Modifying the Pull Print Feature Settings

This section describes how to modify the Pull Print Feature Web application settings.

There are two groups of values that you can set for the Pull Print Feature Web application to work with an InfoPrint Manager system: the connection to InfoPrint Manager systems settings (Primary server IP and port, Backup server IP and port, Reconnection timeout, Job processing timeout, Job completion timeout, and Additional Anyplace systems) and other settings (Cache expiration, Job List sort criteria, Job List sort order, and Upper/Lower case).

To change the Pull Print Feature settings on an AIX system:

  1. Stop the Web server first. To stop the Web server go to SMIT -> InfoPrint Printing System -> InfoPrint Utilities -> Web Server -> Stop WebServer. Stopping the InfoPrint Manager Web Server causes all the Web applications to stop.
  2. Add or change the Pull Print Feature settings. To add or change the Pull Print Feature settings go to SMIT -> InfoPrint Printing System -> InfoPrint Utilities -> Pull Print Feature Settings.
  3. To configure the Pull Print Feature settings, you can set these fields:
    • Primary server IP and port: Indicates the command processor of the InfoPrint Manager server for the Web application to use for the primary InfoPrint Manager system. This parameter uses the format with the address, a : (colon), and the port number. For example: 192.168.1.32:6874.
    • Backup server IP and port: Indicates a backup command processor of the InfoPrint Manager server for the Web application to use for the primary InfoPrint Manager system. This command processor must be in the same system as the command processor identified by the primary IP address and port. This parameter uses the format with the address, a : (colon), and the port number. For example: 192.168.1.32:6876.
    • Reconnection timeout: Specifies the amount of time the application should wait after losing contact and before attempting to reconnect to the command processor of the InfoPrint Manager server of an InfoPrint Manager system. The value is in seconds. The default value is 300 seconds. You can specify a range of seconds from 5 to 3600 seconds.
    • Job processing timeout: Specifies the amount of time the application should wait to reprocess the job. The value is in seconds. The default value is 60 seconds. You can specify a range of seconds from 15 to 300 seconds.
    • Job completion timeout: Specifies the amount of time the application should wait to complete the job. The value is in seconds. The default value is 60 seconds. You can specify a range of seconds from 15 to 300 seconds.
    • Additional Anyplace systems: Specifies the list of the IP addresses and ports of the Anyplace systems that the Web application can use in order to pull jobs.
      Note: The InfoPrint Manager SMIT (AIX) interface allows you to add only two additional Anyplace InfoPrint Manager systems. If you need to add more additional Anyplace InfoPrint Manager systems, call support for assistance on how to do this.
    • Cache expiration: Specifies the amount of time until the list of jobs received from InfoPrint Manager system or systems is considered expired and needs to be retrieved again. The default value for this parameter is 10 seconds, and acceptable ranges are from 0 – no caching and up to 3600 seconds.
    • Job List sort criteria: Specifies the sorting key for the jobs displayed on the printer console. There are two possible values for this parameter: JOBNAME or DATE. The default value is DATE.
    • Job List sort order: Specifies the sorting order for the jobs displayed on the printer console. There are two possible values for this parameter: ASCENDING or DESCENDING. The default value is DESCENDING.
    • Upper/Lower case: Specifies the letter case of the login attribute. You can select one of these values: CASE SENSITIVE, CONVERT TO LOWER CASE, and CONVERT TO UPPER CASE. The default value is CASE SENSITIVE.
  4. Press Enter.
  5. Start the Web server. To start the Web server go to SMIT -> InfoPrint Printing System -> InfoPrint Utilities -> Web Server -> Start WebServer.

To change the Pull Print Feature settings on an Linux system:

  1. Stop the Web server first. To stop the Web server:
    • Go to Applications -> InfoPrint Manager -> Management Interface.
    • Expand the Objects group.
    • Select the Web Server object.
    • In the right pane, right click on InfoPrint Manager Web Server.
    • From the drop list select Stop.

    Stopping the InfoPrint Manager Web Server causes all the Web applications to stop.

  2. Add or change the Pull Print Feature settings. To add or change the Pull Print Feature settings:
    • Go to Applications -> InfoPrint Manager -> Management Interface.
    • Expand the Objects group.
    • Select the Web Server object.
    • In the right pane, right click on InfoPrint Manager Web Server.
    • From the drop list select Applications....
    • In the Applications Settings window select the Pull Print Feature tab.
  3. To configure the Pull Print Feature settings, you can set these fields:
    • Primary server IP and port: Indicates the command processor of the InfoPrint Manager server for the Web application to use for the primary InfoPrint Manager system. This parameter uses the format with the address, a : (colon), and the port number. For example: 192.168.1.32:6874.
    • Backup server IP and port: Indicates a backup command processor of the InfoPrint Manager server for the Web application to use for the primary InfoPrint Manager system. This command processor must be in the same system as the command processor identified by the primary IP address and port. This parameter uses the format with the address, a : (colon), and the port number. For example: 192.168.1.32:6876.
    • Cache expiration (seconds): Specifies the amount of time until the list of jobs received from InfoPrint Manager system or systems is considered expired and needs to be retrieved again. The default value for this parameter is 10 seconds, and acceptable ranges are from 0 – no caching and up to 3600 seconds.
    • Reconnection timeout (seconds): Specifies the amount of time the application should wait after losing contact and before attempting to reconnect to the command processor of the InfoPrint Manager server of an InfoPrint Manager system. The value is in seconds. The default value is 300 seconds. You can specify a range of seconds from 5 to 3600 seconds.
    • Job processing timeout: Specifies the amount of time the application should wait to reprocess the job. The value is in seconds. The default value is 60 seconds. You can specify a range of seconds from 15 to 300 seconds.
    • Job completion timeout: Specifies the amount of time the application should wait to complete the job. The value is in seconds. The default value is 60 seconds. You can specify a range of seconds from 15 to 300 seconds.
    • Sort jobs by: Specifies the sorting key for the jobs displayed on the printer console. There are two possible values for this parameter: Date or Job name. The default value is Date.
    • Order jobs: Specifies the sorting order for the jobs displayed on the printer console. There are two possible values for this parameter: Ascending or Descending. The default value is Descending.
    • Upper/Lower case: Specifies the letter case of the login attribute. You can select one of these values: Case sensitive, Convert to lower case, and Convert to upper case. The default value is Case sensitive.
    • Additional Systems: Specifies the list of the IP addresses and ports of the Anyplace systems that the Web application can use in order to pull jobs.
  4. Press Enter.
  5. Start the Web server. To start the Web server:
    • Go to Applications -> InfoPrint Manager -> Management Interface.
    • Expand the Objects group.
    • Select the Web Server object.
    • In the right pane, right click on InfoPrint Manager Web Server.
    • From the drop list select Start.

To change the Pull Print Feature settings on a Windows system:

  1. Stop the Web server first. To stop the Web server run the Stop command from the Management Console interface. Stopping the InfoPrint Manager Web Server causes all the Web applications to stop.
    Important: To start and stop the server, run the InfoPrint Manager Management Console interface using the "Run as Administrator" command.
  2. Add or change the Pull Print Feature settings. To add or change the Pull Print Feature settings right click on the WebServer icon and choose the Configure option.
  3. To configure the Pull Print Feature settings, you can set these fields:
    • Primary server IP and port: Indicates the command processor of the InfoPrint Manager server for the Web application to use for the primary InfoPrint Manager system. This parameter uses the format with the address, a : (colon), and the port number. For example:

      Hostname (recommended): 

      example.domain.com:6874

      IPv4: 

      192.168.1.32:6874

      IPv6: 

      [2001:0ce8:58a3:0000:0000:6a2e:0370:3734]:6874

    • Backup server IP and port: Indicates a backup command processor of the InfoPrint Manager server for the Web application to use for the primary InfoPrint Manager system. This command processor must be in the same system as the command processor identified by the primary IP address and port. This parameter uses the format with the address, a : (colon), and the port number. For example: 192.168.1.32:6876.
    • Reconnection timeout: Specifies the amount of time the application should wait after losing contact and before attempting to reconnect to the command processor of the InfoPrint Manager server of an InfoPrint Manager system. The value is in seconds. The default value is 300 seconds. You can specify a range of seconds from 5 to 3600 seconds.
    • Job processing timeout: Specifies the amount of time the application should wait to reprocess the job. The value is in seconds. The default value is 60 seconds. You can specify a range of seconds from 15 to 300 seconds.
    • Job completion timeout: Specifies the amount of time the application should wait to complete the job. The value is in seconds. The default value is 60 seconds. You can specify a range of seconds from 15 to 300 seconds.
    • Additional Anyplace systems: Specifies the list of the IP addresses and ports of the Anyplace systems that the Web application can use in order to pull jobs.
    • Cache expiration: Specifies the amount of time until the list of jobs received from InfoPrint Manager system or systems is considered expired and needs to be retrieved again. The default value for this parameter is 10 seconds, and acceptable ranges are from 0 – no caching and up to 3600 seconds.
    • Job List Sort criteria: Specifies the sorting key for the jobs displayed on the printer console. There are two possible values for this parameter: JOBNAME or DATE. The default value is DATE.
    • Job List Sort order: Specifies the sorting order for the jobs displayed on the printer console. There are two possible values for this parameter: ASCENDING or DESCENDING. The default value is DESCENDING.
    • Upper/Lower case: Specifies the letter case of the login attribute. You can select one of these values: CASE SENSITIVE, CONVERT TO LOWER CASE, and CONVERT TO UPPER CASE. The default value is CASE SENSITIVE.
  4. Click OK.
  5. Start the Web server. To start the Web server run the Start command from the Management Console interface.

Parent topic: InfoPrint ManagerPull Print Feature