ThinPrint Engine: ThinPrint Ports and ThinPrint Connection Service Ports
In the following you can find a selection of possibly relevant entries in the Windows registry.
ThinPrint Engine:
ThinPrint Ports and ThinPrint Connection Service Ports
hkey_local_machine\system\CurrentControlSet\Control\Print\Monitors\ThinPrint Port\<portname>:
| Name | ThinPrint Engine MMC | Description | Type | Default value |
| Bandwidth | Bandwidth (kbit/s (kbps)) | Bandwidth used to send print data (in bit/s, bits per second) | reg_dword | 256000 |
| BandwidthAccess | Client control: Bandwidth | Enables the ThinPrint Client to reduce the bandwidth 0 = disabled 1 = enabled | reg_dword | 0 |
| BandwidthCtrlEnabled | Bandwidth control: Enable | Enables bandwidth control 0 = disabled 1 = enabled | reg_dword | 0 |
| CConnTries | Connection retries | Number of attempts to establish a connection to the ThinPrint Client, Connection Service or Virtual Channel Gateway | reg_dword | 3 |
| CLevel | Bandwidth control: Enable + Minimum print data volume | Compression level 0 = no compression 5 = default compression 8 = high compression (Bandwidth control enabled) 9 = best compression (Minimum print data volume enabled) | reg_dword | 5 |
| DeleteErrJobs | — | Print job handling when ThinPrint Client doesn’t take them 1 = failed jobs will be deleted 0 = failed jobs will be left in the printer queue (Queue Manager) | reg_dword | 1 |
| Host | — ; Connection Service address | With ThinPrint Ports: ThinPrint Client address; with ThinPrint Connection Service Ports: Connection Service address | reg_sz | — |
| IsCSvcPort | New ThinPrint Port/New ThinPrint Connection Service Port | 0 = ThinPrint Engine doesn’t print to the Connection Service 1 = ThinPrint Engine prints to the Connection Service | reg_dword | — |
| NetSend | Net send service | Inform the users about errors? 0 = no 1 = yes | reg_dword | 1 |
| Port | TCP port | TCP port for communication to ThinPrint Clients, Virtual Channel Gateway or Connection Service | reg_dword | 4000 |
| SignCert | — | Name of certificate that signed the client certificate. Overrides global SignCert setting in hkey_local_machine\system\currentcontrolset\control\print\monitors\ThinPrint Port\ | reg_sz | — |
| UseEncryption | Use encryption | 0 = encryption disabled 1 = encryption enabled | reg_dword | 0 |
| WTSMsgBox | — | If set to 1 and an error occurred: A message box will be sent to the remote desktop session which started the print job. | reg_dword | 1 |
AutoConnect
hkey_local_machine\software\ThinPrint\TPAutoConnect
| Name | AutoConnect MMC | Description | Type | Default value |
| ConnectToClient | Printer name contains preferably (printing via TCP/IP) | Connection to client with client name or client address (use: Auto, ClientName, ClientAddress) | reg_sz | Auto |
| DisableSettingOfDefPrinter | AutoConnect has no influence | AutoConnect will not set any default printer | reg_dword | 0 |
| InstallOrder | 1, 2: Default printer taken from 4: Disable Dynamic Printer Matrix | 0 = create/connect no printer 1 = Dynamic Printer Matrix first 2 = Map Additional Printers first 3 = Dynamic Printer Matrix only 4 = Map Additional Printers only | reg_dword | 1 |
| ListenToWTS | — | AutoConnect is started automatically on session logon (Auto mode) | reg_dword | 1 |
| ListenToWTSCreatCmd | — | Command that will be launched on session logon if ListenToWTS is not 0 | reg_sz | tpautoconnect.exe |
| ListenToWTSDeleteCmd | — | Command that will be launched on session logoff | reg_sz | tpautoconnect.exe -dl |
| ListenToWTSOnDisconnect | At session reconnect/disconnect | Indicates whether printers will be deleted when a session goes to the disconnect state | reg_dword | 1 |
| NameTranslationEx | Dynamic Printer Matrix | Content of Dynamic Printer Matrix | reg_multi_sz | — |
| PrinterCreateListEx2 | Map Additional Printers | Content of Map Additional Printers | reg_multi_sz | — |
| PrinterProperties | Inherit client printer settings | Indicates whether the printer properties will be retrieved from ThinPrint Clients | reg_dword | 1 |
| PrinterPropertyFlags | Paper size, Print on both sides, Paper source, Color, Print quality, Finishing, Show comments and location | bit 0: paper name and size bit 1: printable area bit 2: paper trays bit 3: print quality bit 4: print on both sides bit 5: color bit 8: punch holes bit 9: staple bit 10: bind bit 11: pages per sheet | reg_multi_sz | 0x000ffff |
| Protocol | Transfer protocol | Protocol for connections to ThinPrint Clients (use: TCPIP, VC, AUTO) | reg_sz | Auto |
| StoreUserSessionSettings | — | Enable storing printer properties in User Settings database (bit mask) bit 0 = default printer information bit 1 = printer properties (devmode) bit 2 = if bit 0 and/or 1 is enabled, printer properties and/or default printer information is stored to the database bit 3 = AutoConnect will be started in user's session/s when database was changed (will be polled every 30 seconds) | reg_dword | 7 (bits 0, 1 and 2 set) |
| UserDrivenDefaultPrinter | Default printer – give priority to the user’s choice | Set to 1 if the selection of the default printer will be user driven, so AutoConnect will not interfere it | reg_dword | 0 |