Defining an AFP Printer to send jobs to RICOH TotalFlow Print server

Define an AFP printer that uses a RICOH TotalFlow Print server.
To send AFP jobs to a printer that uses RICOH TotalFlow Print server:
  1. Log in to RICOH ProcessDirector as a user authorized to create printers.
  2. Make sure that the AFP Support feature is installed.
  3. Click the Administration tab.
  4. In the left pane, click Devices ⇒ Printers.
  5. Click Add ⇒ AFP Printer.
  6. On the General tab, fill in values for all the required fields.
    If you set up a secondary server that you want to use to drive this AFP printer, set these properties:
    • Printer server: The secondary server name
    • Copy to secondary server: Yes
    • Destination directory on secondary server: The location on the secondary server file system where you want RICOH ProcessDirector to write print files.
  7. To use the media loaded on the printer as a scheduling property for this printer, continue with the procedure for Configuring media for a Ricoh TotalFlow printer.
  8. To use other properties to schedule jobs to this printer, click the Scheduling tab and set values for the properties that you want to use. If you leave values blank, they match any value that is set in the corresponding job scheduling properties.
    Note: If you use Preset name as a scheduling property:
    • The value is not updated automatically. You must update it manually whenever the preset on the printer changes.
    • The value you set here is not transmitted to the printer.
    • Jobs that have a value for their Preset name property can be scheduled to this printer, but they do not request the preset when they arrive at the printer. If your printer supports requesting a preset with the print job, do not use Preset name as a scheduling property. Leave this printer property blank.
  9. On all the tabs, fill in values for any of the optional fields.
      Note:
    • The default value for the Inactivity timer property is 300 seconds, so RICOH ProcessDirector releases the connection to the printer after approximately 5 minutes of inactivity. To maintain the connection between RICOH ProcessDirector and the printer even when it is not actively printing, change that value to 9999.
    • If the Share printer connection property is Yes, the printer driver component of RICOH ProcessDirector releases control of the printer after a period of inactivity so that the same physical printer can receive jobs from another input source, such as a hot folder. The IPDS printer connection timer property determines how long to wait before releasing control. The IPDS printer connection timer property must be less than the Inactivity timer property. If the IPDS printer connection timer property is greater than the Inactivity timer property, RICOH ProcessDirector drops the connection before it can share the printer.
    • The default is that the printer driver reports status information in the language that you selected when you installed the RICOH ProcessDirector server. To receive messages from this printer in a different language, set the Printer language property appropriately.
    • The default value for the Font fidelity property is Continue printing. Do not change this default if IPDS resolution is set to Automatic at the printer console.
  10. Click OK.

Related information:

Sending a preset request with a job
Defining AFP printer devices
Setting up a RICOH TotalFlow Print server to connect with RICOH ProcessDirector
Printer does not use requested preset
Parent topic: Configuring to send jobs to a printer that uses RICOH TotalFlow Print server