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Network Printer Query

We are currently deploying printers via an SMB queue (mostly used by our Windows users), it is a "follow-me" set up so users require credentials to print. A very common issue at the moment is that when a user installs the printer via self service, th...  View more

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Smart group by Printer URI?

I'm looking for a way to create a smart group based on the URI of a printer. For example, if the URI of a printer is ipp://127.0.0.1, I would want a smart group that looks for any printers with 127.0. in it. Is this possible at all, maybe with an ext...  View more

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Google Chrome Browser and Local Destinations

Hi everyone! I've been reading and searching the discussions for a while now and finally decided to join the community. :) Here's my setup: I inherited a role as IT Director at an all Mac school. The current environment is this: we have a Deploy Stud...  View more

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Follow Me Papercut Printing

Hello everyone, I tried searching but with limited success. We use a follow me queue on campus so users can print to any printer by logging into their account on the printers. The manual way we add this printer is but going to printers and scanners i...  View more

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Local System V Printer

I am encountering an issue when mapping printers to various staff computers. There is no rhyme or reason for the type of printer or staff member or building. I have mapped various printers for different buildings, most have been mapping correctly. Ho...  View more

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Installing new SMB Printers

We are getting ready to retire our old printer server and install a new one. We have about 150 printers on it and I was trying to find a way to script the migration from old to new. We are keeping the same device names and drivers. Anyone have any us...  View more

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Papercut Client permission error when deploying to macs

Hi All, I am having an issue when I am deploying the Papercut Client to our Macs. I have packaged the PCClient via Composer by dragging the app into Composer, also by taking a snapshot to create a DMG and Package to see if either of these work but un...  View more

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Print Queues

Hi all, How do you manage print queues for a bunch of printers? I am going to assume like most you use Casper to push the printer info and driver, and the staff print directly to the printers. Or do some use Bonjour and use ExtremeZ-IP? Trying to get...  View more

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Suppress Google Cloud Print notification

Hello All, Since we upgraded to Google Chrome 57 and Higher, every time a user launches chrome, they are greeted by a notification that there is a "New Printer" on your network. This notification will continue to bug users unless they select the "Don...  View more

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Printer Preset as Default

Hi All, I feel like I am missing something very simple here, but I can't seem to work it out. We have a DMG which pushes out B&W and Colour Presets for our printers. This was created a long time ago during our JAMF Kick Start and has worked ever sinc...  View more

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lpadmin generic postscript driver

I just added a policy that installs a xerox printer using the lpadmin command using the generic.ppd it works, but i want to know if i used the correct driver location ?? could i have just used -P Generic.ppd ? or did i need that whole path ? I know i...  View more

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With a trial version of Casper Suite?

We are starting a new project on a client that has MacOS. How to download a version to test and homologate?And the environment being validated, how we can buy and how much the software costs.Thank you very much.  View more

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Printer PKG from manufacture

Hi Everyone, I'm at the beginner stage at learning Jamf. I've been trying to add this HP452dn printer but the current macOS Sierra couldn't find the driver for this printer. I was able to find the pkg file on one of the thread in jamf nation. https:/...  View more

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lpoptions and Xerox 7760DN

Hi ya'll. I've been tasked with setting a default for a Xerox 7760DN for single-side printing. However I don't see a key to control that with lpoptions. The GUI reveals controls for 2-sided: Long-Edge binding and Short-Edge binding. But lpoptions doe...  View more

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Set Default Printer options via CUPS ?

Currently in my printer policies I have the payload 'files and processes' filled in with lpadmin -p name -o setting=value -o setting2=value if i instead go the the CUPS interface and change the default options this way Administration --> Manage Print...  View more

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Best Practice for Mapping Printers, IP or Print Server?

Hello everyone, I'm wondering what best practices is to map printers to be installed either via policy or via self service. According to the JAMF documentation it says to use URI or IP based mapping, however, I'm assuming that this isn't taking into ...  View more

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Best practice adding printers to Self Service

Hello, I am looking for ideas and best practice adding big number of printers to Self Service. Talking about 20-30 floors with many printers around. I do not want to put all of them as one big list under one category in Self Service, it would be bett...  View more

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Printer PKG Still not Working

Hey guys, I used Composer to create a snapshot of before and after I added my printers and their settings. After running the pkg on a computer, I get no errors, but I also get no added printers to the device. I also tried creating a DMG, but this als...  View more

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Printers

We have our lab environment setup printing to a windows server. I use Casper to deploy printers, but am noticing that not all the paper trays are showing up on the Macs, even though they are set on the server side. Is this something I am going to nee...  View more

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Xerox C60 Fiery Printer Drivers

I've been looking up and down the Jamf Nation threads for the last two weeks and not finding any working solution for this... I have 3 xerox C60 machines. Two have an internal Server (C60-i) and one has an External Server (C60) all using Fiery softwa...  View more

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Printers installed by Self Service won't print

I'm still trying to determine when this first started, but it seems fairly recent. (since updating to 9.96) When someone installs a printer from Self Service, it fails to print. In working with my Printer team, it seems that the print jobs are being ...  View more

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