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Printing in Chase building is provided by Konica Multifunction printers. The printers are provided by Dalhousie Print Services. Here is the link for print drivers.

Notes -

• Printing is available only from Dalhousie network.
• An account tracking code is needed for printing. It is available from Chase main office on request.
• All printers could be added for Jet Direct/Appsocket printing to port 9100 without needing a print server.
• Print drivers installed for the outgoing e generation bizhubs are incompatible with the currently installed i generation units for using necessary features like account tracking. A new driver install is necessary.

Printer information

Printer Driver setup

Linux

Extract the archive from the link provided above. Install the drivers using the install.pl script. This will place the printer ppd files and filters in the appropriate locations. Use the browser and add the printer like this -

• Visit http://localhost:631
• Administration → Add Printer → AppSocket/HP JetDirect → socket://<ip address from above>:9100
• For Driver, choose Konia Minolta → KONICA MINOLTA WPH PS(P) BEU
• Choose Default Options in the added printer → Account Track → Choose Password to Custom → Use your photocopier code → Set default options
• Make sure that Account Track is turned on

Notes -

• With the Linux driver, the above setup prints cups test pages, but sometimes not real documents when using a GUI.
• When printing, check Advanced → Account track in printer properties. Enable it and choose password as custom. Fill in the code everytime. This should fix the issue when printing from gtk applications.
• Direct printing with lpr is unaffected.

Fix for the above GUI printing problem in Linux

• Force the default incoming document format to be treated as application/postscript

 lpadmin -p <your printer name> -o document-format-default=application/postscript 

• Find the Konica filter named KMbeuEmpPS.pl (Usually found in /usr/lib/cups/filter)
• Find the following line in the above filter -

   #PJL footer 

• Add the following to hard code your account tracking code into the filter right above this line.

# --- FORCE ACCOUNT TRACKING FOR GUI APPLICATIONS --------------------------------
my $MyForcedPin = '1234'; # <-- REPLACE 1234  YOUR KONICA CODE FROM MAIN OFFICE
push @pjl_lines, "\@PJL SET KMSECTIONKEY2 = \"$MyForcedPin\"\r\n";
push @pjl_lines, "\@PJL SET KMPSECTIONKEY2 = \"$MyForcedPin\"\r\n";
# --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

• Restart cups like this -

   systemctl restart cups

Windows

• Download and extract the universal print drivers from the link above
• Choose Driver → PS or PCL → UPDSetup64 → Install (Manual Setting) → Add to list
• Print Queue Name → Choose a custom name → Next and finish the installation
• Choose Printer properties → Change properties
• Configure → Dynamic Mode → Fill the appropriate IP address from above and choose the correct model name from the list → Press OK
• Confirm that device options are now correctly populated with paper source unit and finisher model numbers. Make sure account tracking is picked up as enabled. Also verify that paper tray information is picked up correctly.
• Choose Settings → Display Constraint Message (disable this)
• Choose Printing preferences → Authentication/Account track → fill in your photocopy code in the Password field. Leave Department name as blank, Press Apply. The code should now be saved.
• Printing should work at this point

Mac

• Download, extract and install the print drivers from the link above.
• Add a printer → IP printer
• Address → provide ip address from above
• protocol → HP jet direct
• name → choose a custom name
• Use → Choose the correct model
• Select a paper source unit
• Disable allow public user
• On first print → Print using system dialog → Printer options → Output method → Account track → Save the photocopy code in the Password field → save settings
• Save a preset with a custom name (like code enabled konica mono) and choose this preset for printing with code every time

Print Job Status

To check the print job status

• Visit the following URL on a browser → https://<above IP address>
• Use your copier code
• Check Job → Job history
• Status messages
  • Job Complete - Print job is successful
  • Deleted Due To Error - Most likely caused by incorrect account tracking code