Secure Release IPP Queues

Pharos Cloud includes an IPP Driver built on the Printer Working Group’s IPP Everywhere™ standard to support thousands of printer models across all manufacturers—from low-end single-function printers to large, departmental MFPs. Previously, support for IPP Driver was available for Direct Print only.

The Pharos Cloud 3.5.0 release of the Print Scout includes an update that adds support for the Pharos IPP Class Driver for Pharos Secure Release. This also changes the default print driver of the Pharos Secure Printer from the HP Universal Printing PCL 6 driver to the Pharos IPP Class Driver.

For existing customers, the upgrade process will keep the HP Universal Printing PCL 6 driver. However, if you wish to switch the secure queue to use the new IPP driver, you will need to uninstall the previous Print Scout and install the Print Scout provided in the Pharos Cloud current release.

Key features of the Pharos IPP Class Driver:

  • Print jobs are submitted to the printers using IPP or IPPS
  • Does not require printer manufacturers' drivers
  • Supports paper size selection, double-sided print mode, color or black and white printing, page ranges, multiple copies, and advanced finishing options like stapling and “n-up.”

Supported Clients

64-bit Microsoft Windows 10 or later

32-bit versions are not supported.

Print Scout Configuration Update

The Print Scout Configuration tool has been updated to include the Secure Queue Settings for Deployment section, providing IT admins with the option to configure the driver type for the Pharos Cloud secure queue. It also facilitates the creation of default finishing options for the secure queue.

There are two driver types to choose from:

  • IPP Class Driver – This is the default option for new installs. This will set the secure queue to use the Pharos IPP Class Driver.
  • Manufacturer Driver –This will set up the secure queue to use HP Universal Printing PCL 6 driver.

If your organization does not have a Pharos Secure Release license, the Secure Queue Settings for Deployment section will be greyed out.

Pharos IPP Class Driver Printing Preferences dialog

The default finishing options (i.e., print settings) for an IPP queue depend on how they are configured in the Print Scout Configuration Tool. Users can change the finishing options before sending their print job to a printer.