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PaperCut MF 19.0.1 (Build 49140)
Posted on 09 April 2019 02:25 PM

Note: This release no longer supports 32-bit workstations. If you have users launching the User Client or Release Station on a 32-bit workstation, see this Knowledge Base article for more information. PC-15503

New Features:

  • Assigning accounts to print jobs at the device: The SysAdmin can now configure PaperCut MF to allow users to assign accounts to held print jobs sent from any client (including via Mobility Print**), directly at the device before releasing the job. MAC-5254, MAC-5253, MAC-5252, MAC-5327
    This applies to:
    • Fuji Xerox ApeosPort V+
    • HP (OXP)
    • Konica Minolta (OpenAPI)
    • Kyocera (HyPAS) version 2.4.0+*
    • Ricoh (SmartSDK) version 2.2.4+*
    • Sindoh (OpenAPI)
    • Sharp OSA (HTML Browser n2.0+)
    • Toshiba (e-Bridge Open Platform V3+)
    • Xerox (EIP 3.0+)
  • Print Scripting: Added a new print script function to determine whether or not a print job originated from the PaperCut Mobility Print application (inputs.job.isMobilityPrintJob). MAC-5327
  • Sharp OSA (HTML Browser n2.0+): PaperCut MF now supports compatible Sharp OSA 5.1+ devices with HTML Browser n2.0+. For more information, see the Copier / Device Integration section for Sharp OSA (HTML Browser n2.0+). MAC-5410

In Percolator:

  • Project Wollemi:
    • Added the On-premise OCR component to enable OCR to be performed using an on-site Windows system as an alternative to using PaperCut MF Cloud OCR. PC-15354
    • In the Admin web interface, on the new Capture tab, when On-premise OCR is selected we report the status of the installed OCR service. PC-15353
  • Auto Setup: Sharp devices can now be automatically set up from the Application Server rather than requiring manual steps at the device. PC-15132

Enhancements:

  • Integrated scanning:
    • Created a new page in the Admin user interface, called "Capture", where users now configure OCR and scan capture settings. PC-15070
    • Integrated Scanning OCR now supports on-premise scanning. This suits environments with appropriate infrastructure that have restrictions for using cloud services. ACA-677
    • OCR now supports over 100 languages. ACA-769
    • A new "Capture" tab has been added to the Admin web interface under Options. This tab provides the ability to configure the languages that can be used during OCR processing. You can select up to 10 languages.
      Note: If you're a PaperCut Cloud OCR service Percolator customer, after you upgrade to release 19.0, you need to re-select your languages. PC-15189
    • Improved scan delivery performance. PC-15127
    • PaperCut Cloud Services:
      • Added two data centres for hosting PaperCut Cloud Services in different regions. You are prompted to choose which one to use when you activate PaperCut Cloud Services. If you are already using PaperCut Cloud Services you can change the hosting region. ACA-622
      • When you activate PaperCut Cloud Services you can now choose the geographic region in which the service will be hosted: USA, Europe (Germany), or Australia. PC-14962
  • Application Server:
    • Improved Application Server performance by changing the maximum number of concurrent connections allowed from 8 K to 16 K per port (configurable in server.properties). PC-11001
    • Improved performance when under heavy load by adding a new connector for SQL Server 2016 to reduced database connection times. If you're using SQL Server 2016+ and upgrading to PaperCut MF 19.0, switch to the new connector. PC-14525
  • SNMPv3 can now be used for:
    • receiving toner notifications
    • retrieving toner level information (for supported printers)
    • 'device in error' retrieval
    • device configuration (for supported MFDs).
    PC-14922

Fixes:

  • macOS:
    • Improved performance by increasing the default number of concurrent connections allowed on 64-bit macOS servers. PC-14869
    • System default users are now excluded from the User List in the Admin web interface. PC-14810
  • Google Cloud Print: Improved performance by increasing the default value of gcp.http-timeout-seconds to 240. PC-15197
  • Email to Print: Fixed an issue that caused MS Word comments to not be printed. PC-15377
  • Azure AD: Fixed an issue on the User/Group Sync page that caused the "Accept self-signed certificate" option to be unavailable for Azure AD Secure LDAP (since 18.3.0). PC-14859
  • HP DesignJet Z-Series PostScript printer driver: Fixed an issue that caused the incorrect page size to be detected after the user had selected a custom paper size. PC-15387
  • Print Provider:
    • The Print Provider now has its own new release versioning. For this release it's 100.5.0.540. It's also included as part of this release. PC-15483
    • Fixed an issue that caused Print Provider to restart when analyzing PCL5 spool files generated by some printer drivers.PC-15524
  • In the Admin web interface, changed the MF/NG About page to show a link to the Support web form instead of the Support email. If an ASC or reseller overrides the support email, then their email stays displayed. PC-15267
  • Fixed an issue that caused a server error and logged the user out when they released a print job on a device that was currently in error and was configured to "Block the release of jobs when this device is in error". PC-15356
  • Fixed an issue that caused the Fiery tool to not retrieve jobs. Also added extra logging to show raw Fiery Box replies and to log when jobs are skipped due to zero printed pages. PC-15261
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the PaperCut NG/MF logs from indicating the reason for a failure when a notification message failed to send. PC-15042
  • Fixed an issue in Print Scripting that caused the "defaultChoice" option in dialogs to not accept values that were concatenated (e.g. `12 + ' Monkeys'`) (since 18.3.0). PC-15040
  • Fixed an issue where using the server.listen-interface in server.properties prevented server-command from working. PC-14778
  • Fixed an issue that caused certain printer drivers to print on the default paper size when Tabloid (11x17) paper size was selected. PC-14690
  • Fixed an issue that caused the incorrect language to be displayed on the Admin web interface > Device statistics tab. PC-15208
  • Fixed a problem that sometimes caused incorrect print outs, for example printing in color instead of grayscale, when using Google Cloud Print, Email to Print, or Web Print with some printer drivers. PC-15299
  • Database Schema for SQL server: Updated the database so SQL server can accept and store special characters from character sets other than Latin (for example, characters with umlauts or accents, .Arabic characters etc.). A database update is required.
    Important: SQL Server Express has a maximum database size limit of 10 GB and upgrading requires some free memory. So when you upgrade to Release 19.0, make sure the data in the PaperCut NG/MF database is less than 8 GB or the upgrade will fail. If the database is larger than 8 GB, contact us. PC-14602
  • Added an option in the Admin web interface on the Options > General page to display real-time activity warnings when the User Client is unavailable and requires user input. MAC-5385
  • Fixed an issue that caused the Application server to crash from storing too many failed scan jobs. Added two new config keys to manage how long failed scan jobs are stored:
    • system.scan.failed-maintenance-enabled (default: N)
    • system.scan.failed-days (default: 30) PC-9525

Copier / Device Integration:

  • Canon (MEAP) (version 1.6.0)*:
    • SNMPv3 can now be used for:
      • receiving toner notifications
      • retrieving toner level information (for supported printers)
      • 'device in error' retrieval.
      PC-14922
    • Added support for SSL-TLS API (TLS 1.1/1.2 for 2nd generation devices). MAC-5380
    • Fixed an issue causing MEAP Web Starter (MWS) applications to be inaccessible. MAC-5380
  • Dell (eSF) (version 2.8.1)*:
    • Fixed an issue that caused the personalized email sender to be populated even when it was disabled. MAC-5441
    • Fixed an issue that prevented per-app login from working (in v2.6.0). MAC-5441
    • Enhancement for eSF6+ devices to automatically configure PaperCut MF as an authenticating server, rather than needing to be manually configured. MAC-5441
    • Added support for the Bio-Buddy biometric reader. MAC-5441
    • Improved memory management. MAC-5441
    • Updated the Swedish translations. MAC-5441
    • SNMPv3 can now be used for:
      • receiving toner notifications
      • retrieving toner level information (for supported printers)
      • 'device in error' retrieval.
      PC-14922
    • eSF v5 and earlier:
      • Added support for TLS 1.2. MAC-5478
      • Fixed an issue that caused log in by card swipe to require two swipes after a user attempted to log in while the device was offline. MAC-5478
    • eSF 5.0+: Fixed an issue preventing copy tracking that was introduced in recent firmware versions. MAC-5530
  • Fuji Xerox (AIP)/Dell (AIP):
    • SNMPv3 can now be used for:
      • receiving toner notifications
      • retrieving toner level information (for supported printers)
      • 'device in error' retrieval.
      PC-14922
  • Fuji Xerox ApeosPort V+:
    • PaperCut MF allows users to assign accounts to print jobs sent from any device (including via Mobility Print), directly at the device. MAC-5254
    • Added support for ApeosPort-VII devices. MAC-5495
    • Added two config keys to toggle:
      • the auto-focus on the ID number field of the PaperCut MF Login screen (ext-device.fuji_xerox_aip.login.id-field.auto-focus)
      • the display of the soft alpha-numeric keyboard on the PaperCut MF Login screen (ext-device.fuji_xerox_aip.login.id-field.numeric). MAC-5520
    • Added a config key to allow PaperCut MF to override other installed custom services, preventing conflicts (ext-device.fuji_xerox_aip.disable-conflicting-custom-services). MAC-5523
    • SNMPv3 can now be used for:
      • receiving toner notifications
      • retrieving toner level information (for supported printers)
      • 'device in error' retrieval.
      PC-14922
    • Integrated Scanning: Clicking the "Cancel" button on the Scanning screen (with a processing spinning wheel) now causes the device to display the Scan Details screen, instead of the Home screen. MAC-5131
    • Fixed an issue that caused the Account Confirmation screen to become unresponsive when users changed the account using the "By code" option, and then attempted to access device functions. PC-15567
    • Improved performance. MAC-5350
  • HP (OSA):
    • SNMPv3 can now be used for:
      • receiving toner notifications
      • retrieving toner level information (for supported printers)
      • 'device in error' retrieval.
      PC-14922
  • HP (OXP Printer Only):
    • Improved performance. MAC-5350
  • HP (OXP):
    • PaperCut MF allows users to assign accounts to print jobs sent from any device (including via Mobility Print), directly at the device. MAC-5254
    • E77660 and other high resolution devices (width is greater than or equal to 1024 pixels): Increased the font size. MAC-4775
    • Integrated Scanning: Clicking the "Cancel" button on the Scanning screen (with a processing spinning wheel) now causes the device to display the Scan Details screen, instead of the Home screen. MAC-5131
    • Improved performance. MAC-5350
  • Konica Minolta (OpenAPI):
    • PaperCut MF allows users to assign accounts to print jobs sent from any device (including via Mobility Print), directly at the device. MAC-5254
    • Added the ability for users to change the language on the device while they are logged in. The language displayed defaults to the last language selected by the user. PC-14932
    • Prevented the ability to pinch the device panel to zoom in and out of the PaperCut MF login screen. PC-13958
  • Kyocera (HyPAS) (version 2.4.0)*:
    • PaperCut MF allows users to assign accounts to print jobs sent from any device (including via Mobility Print), directly at the device. MAC-5254
    • Integrated Scanning:
      • Improved feedback about the progress of a canceled Integrated Scanning job. MAC-5242
      • Fixed an issue where using the hard Logout button did not log the user out. MAC-1706
      • Added a configuration key (ext-device.kyocera-mita.scan.prompt.checkbox.checked) to control the default state of "Prompt for more pages" checkbox. MAC-5337
    • SNMPv3 can now be used for:
      • receiving toner notifications
      • retrieving toner level information (for supported printers)
      • 'device in error' retrieval.
      PC-14922
    • Added the ability to start a new scan job from the Scan More or Finish screen, retaining the current scan job's settings and account selection attributes. MAC-5325
    • The scan action selection screen is now skipped when the user has only one scan action available. MAC-5229
    • Increased the number of scan actions displayed per page on the Scan screen to 6. MAC-5215
    • The logged in user's name is now always displayed next to the Log out button. MAC-3828
    • Fixed an alignment issue when entering a PIN on small panels. MAC-5146
    • Fixed an issue causing the user to be logged out when attempting to print a job that has been deleted from the Application Server. MAC-5161
    • Fixed an issue causing the embedded application to incorrectly use HTTP after connecting to the Application Server via HTTPS. MAC-4572
    • The embedded application now remembers the page number when returning to the list of scan actions. MAC-262
  • Lexmark (eSF) (version 2.8.1)*:
    • Fixed an issue that caused the personalized email sender to be populated even when it was disabled. MAC-5441
    • Fixed an issue that prevented per-app login from working (in v2.6.0). MAC-5441
    • Enhancement for eSF6+ devices to automatically configure PaperCut MF as an authenticating server, rather than needing to be manually configured. MAC-5441
    • Added support for the Bio-Buddy biometric reader. MAC-5441
    • Improved memory management. MAC-5441
    • Updated the Swedish translations. MAC-5441
    • SNMPv3 can now be used for:
      • receiving toner notifications
      • retrieving toner level information (for supported printers)
      • 'device in error' retrieval. PC-14922
    • eSF 5.0+: Fixed an issue preventing copy tracking that was introduced in recent firmware versions. MAC-5530
    • eSF 5.0 and earlier:
      • Added support for TLS 1.2.
      • Fixed an issue that caused log in by card swipe to require two swipes after a user attempted to log in while the device was offline. MAC-5478
    • Firmware prior to eSF 6: Fixed an issue with TLS 1.2 connections. MAC-5367
  • OKI (eSF) (version 2.8.1)*:
    • Fixed an issue that caused the personalized email sender to be populated even when it was disabled. MAC-5441
    • Fixed an issue that prevented per-app login from working (in v2.6.0). MAC-5441
    • Enhancement for eSF6+ devices to automatically configure PaperCut MF as an authenticating server, rather than needing to be manually configured. MAC-5441
    • Added support for the Bio-Buddy biometric reader. MAC-5441
    • Improved memory management. MAC-5441
    • Updated the Swedish translations. MAC-5441
    • eSF 5.0+: Fixed an issue preventing copy tracking that was introduced in recent firmware versions. MAC-5530
    • eSF 5.0 and earlier: Added support for TLS 1.2.
      Fixed an issue that caused log in by card swipe to require two swipes after a user attempted to log in while the device was offline. MAC-5478
  • OKI (Open Platform):
    • SNMPv3 can now be used for:
      • receiving toner notifications
      • retrieving toner level information (for supported printers)
      • 'device in error' retrieval. PC-14922
  • Ricoh (SDK/J):
    • SNMPv3 can now be used for:
      • receiving toner notifications
      • retrieving toner level information (for supported printers)
      • 'device in error' retrieval. PC-14922
    • Remote Operation Client (Windows) 1.3.1: Fixed an issue that prevented the batch script from successfully running the Remote Operation Client when using the right-click context menu's "Run as administrator" command. MAC-5599
  • Ricoh (SmartSDK) (version 2.2.4)*:
    • PaperCut MF allows users to assign accounts to print jobs sent from any device (including via Mobility Print), directly at the device. MAC-5254
    • SNMPv3 can now be used for:
      • receiving toner notifications
      • retrieving toner level information (for supported printers)
      • 'device in error' retrieval. PC-14922
    • Ricoh Remote Operation Client (Windows) 1.3.1: Fixed an issue that prevented the batch script from successfully running the Remote Operation Client when using the right-click context menu's "Run as administrator" command. MAC-5599
  • Samsung (XOA) (version TBD)*:
    • SNMPv3 can now be used for:
      • receiving toner notifications
      • retrieving toner level information (for supported printers)
      • 'device in error' retrieval. PC-14922
  • Sharp (OSA):
    • In Percolator: Auto Setup: Sharp devices can now be automatically set up from the Application Server rather than requiring manual steps at the device. PC-15132
    • SNMPv3 can now be used for:
      • receiving toner notifications
      • retrieving toner level information (for supported printers)
      • 'device in error' retrieval. PC-14922
  • Sharp OSA (HTML Browser n2.0+):
    • PaperCut MF now supports compatible Sharp OSA 5.1+ devices with HTML Browser n2.0+ running the firmware dated December 2018 or later. This new "Sharp OSA (HTML Browser n2.0+)" solution offers job tracking, secure print release, Integrated Scanning, and the ability to change print jobs settings at the device. This is now the primary Sharp embedded solution. MAC-5410
      Note: Existing Sharp OSA licenses can continue to be used for this new solution. MAC-5410
    • In Percolator: Auto Setup: Sharp devices can now be automatically set up from the Application Server rather than requiring manual steps at the device. MAC-5410
    • SNMPv3 can now be used for:
      • receiving toner notifications
      • retrieving toner level information (for supported printers)
      • 'device in error' retrieval. PC-14922
  • Sindoh (OpenAPI):
    • PaperCut MF allows users to assign accounts to print jobs sent from any device (including via Mobility Print), directly at the device. MAC-5254
    • Added the ability for users to change the language on the device while they are logged in. The language displayed defaults to the last language selected by the user. PC-14932
    • Prevented the ability to pinch the device panel to zoom in and out of the PaperCut MF login screen. PC-13958
  • Toshiba (e-BRIDGE Open Platform V2):
    • SNMPv3 can now be used for:
      • receiving toner notifications
      • retrieving toner level information (for supported printers)
      • 'device in error' retrieval PC-14922
  • Toshiba (e-Bridge Open Platform V3+):
    • PaperCut MF allows users to assign accounts to print jobs sent from any device (including via Mobility Print), directly at the device. MAC-5254
    • Integrated Scanning: Clicking the "Cancel" button on the Scanning screen (with a processing spinning wheel) now causes the device to display the Scan Details screen, instead of the Home screen. MAC-5131
    • Introduced a config key to allow users to bypass account selection when they have a default shared account (ext-device.toshiba.account-selection.bypass-for-default-account). PC-14969
    • Added the ability to configure the label of the Device Functions button on the device (via ext-device.toshiba.access-device.label). PC-11705
    • Improved performance. MAC-5350
    • Fixed an issue that prevented native device error messages from being displayed on the device. PC-15115
    • SNMPv3 can now be used for:
      • receiving toner notifications
      • retrieving toner level information (for supported printers)
      • 'device in error' retrieval. PC-14922
  • Toshiba (eConnect):
    • SNMPv3 can now be used for:
      • receiving toner notifications
      • retrieving toner level information (for supported printers)
      • 'device in error' retrieval. PC-14922
  • Toshiba (eSF) (version 2.8.1)*:
    • Fixed an issue that caused the personalized email sender to be populated even when it was disabled. MAC-5441
    • Fixed an issue that prevented per-app login from working (in v2.6.0). MAC-5441
    • Enhancement for eSF6+ devices to automatically configure PaperCut MF as an authenticating server, rather than needing to be manually configured. MAC-5441
    • Added support for the Bio-Buddy biometric reader. MAC-5441
    • Improved memory management. MAC-5441
    • Updated the Swedish translations. MAC-5441
    • SNMPv3 can now be used for:
      • receiving toner notifications
      • retrieving toner level information (for supported printers)
      • 'device in error' retrieval. PC-14922
    • eSF 5.0+: Fixed an issue preventing copy tracking that was introduced in recent firmware versions. MAC-5530
    • eSF 5.0 and earlier:
      • Added support for TLS 1.2. MAC-5478
      • Fixed an issue that caused log in by card swipe to require two swipes after a user attempted to log in while the device was offline. MAC-5478
  • Xerox (EIP):
    • Improved performance. MAC-5350
    • Xerox VersaLink C405DN and C400: Fixed an issue that prevented the RFID card swipe from logging the user in when waking up the device. PC-15411
    • 3.0+:
      • PaperCut MF allows users to assign accounts to print jobs sent from any device (including via Mobility Print), directly at the device. MAC-5254
      • AltaLink devices with 10" wide screen (width is greater than or equal to 1024 pixels): Increased the font size. MAC-4775
      • Integrated Scanning: Clicking the "Cancel" button on the Scanning screen (with a processing spinning wheel) now causes the device to display the Scan Details screen, instead of the Home screen. MAC-5131
      • Added the ability to configure the label of the Device Functions button on the device (via ext-device.xerox.access-device.label). PC-13208
    • SNMPv3 can now be used for:
      • receiving toner notifications
      • retrieving toner level information (for supported printers)
      • 'device in error' retrieval.
      • device configuration PC-14922
    • Improved performance. MAC-5350
    • Xerox VersaLink C405DN and C400: Fixed an issue that prevented the RFID card swipe from logging the user in when waking up the device. PC-15411

Other Notes:

  • This release includes a database upgrade.
  • * Requires installing an updated version of the embedded software to access new features and fixes.
  • **Requires Print Provider (version 100.5.0) and Mobility Print (version 1.0.2137) upgrades.