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Centralis® PrintHere
Simple Location-Based Printing for Novell’s iPrint.
End of Life
Centralis® PrintHere has reached end of life status. It is
no longer available for distribution and there will be no
further enhancements. For more information on our latest
products, please click here.
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Novell® iPrint allows system administrators to set up standard printers which can be used by anyone in the organisation. They can also set up web pages or scripting so that users can navigate to or be automatically allocated their nearest printer. Users can also install printer drivers on-demand to get access to a new device.
Overview
Centralis PrintHere is designed for organisations using iPrint who want greater administrative
control over their users printing or require a much simpler way of
presenting a list of suitable printers to the user. Centralis, specialists
in designing added-value solutions for Novell environments since 2001, have
developed Centralis® PrintHere™ to meet this customer requirement for
simple, location-based printing.
Using the software an administrator can set up a series of defined
"Locations". Centralis PrintHere allows the import of printers from Novell
eDirectory® into "Printer Groups". One or more Printer Groups are then
assigned to each Location. When a user logs in from any Location, they are
shown only the printers in the Printer Groups assigned to that Location.
Users can set up their own default printers by Location, giving them the
right printer each time, even when roaming between multiple sites. Centralis PrintHere can also display any locally attached printers which are not being
managed via iPrint.
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A simple but very useful facility that, in our experience, has had very positive feedback from our users |
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Simon Salloway, IT Infrastructure Manager, NYK Logistics |
For users of Citrix Presentation Server and Windows Terminal Services, Centralis PrintHere will determine their Location based on the information provided by their client device, rather than their server. This allows organisations with multi-site and remote working solutions to easily provide printing access, without presenting the users with a daunting list of devices and locations to choose from.
The PrintHere AppNote is available from the Novell Cool Solutions website at http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/feature/11792.html
Product Benefits
- Users do not need to search for the printers they normally use.
- The administrator retains more control over printers.
- Users can be prevented from installing printer drivers.
- Roaming users do not need to set up and manage their own printing.
- Default printers correctly set up for users when they log in at each location.
- Administrators can limit users to viewing only authorised printers.
- In Citrix environments a users location information is based on their client not server information.
Our Customers Say
Simon Salloway, IT Infrastructure Manager for NYK Logistics (UK) Manufacturing and Retail Ltd says, "The IT infrastructure at NYK Logistics (UK) M&R Ltd is almost totally centralised. By making use of Citrix technology to deliver our business and desktop applications to our users throughout the UK, we operate a highly secure tightly controlled Citrix desktop for our users. Adding Centralis PrintHere to our Novell iPrint has enabled the flexibility of giving our users all the printer related options they need without compromising Citrix server security. A simple but very useful facility that, in our experience, has had very positive feedback from our users."
Platforms
Centralis PrintHere is currently supported for Windows devices and is available in Standard, Corporate and Enterprise licenses.
