Auto Install Queues

The Auto-install Queues under Location Properties shows the number of queues that are automatically installed on a user's machine based on their location.

Note: Auto-install queues are supported on Windows machines only.Chrome extension is not yet supported.

Auto-Install Queues with network information

Direct Print includes the ability to automatically install print queues on users’ workstations based on their location. This allows users to immediately print as soon as they connect their workstation to their location’s network. No user intervention is required. Users do not have to search for and add a print queue.

As the user moves from one location to another, the Pharos Secure Release desktop app automatically switches to displaying printers at the user’s current location. For example, when users are at their head office, they will see the head office printers. When they move to one of their branch offices, they will automatically see printers in that location. Printers from the head office are automatically uninstalled.

To automatically install printers on user workstations, IT admins will need to configure the printers with the following:

  • Print Queues must be configured as “Auto-install” on the Pharos Cloud web console
  • A user’s workstation location must match any of the following information.
    • Wi-Fi SSID
    • Gateway
    • IP Range (IPv4 range or IPv6 ranges only)

    Note: While entering an IPv6 range is supported, it's important to note that IPv6 addresses typically do not have any inherent relationship with geographic locations, making them less useful for location-based matching. If necessary, you can use a specific IPv6 address in both the "to" and "from" fields. This setup will create a location that precisely matches only one Print Scout, specifically the Print Scout associated with the specified IPv6 address.

Manual selection of location (Auto-install queues without network information)

If network settings are not configured for a location and the organization has set up auto-install printers, users can manually select their location, upon which auto-install printers are automatically installed.

Notes:

  • The workstation location is locked to the manually set location. This means that any user who is logged on to the workstation will get the printers from that location.
  • This is a permanent setting. If a location has been manually set, any changes to the network do not affect the location. This means that if the user moves to a different location, the location remains unchanged.

For instructions on how to manually select a location, refer to the Windows Direct Print v2.0 document in the Pharos Community.

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