This section of the manual is split into different sections for ease of use, one section covering Mac OS 10.8+ installations, and another covering Windows hosted print queue setup. In most cases only one section applies on your network. As Mac systems have become more popular recently, many sites are opting for Mac print servers to support their Mac workstations. You can install PaperCut NG/MF directly on a Mac print server, offering native, end-to-end Mac printing. Terminology Below is an overview of the common terminology. Print queue: There are typically two ways of providing shared multi-system access to a printer: Configure each system to print directly
Using the PaperCut NG/MF LPD service
Using the PaperCut NG/MF LPD service Install the PaperCut NG/MF LPD service After installing the Microsoft Windows version of PaperCut’s Primary, Secondary, or Site Server software, the PaperCut LPD Service Setup Wizard style installer is available under [appath]\providers\lpd\win\pc-lpd-installer.exe LPD Servers listen on port 515 by default, so Administrators must ensure that this port is open to requests from clients (check that the port is not blocked by your firewall). The installation wizard also checks for previous versions of the Windows LPD Server, and disables these to ensure there is no port conflict. It’s important at this point to consider how the print jobs are being tracked. The print jobs
Windows hosted print queues
Windows hosted print queues IMPORTANTThis is the original method of hosting print queues. Now there’s an easier and faster method where you set up print queues with the LPD protocol. To find out how, take a look at Printing from macOS to shared Windows Server queues with LPD and SMB. This section discusses printer configuration on Mac OS X workstation in environments systems where the print queues are hosted on a Windows operating system. See Mac hosted print queues for OS 10.8+ if your print queues are hosted on Mac OS 10.8+. When a printer from a Windows environment is shared and added to a