iPrint for OES integrates with Advanced Authentication framework to release WalkUp jobs. Advanced Authentication is a multi-factor authentication solution that ensures secure printing to the iPrint printers with minimal administration. iPrint for OES can use only Card or combination of a Card and a Smartphone for authentication. For more information, see Advanced Authentication.
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.
The iPrint Client is upgraded to version 6.20 and available on Windows 10, Windows 8.x, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, and Windows 2016.
Context Menu-based Desktop Printing: With the earlier release an option “iPrint” was 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.
The iPrint Client is upgraded to version 6.14 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 the iPrint Client.
The iPrint clients can now automatically be updated on MAC workstations. For more information, see MAC: Automatic Update Notification. This feature will be enabled from the next version of the client.
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
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
The Proxy server settings on iPrint for OES 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.