Printing PDF and PostScript files on the InfoPrint 5000 printer Models AS1 and AD1/2

To send PDF and PostScript files to the hot folders on the InfoPrint 5000 printer Models AS1 and AD1/2 with RICOH ProcessDirector for Linux, you can set up a workflow that uses the CopyToFolder step.

To send PDF and PostScript files to an InfoPrint 5000 hot folder, you must:

  • Verify that the Samba open source client is installed on your primary system.
  • Define a workflow that includes a CopyToFolder step.
  • Make sure that your primary Linux system is connected to the InfoPrint 5000 printer.

In this section:

  1. Verifying that Samba open source client is installed
    To print to an InfoPrint 5000 printer hot folder from RICOH ProcessDirector for Linux requires the Samba open source client.
  2. Defining a workflow to submit a file to an InfoPrint 5000 hot folder
    To submit a print job to a hot folder on an InfoPrint 5000, you must create a workflow that uses the CopyToFolder step.
  3. Connecting to the InfoPrint 5000 hot folder
    To copy files into a hot folder on an InfoPrint 5000, that hot folder must be mounted to the RICOH ProcessDirector primary server.
Parent topic: Workflows for printing