Registry entries of ThinPrint Client Windows
Additional Registry entries of ThinPrint Client Windows
Registry entries of ThinPrint Client Windows
The ThinPrint Client creates the following registry entries, if necessary:
hkey_local_machine\software\ThinPrint\client
or:
hkey_current_user\software\AppDataLow\software\ThinPrint\Client
| Name | Menu item (ThinPrint Client Manager) | Description | Type | Default value |
| Bandwidth | Bandwidth | Client-side bandwidth setting (bit/s or bps) | reg_dword | none |
| ConnAuthKey | Authentication key | Value can be defined by the admin on the connection server; otherwise it’s irrelevant for the first logon, but may not be changed thereafter | reg_dword | 0 |
| ConnMode | Use Connection Service | 0 = Receiving print jobs without Connection Service (Listen Mode) 1 = with Connection Service | reg_dword | 0 |
| ConnPort | TCP port (Connection Service) | TCP port for communication with the Connection Service; be sure: same TCP port number as Connection Service’s ClientPort | reg_dword | 4001 |
| ConnServer | Connection server address | IP address of the computer on which Connection Service is running | reg_sz | 127.0.0.1 |
| ConnUID | Client ID | Client ID for Connection Service – an unambiguous ID must be assigned for all clients (TPUID) | reg_dword | 0 |
| ConnWait | Connection retry interval | Wait time for connection retries if Connection Service is not reachable (in seconds) | reg_dword | 300 |
| MinConnectionCount | — | Minimum number of connections to the Connection Service, even if it does not send print jobs | reg_dword | 2 |
| MaxConnectionCount | — | Maximum number of simultaneous connections to the Connection Service | reg_dword | 100 |
| DefaultState | Default at server | AutoConnect defines current printer as default printer at server (Setup tab) | reg_dword | 1 |
| PName_n | Printer (Assignment) | Name(s) of client printer(s) as read from the system settings | reg_sz | none |
| Port | TCP port (Advanced) | TCP-Port for communication with the ThinPrint Engine; must be the same as Port of ThinPrint Engine with a normal ThinPrint Port | reg_dword | 4000 |
| PrinterClasses | Choose class name | Names of the created printer classes | reg_sz | PCL5, PS, TXT |
| PType_n | Class (Assignment) | Assigned printer class (n corresponds to n from PName_n) plus printer driver name | reg_sz | none |
| Selected Printer | Current printer | ThinPrint Client’s default printer | reg_sz | UseWDefault |
| Send Properties | Enable sending properties | AutoConnect option for sending printer properties | reg_dword | 1 |
| UseWDefault | Inherit client’s default printer | Set to use local Windows default printer as current printer | reg_dword | 1 |
| WatchPrinters | — | Observes the printer folder and refreshes printers in ThinPrint Client immediately. Enabling/disabling depends on Enable sending properties. | reg_dword | 1 |
hkey_local_machine\software\ThinPrint
| Name | Menu item (ThinPrint Client Manager) | Description | Type | Default value |
| AdminOnly | Administrators only | Restricts client configuration to administrators only | reg_dword | 0 |
| ConnKeepAlive | — | Interval for refreshing the connection; has to be lower or equal than Connection Service’s KeepAliveTO (server side); (in seconds) | reg_dword | 60 |
| DefPrintState | Reload (printers) | New printers in ThinPrint Client are checked immediately | reg_dword | 1 |
| Lang | — | Available languages for ThinPrint Client: enu: English deu: German fra: French esn: Spanish | reg_sz | enu |
Additional Registry entries of ThinPrint Client Windows
The following Registry entries can be created manually under:
hkey_local_machine\software\ThinPrint\client
or
hkey_current_user\software\AppDataLow\software\ThinPrint\client
| Name | Descritption | Type | Default value |
| CachePrinterIDs | If set (= 1) the ThinPrint Client turns on the caching of printer IDs: Values of printers that do not exist (anymore) will not be removed from registry (see PName_*, PType_*, PUsed_* and PPort_*). For each newly added printer the list will be searched for a matching printer name to take the according ID. If no matching printer name was found a completely new ID will be assigned. | reg_dword | 0 |
| CertName | Name of the imported certificate (Registry entry CertName) | reg_sz | none |
| CertStore | 0 = use the user’s certificate store 1 = use the computer’s certificate store | reg_dword | 0 |
| DebugFile | Path to the log file (together with DebugLevel only) | reg_sz | none |
| DebugLevel | Bit 1: log errors Bit 2: log warnings Bit 3: log information Example: 7 = log all | reg_dword | none |
| HKCU | 1= ThinPrint Client configuration is user specific saved under: hkey_current_user\software\thinprint\client | reg_dword | 0 |
| NewID | Specifies the starting value for printer ID assignment | reg_dword | none |
| RmtConf | IP address of the administration machine (e. g., with ThinPrint Engine installed) from which the ThinPrint Client remote configuration is allowed. It is possible to enter more than one address (Remote client configuration) | reg_multi_sz | none |
| SetIDList | Specifies whether changes in the ThinPrint Client (new printers, classes, etc.) should be applied when client is restarted 1 = changes are applied (printer list is updated) 0 = changes are reset Note: The Reload Printers function has a higher priority than these settings. | reg_dword | none |
hkey_local_machine\software\ThinPrint\client
| Name | Description | Type | Default value |
| BlockProperties | List of printer drivers to disable the fetching of the printer properties for (these native drivers will not be queried for their printer properties by the ThinPrint Client). The name of a printer driver must be on each single line. This list may be overwritten by settings from the GPO. | reg_multi_sz | none |
| BoundIPs | Contains a list of IP addresses the ThinPrint Client is supposed to listen on. This is a White List, i. e. the client listens only on these IPs. Each IP address must be one line. | reg_multi_sz | none |
| RestrictGUI | Allows restriction of the ThinPrint Client GUI through GPO. Bit 0: Hide GUI completely. If the bit is set (= 1) the tray icon of the client will not be shown. | reg_dword | 0 |
| StartDelay | Time to wait after starting the ThinPrint Client (in seconds). During this time, the client doesn't accept any TCP connections nor processes any other work. | reg_dword | 0 |
Further information on the single entries can be found in Unattended installation of ThinPrint Client Windows.