It now runs on iPrint Appliances and other OES versions.

• macOS Mojave (CUPS): Fixed an issue in macOS Mojave causing a short delay in the display and monitoring of printers after installation, and when a new printer is subsequently added.

• macOS and Linux: Fixed an issue that caused Google Cloud Print and Email to Print to fail, and occasionally Find-Me printing to fail.

• Moneris eSELECT Plus Payment Gateway: Added an option to set the locale to English or French via the ext-payment-gateway-moneris.properties file (moneris.lang=).

• Heartland Payment Gateway: Added an option in the ext-payment-gateway-heartland.properties file to improve performance in large environments using Load Balancers, where Heartland on Demand Transfer is enabled (heartland.server.load-balancer).

• Device log uploads: Restricted the upload of logs to be only from known device addresses, and added a maximum log file size limit.

• Global Print Driver (version 100.2.0.0): Released the latest version of Microsoft WHQL certified PaperCut Global PostScript driver. Included a minor fix so users cannot select to print duplex on a device that has no duplex unit installed.

• Ricoh PostScript printer driver: Fixed an issue that caused an incorrect page size to be reported when users selected some standard paper sizes, such as JIS B5, or a custom paper size.

• Canon UFR II printer driver: Fixed an issue that caused grayscale conversions to not be applied when printing via Google Cloud Print.

Copier / Device Integration:

• Brother (BSI):

  • Fixed an issue that caused PINs to be displayed instead of masked on the device Login screen.

• Epson (EOP):

  • Integrated Scanning: Fixed an issue when using Site Servers that caused scan jobs to be charged, tracked and logged but not delivered.

• Canon (MEAP) version 1.5.0*:

  • Added support for Crimson (525, 615, 715) series devices.
  • Added support for the “Scan to Folder” feature in the native “Scan & Send” application.
  • Fixed honoring custom inactivity timer values.
  • Enhanced to be NiR1 device specification compatible.
  • Fixed an issue where an idle user was incorrectly logged out after 30 seconds, irrespective of the value of the config key ext-device.inactivity-timeout-secs.

• Fuji Xerox (AIP) / Dell (AIP):

  • Added the ability to use the “C” panel button as a backspace key.

• Fuji Xerox ApeosPort V+:

  • Integrated Scanning:

    • Added the ability to start a new scan job from the Scan More or Finish screen, retaining the current scan job’s settings and account selection attributes.
    • Fixed an issue when using Site Servers that caused scan jobs to be charged, tracked and logged but not delivered.

  • When the device’s Web Browser Setup > Web Applications Version is incorrectly configured, the device now displays an error message.

• HP (OSA):

  • Integrated Scanning: Fixed an issue when using Site Servers that caused scan jobs to be charged, tracked and logged but not delivered.

• HP (OXP):

  • Integrated Scanning:

    • Added the ability to start a new scan job from the Scan More or Finish screen, retaining the current scan job’s settings and account selection attributes.
    • Fixed an issue when using Site Servers that caused scan jobs to be charged, tracked and logged but not delivered.

  • Fixed an issue that caused a “Quota management service” error to occur when sending a Fax from a computer as Print to Fax.

  • Fixed an issue that could cause card readers to stop working after restarting the PaperCut MF Application Server.

  • Fixed an issue that caused a quota error whenever a guest user did a copy, fax, or scan.

• HP (OXP Printer Only):

  • Fixed an issue that caused a “Quota management service” error to occur when sending a Fax from a computer as Print to Fax.
  • Fixed an issue that could cause card readers to stop working after restarting the PaperCut MF Application Server.
  • Fixed an issue that caused a quota error whenever a guest user did a copy, fax, or scan.

• HP Pro:

  • Fixed an issue that could cause card readers to stop working after restarting the PaperCut MF Application Server.
  • Added a config key to specify the number of attempts made by the card reader to connect to the device after a power supply interruption (ext-device.hp-oxpd.registered-card-reader.poll.retry).

• Konica Minolta (OpenAPI):

  • i-Option:

    • Integrated Scanning:

      • The “Prompt for more pages” checkbox on the Scan Details screen and the Scan Settings screen is now changed to “New Document”.

      • Fixed an issue when using Site Servers that caused scan jobs to be charged, tracked and logged but not delivered.

      • 4.9 or higher:

        • Added a new checkbox “Additional pages” on the Scan Details and Scan Settings screen. This controls the display of the “Finish” button on the device’s scanning screen, and also controls the user’s ability to add more pages to a current PDF scan job and receive it as a single PDF.
        • Added a config key to customize the default setting of the “Additional pages” checkbox on the Scan Details and Scan Settings screens (ext-device.konica-minolta.scan.additional-pages.checkbox.checked).

      • Security: PaperCut MF now supports both self-signed and CA-signed SSL/ HTTPS SHA2 certificates on port 9195.

      • Fixed an issue that incorrectly displayed an error message when a user with a username that contained special characters, attempted to log in to the device.

      • Fixed an issue that could incorrectly cause the installation of PaperCut MF on the device to fail, displaying an error message on the Device Details page.

  • Standard: Added a config key to toggle the display of the cost of held print jobs on the Print Release screens (ext-device.konica-minolta.release.show-cost).

• Kyocera (HyPAS) (version 2.3.1)*:

  • 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:

    • 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 config key to specify the version of the print release screens used by the device, either allowing users to or preventing them from being able to change the settings of held print jobs on the device (ext-device.kyocera-mita.ui.use-legacy).

  • Integrated Scanning on ECOSYS devices: Fixed an issue that caused the Scan More or Finish screen to be prematurely displayed before all pages in the document feeder had been scanned.

  • Integrated Scanning: Fixed an issue when using Site Servers that caused scan jobs to be charged, tracked and logged but not delivered.

  • Fixed an issue with the layout of the Print Job Details screen on small panels that prevented the “Release” and “Cancel” buttons from displaying.

• Ricoh (SDK/J) (version 6.0.6)*:

  • Integrated Scanning:
    • Added support for scanning to text-searchable documents.
    • Fixed an issue when using Site Servers that caused scan jobs to be charged, tracked and logged but not delivered.

• Ricoh (SmartSDK):

  • Integrated Scanning: Fixed an issue when using Site Servers that caused scan jobs to be charged, tracked and logged but not delivered.

• Sharp (OSA):

  • Integrated Scanning: Fixed an issue when using Site Servers that caused scan jobs to be charged, tracked and logged but not delivered.

• Sindoh (OpenAPI):

  • i-Option:

    • Integrated Scanning:

      • The “Prompt for more pages” checkbox on the Scan Details screen and the Scan Settings screen is now changed to “New Document”.

      • Fixed an issue when using Site Servers that caused scan jobs to be charged, tracked and logged but not delivered.

      • 4.9 or higher:

        • Added a new checkbox “Additional pages” on the Scan Details and Scan Settings screen. This controls the display of the “Finish” button on the device’s scanning screen, and also controls the user’s ability to add more pages to a current PDF scan job and receive it as a single PDF.
        • Added a config key to customize the default setting of the “Additional pages” checkbox on the Scan Details and Scan Settings screens (ext-device.sindoh.scan.additional-pages.checkbox.checked).

      • Security: PaperCut MF now supports both self-signed and CA-signed SSL/ HTTPS SHA2 certificates on port 9195. This is turned on by default for new installations; existing installations require them to be turned on manually.

      • Fixed an issue that incorrectly displayed an error message when a user with a username that contained special characters, attempted to log in to the device.

      • Fixed an issue that could incorrectly cause the installation of PaperCut MF on the device to fail, displaying an error message on the Device Details page.

  • Standard: Added a config key to toggle the display of the cost of held print jobs on the Print Release screens (ext-device.sindoh.release.show-cost).

• Toshiba (eConnect):

  • Integrated Scanning: Fixed an issue when using Site Servers that caused scan jobs to be charged, tracked and logged but not delivered.

• Toshiba (e-BRIDGE Open Platform V2):

  • Fixed an issue that prevented card self association from working when the device had group filter restrictions enabled.

• Toshiba (e-Bridge Open Platform V3+):

  • Integrated Scanning:
    • Added the ability to start a new scan job from the Scan More or Finish screen, retaining the current scan job’s settings and account selection attributes.
    • Fixed an issue when using Site Servers that caused scan jobs to be charged, tracked and logged but not delivered.

• Xerox (EIP):

  • 3.0+: Integrated Scanning:
    • Added the ability to start a new scan job from the Scan More or Finish screen, retaining the current scan job’s settings and account selection attributes.
    • Fixed an issue when using Site Servers that caused scan jobs to be charged, tracked, and logged but not delivered.

Other Notes:

• This release includes a database upgrade.
• Updated the End User License Agreement (EULA).
• ** If you use print scripts, then when upgrading from 18.2.6 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.