Open the ThinPrint Client Configurator
AutoConnect and Management Services
Quit the ThinPrint Client Configurator
Open the ThinPrint Client Configurator
ThinPrint Client Mac is configured with ThinPrint Client Configurator, which can be opened from the Launchpad or from the Dock.
The ThinPrint Client Configurator will open. The tabs are explained below.
Setup tab
Select the current printer here. Print jobs are printed from the current printer if no printer ID is given with addressing.
If the user’s default printer in his local printers folder should be his default printer in the session, leave the settings unchanged (Use default printer or Use this Printer).
If another printer is to be provided as default printer in the session, select the preferred printer under Use This printer. In both cases, Default at Server remains checked. Only remove the checkmark if you don't want the default printer allocation to be influenced by the Client (but rather by server settings).
Take note that the default printer can also be determined by certain server settings. These settings might then take priority over the settings in ThinPrint Client. For assistance, read the corresponding ThinPrint Engine manual.
Assignment tab
Printers and their IDs
Assignment lists all printers that are found in the client's printer folder with their IDs and their classes.
The printer IDs are automatically assigned by the ThinPrint Client Mac and are necessary for manually assigned printer names on the ThinPrint Engine (without AutoConnect or Management Services; for more information, see ThinPrint Engine manual).
AutoConnect and Management Services
It’s also possible to select different printers by checking (or unchecking) the box next to them. All selected printers are created or connected automatically on a server or in a session by AutoConnect or by the Management Services.
AutoConnect will automatically map all selected printers on a server and connect them with a ThinPrint Port – provided templates exist and AutoConnect is running on the server (= auto-created printers). When starting a remote desktop session all marked printers are created automatically in the session. For more information please refer to the ThinPrint Engine or Management Services documentation.
Printer class
- Double clicking a printer name opens an input box for specifying the printer class.
Note! Unlike printer names, class names may not be longer than 7 characters and may not included blank spaces.
The result is shown in following screenshot: See the Class column.
Advanced tab
The Advanced panel is only available for ThinPrint Client Mac for TCP/IP. It offers the following settings:
Bandwidth
Check this box and enter a bandwidth value. If the value is larger or if Client Control is disabled at the server, server settings (see ThinPrint Engine manual) are applied.
TCP Port
Enter here the port number where ThinPrint Client Mac should receive incoming connections. Be sure: Same TCP port number for both ThinPrint Client and ThinPrint Engine printer port to which the client printer is connected and adjust AutoConnect configuration (see Installation and configuration on print servers). Otherwise, communication between the two ThinPrint components is impossible. Default TCP port number is 4000. Make certain that this port is open for incoming connections. If you want to avoid that condition, you can use the ThinPrint Connection Service (outgoing connection only).
Connection Service
The TCP/IP type of ThinPrint Client installed on a Mac can connect to the Connection Service installed on any server. Print jobs can then be sent via TCP/IP, even where the Mac is found in a masked network (e. g., behind a router with Network Address Translation) or firewall restrictions necessitate to turn the communication direction.
Checking Use Connection Service offers settings for using the Connection Service.
Connection server address
Enter the IP address (or FQDN) of the server on which the Connection Service runs.
TCP port
Enter the number of the TCP port via which the ThinPrint Client connects to the Connection Service. Default port number is 4001.
Client ID
Here you enter the Client ID that was assigned to this workstation by the server with the Connection Service.
Authentication key
Enter the ThinPrint Client’s authentication key for the Connection Service.
Connection retry interval (s)
Enter the wait time (in seconds) after which a new attempt should be made to establish a connection if the Connection Service is not reachable. Default: 300 (five minutes).
Quit the ThinPrint Client Configurator
Exit the ThinPrint Client Configurator by saving the configuration using the Save button.
