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Quickly Solve Common Printer Problems
Print Queue Manager allows administrators to move jobs between printers, eliminate printer downtime and identify printing bottlenecks anywhere on the network through its exclusive APM™ (Automatic Print Management) technology. Administrators can use its management features to administer their printers or solve common printer problems. It's no longer necessary to install printers locally and view each queue in a separate window. All network printers can be managed from a single window! And, with Print Queue Manager's Print Folders, common tasks that used to take hours can now be done with the click of a button. Now, finally — true centralized control of all printing activity on an enterprise of Windows Server.Designed as the best of breed printer management solution, Print Queue Manager handles from a few printers to thousands of printers spread across an entire enterprise network. This advanced technology is purely software based and does not replace anything in the operating system or printer drivers. It is THE solution for your Windows NT/2000/2003 server enterprise.Print Queue Manager is licensed by server and administrator client. Both installable products are very powerful and work hand in hand to give you total control of printers and print jobs.
 
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Print Queue Manager Features

Print Queue Manager allows administrators to move jobs between printers, eliminate printer downtime and identify printing bottlenecks anywhere on the network through its exclusive APM™ (Automatic Print Management) technology.Print Queue Manager is licensed by server and administrator client. Both installable products are very powerful and work hand in hand to give you total control of printers and print jobs.

Print Queue Manager Server FeaturesServer Overview

  • APM™ (Print Queue Manager Automatic Print Management). True native 32 bit service. Installs on Windows NT/2000/2003 server. Supports any print job being spooled through the Windows spooler. Print Job Disaster Recovery. Print Job Load Balancing. Automatic Print Job Manipulation. Print Broadcasting. User Notification. Administrator Notification.

  • Supports SNMP notifications.

Server FeaturesDisaster Recovery

The disaster recovery option uses windows printer error notifications and looks for errors on the print queue. It also looks for printer manufacture error notifications to set off the disaster permission and notifications.

  • If the printer fails automatically move the print job to another printer. If the printer fails automatically copy the print job to another printer. If the printer fails automatically pause the print job. If the printer fails automatically delete the print job. If the printer fails notify users by pop-up message. If the printer fails notify Administrator by pop-up message.

  • If the printer fails notify by SNMP.

Load Balancing

Load balancing can be done in many ways. Besides the two obvious ways of # of print jobs and print queue memory size, daisy chains of printers can be setup up and the jobs can be automatically moved between print queues. When a print queue opens up the print job can then print.Load Balance by number Print Jobs

  • If the print queue has more than X number of print jobs move the print job to another printer. If the print queue has more than X number of print jobs copy the print job to another printer. If the print queue has more than X number of print jobs pause the print job.

  • If the print queue has more than X number of print jobs delete the print job.

Load Balance by Print Queue Memory Size

  • If the print queue is bigger than X number of bytes move the print job to another printer. If the print queue is bigger than X number of bytes copy the print job to another printer. If the print queue is bigger than X number of bytes pause the print job.

  • If the print queue is bigger than X number of bytes delete the print job.

Load Balance Notifications

  • If load balancing has taken effect notify the user by pop-up message. If load balancing has taken effect notify the Administrator by pop-up message.

  • If load balancing has taken effect notify by SNMP.

Automatic Print Job Manipulation

This automatic print job manipulation allows many different scenarios to be played out. Using this as a print release station to moving and coping print jobs from one print queue to another. The applications of this feature is endless on an enterprise.

  • Automatically Move a print job from one print queue to another. Automatically Copy a print job from one print queue to another or multiple queues. Automatically pause the print jobs individually. Automatically delete the print jobs. Notify user if print job has been moved by pop-up message. Notify user if print job has been copied by pop-up message. Notify user if print job has been paused by pop-up message. Notify user if print job has been deleted by pop-up message. Notify Administrator by pop-up message.

  • Notify by SNMP.

Print Broadcasting

This feature is very robust allowing a print queue to be setup and when one prints to this it will copy that print jobs to one or multiple print queues over an enterprise.

  • Automatically copy print job from one print queue to one or more print queues on an enterprise.

Notifications

  • Notify user by pop-up message. Notify Administrator by pop-up message.
  • Notify SNMP.

Print Queue Manager Client FeaturesClient Overview

  • True native 32 bit application. Installs on Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 Workstation or Server. Full remote APM™ (PQM Automatic Print Management) control. Drag and Drop print jobs from one print queue to another. Create print folders to store printers. View all print queues on enterprise from one interface. View all print jobs on print queues. Manipulate print jobs on print queues. View Printer Properties.

  • Sort print jobs in print queues.


Full Remote APM™ (Automatic Print Management) Control

Remotely control all APM™ functionality from the client with an easy to use wizard. This also includes drag and drop functionality.

  • Remotely administer APM™ Drag and Drop print jobs from one print queue to another.
  • Administer password protection for the Print Queue Manager service.

Create Print Folders to Store Printers

Create print folders. Mange your printers by department, building, or even domain over an enterprise. An easy to use and intuitive interface for administrators or help desk personnel.

  • Create Print Folders. Sort Print Folders by, printer name, document count, or status. Show server name. Colorize Printer and Folder Names designating, "In Error," "More than X number of documents."

  • See printers errors like "Out of Paper," "Power Off,""Paper Jam", "Error", etc.

View All Print Queues on Enterprise from One Interface

The Client has a very robust view of all print jobs in a print queue. This management feature allows for complete control of your print jobs and print queues.

  • View a single print queue. By clicking a folder you can view all print queues in the folder on one screen. Purge, pause, resume, restart, and delete all print queues in a Print Folder. Purge, pause, resume, restart, and delete a print queue. Pause, resume, restart, and delete a print job.

  • Sort print jobs in aprint queue by:

    • Document Name Printer Name Status Page Count Owner Time Submitted Job Number Priority

    • Size

  • View a print job's properties. Edit Document Title. Edit Priority.

  • Set schedule to print.

Other Administrative Client Print Tools

  • View server properties. View printer properties. View all Novell print queues and print jobs. Install local printer. Remotely uninstall any printer on the enterprise. Remotely install copy of a printer. Customizable Toolbar. Electronic Updates of software.

  • Built in licensing for Server and Client.

 
Requirements
Release Station Option:

Requirements: Installs on IIS Server running on your print server only .NET, SP 1, Runs with all Print Manager Plus 6.0 versions.

This option allows an Administrator or users to login to a web page using Active Directory Authentication. It will then show the user his print jobs in a print queue or the Administrator all of the print jobs in all print queues.

It will display this information to the Administrator or User:

* User Name
* Document Name
* Printer Name
* # Pages/Inches/CM
* Tie Submitted
* Job Cost
* Page Size
* Color
* Duplex

It will then give the option to the Administrator or User to Delete or Resume the print job from the print queue.

The program is web based and can be installed on your IIS Server with a simple installation option. There is a charge for this product. Only one license must be purchased for the entire site.

Workstation Connected Printer Agent:Requirements: Installs on Windows NT/2000/XP Workstation and runs with all Print Manager Plus 6.0 versions.

This application based product can be installed on a workstation and allows the Administrator to Monitor, Quota, and Restrict printing on the locally attached printer and any users printing to that workstation connected printer.

This tool is great for companies that have locally attached workstations that they cannot monitor or Large Format Printers that they do not want to send large print jobs over the network to through their print server.

Once the product is installed on the workstation the Workstation Connected Printer Service will appear under the services tab in Print Manager Plus. Also all printers locally attached to that workstation will appear under the printers tab. The local service can be Stopped, Started, and Restarted remotely. The service can also be updated remotely using E-Update.

There is a charge for this product. It is licensed per workstation with a locally connected printer.
 
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