7.5 Managing the Remote Renderer

The management of remote renderer is supported from the Management Console. You can additionally, use the command line interface by launching the command prompt in the Run as administrator mode and executing the iPrntRendCmd command.On the Renderers page, you can perform the following actions:

7.5.1 Add a Renderer

  1. Under Administration, click Renderers.

  2. Click New.

  3. In the Renderer Host/IP address box, specify the host name or IP address of the renderer system, then click Connect.

  4. Under Options, specify a name for the renderer in the Renderer Name box.

  5. Select the document formats you want the remote renderer to render.

    NOTE:The Build-in PDF renderer is selected by default. If you want to use Adobe Acrobat, you must ensure that Adobe Acrobat Pro is installed on the renderer machine before selecting the Adobe Acrobat option. Similarly, if you want to enable the remote renderer to render Microsoft Office formats, you must ensure that Microsoft Office is installed on the renderer machine before selecting the Office Support option.

  6. Choose the Default Printer Driver, then click Register.

7.5.2 Edit a Renderer

You can change a remote renderer’s name, the document rendering options, and the default printer driver using the Edit feature on the Renderers page.

  1. Under Administration, click Renderers.

  2. Select a renderer which you want to edit, then click Edit.

  3. Modify the details, then click Commit.

7.5.3 Delete a Renderer

  1. Under Administration, click Renderers.

  2. Select a renderer that you want to delete, then click Delete.

Deleting a renderer unregisters the renderer from the iPrint Advanced server.

7.5.4 Activate or Deactivate a Renderer

  1. Under Administration, click Renderers.

  2. Select a renderer that you want to activate, then click Activate.

    The renderer is now in an active state.

If the renderer is in an Inactive state, it will not render any jobs. Deactivating a renderer does not unregister the renderer from the server.