2.1 What’s New (iPrint Appliance 3.2)

2.1.1 Direct PDF Printing

A new parameter direct_pdf_print is added to the iprintmobile.conf file to support printing of PDF documents on a PDF supported IPP printers. The printer’s capabilities are leveraged and there is no dependency on the drivers for rendering the PDF jobs. For more information, see direct_pdf_print.

2.1.2 Desktop Printing

iPrint Client 6.16 for Windows

The iPrint Client is upgraded to version 6.16 and available on Windows 10, Windows 8.x, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows 2016.

With iPrint Appliance 3.1, an option “iPrint” is added for faster access to print from the context menu. Starting with this release, multiple (up to 15) documents in different formats can be selected for printing at a time. For more information, see Windows: Context Menu-based Desktop Printing.

iPrint Client 6.11 for Mac

The iPrint Client is upgraded to version 6.11 and available on macOS High Sierra (10.13), macOS Sierra (10.12), OS X El Capitan, 10.8 or later versions. For more information, see Installing iPrint Client.

The iPrint clients can now automatically be updated on MAC workstations. For more information, see MAC Workstations. This feature will be enabled from the next version of the client.

2.1.3 Print Transfer Utility

The Print Transfer Utility (PTU) is used to migrate the TCP/IP printers from the Active Directory (AD) environment to the Micro Focus iPrint Appliance. The utility only migrates the printers that are published to the AD domain. For more information, see Section 8.0, Migrating Printers from an Active Directory Environment.

2.1.4 Mobile Apps

Android App

iPrint App is enabled for the shortcut feature. The supported devices are Android 7.1 and above with Android theme. You must do long-press on the iPrint app’s launcher icon to display the following actions:

  • WalkUp Jobs

  • Photos

  • Documents

  • Camera

iOS App

iPrint App is enabled for the 3D Touch feature. The supported devices are iPhone 6s and above. On the Home screen, press the iPrint icon to display the following actions:

  • WalkUp Jobs

  • Photos

  • Camera

2.1.5 Proxy Server Enhancements for iPrint Mobile App

The Proxy server settings on the iPrint Appliance can now be pushed to the mobile apps. Alternatively, the mobile app user can also configure a proxy server on the iPrint App. On configuring Proxy, the mobile app sends the request to the proxy server and the proxy server then redirects the requests to the iPrint server. For more information, see proxy_server_hostname.