Advanced settings

Advanced settings should be used whenever it is necessary to configure the NDD Print Agent with settings that are not available in the system interface.

  • Before adding any settings, read their descriptions to avoid any impact on the environment.

  • Only administrator users can add, remove, or edit settings.

Add an advanced setting

  1. Open Terminal (⌘ + Space → type Terminal)

  2. Type the command:NDDPrintAgentAdmin

  3. Access the Settings menu

  4. Click Add

  5. Select the configuration from the list of available configurations

  6. Enter the configuration name and the corresponding value in NDD Print Agent

  7. Click Save

To delete a configuration

  1. Open Terminal (⌘ + Space → enter Terminal)

  2. Type the command: NDDPrintAgentAdmin

  3. Access the Settings menu

  4. Select the configuration from the list

  5. Click Delete

How do you find the advanced settings?

Name of the advanced configuration to be added to the NDD Print Agent

Configuration description

Default configuration value

Example showing configurable values

Applicable operating system


Available configurations

HostAddress

Communication address for the NDD Print Host.

https://127.0.0.1:56569

https://IP:PORT

HttpTimeout

Timeout in seconds for communication with the NDD Print Host and/or NDD Print Releaser.

60

Time in seconds

ForceLocalAuthentication

Enable or disable authentication on the user's workstation.

false

true;false

UsePinAuthentication

Active or disables PIN authentication.

false

true;false

AuthenticationExceptionList

List of users@domain, separated by “;”, who should not be required to authenticate at the workstation.

List of users separated by ;

user@domain;user@domain

LocalSecurePrintExceptionList

Allows you to create a list of users@domain, separated by “;”, who should not use the local Retention feature.

List of users separated by ;

user@domain;user@domain

ProfileTimeUpdate

Time interval in minutes for synchronization between the NDD Print Agent and the NDD Print Host

1440

Time in minutes

DisableCertificateValidation

Enables or disables SSL certificate validation when the connection to the NDD Print Host and/or NDD Print Agent is configured for HTTPS communication.

false

true;false

PopUpExpiration

The duration, in seconds, for which the NDD Print Agent pop-up is displayed.

60

Time in seconds

DisableAccounting

Disables or enables logging for all printers.

false

true;false

DisableLogicAccounting

Enables or disables logging only for prints blocked by restriction policies.

When this configuration is enabled, the Agent will generate the NPL using only the records of blocked print jobs. All other records will be discarded and cannot be recovered.

false

true;false

EnabledDriverList

List of drivers, separated by “;”, that should be monitored.

List of drivers separated by ;

pcl6;ps

DisabledDriverList

List of drivers, separated by “;”, that should not be monitored.

List of drivers separated by ;

pcl6;PostScript

SaveSpool

Save a copy of the SPL files in the tpar\error folder

Be aware of disk space limitations when enabling this configuration.

false

true;false

DisableAdvancedPrintingFeatures

Disables the “Enable advanced printing features” configuration setting in Windows print queues.

false

If the environment has the Ecotoner feature enabled, the default value will be true.

true;false

AllowJobTitleChange

Enables the pop-up that allows the user to change the document title.

false

true;false

BlockDuplicateJobs

Time required to validate duplicate submissions.

0

Time in seconds

EnableGrayscaleAsColor

It counts grayscale work as color work.

false

true;false

DisableEcoToner

Disables Ecotoner in all local queues.

false

true;false

EcotonerTimeout

EcoToner processing timeout.

5

Time in minutes

DisableDailyNpl

Disables the generation of the daily communication NPL.

false

true;false

BlockCopies

Limit on the number of copies of the paper.

0

Number of copies

DisableLocalUSBCommunication

Disables communication with USB printers.

false

true;false

DisableDuplexAdjust

Disables the duplex setting on HP printers. This setting adds one page when printing a duplex job with an odd number of pages.

false

true;false

EliminateLastBlankPage

Remove the last page of the accounting report if it is blank.

false

true;false

EnableLargePaper

Forces all paper types to be identified as Large Paper.

false

true;false

ScheduledInventory

Schedule the USB pickup time.

-1

Schedule for the day

Entering the value 2 will schedule the pickup for 2:00 p.m.

InventoryFailTimeUpdate

USB collection interval in case of failures in the previous collection.

30

Time in minutes

ForcedOldPCLXLConversion

Forces the use of the PCLXL's old mono/duplex converter.

false

true;false

ForcedPostscriptRasterConversion

Forces the use of the old PostScript mono/duplex converter.

false

true;false

RemoveWhitespaceEnabled

Removes the final spaces in the .SPL file left by the NDD Print Agent converter.

false

true;false

EnableForceBlackonlyPjl

Adjusts the @PJL SET GRAYSCALE=BLACKONLY header in documents that have been converted to mono, using black-and-white information on HP equipment that supports Blackonly High Quality (CMYK) mode. This ensures that the document is processed as mono.

false

true;false

TagBorderOffset

Adjusts the quantity of pixels in the margin of the security stamp (StampLogon).

0

Number of pixels

XLSInsertionMode

Adjusts the security settings applied to Excel files.

false

true;false

InsertOnBlankPage

Inserts a watermark on blank pages.

false

true;false

ReleaserOffline

Contingency for secure printing.

false

true;false

ContingencyPrinterCache

Allows you to select up to 20 pieces of equipment for secure printing.

0

0 até 20

ShowCostReleaserPrint

When enabled, it displays a message showing the approximate printing cost for NDD Print Releaser hold queues.

false

true;false

ForceMonoConversion

Force conversion to mono

false

true;false

ForceDuplexConversion

Force conversion to duplex.

false

true;false

ForceSecurity

Forces the application of the watermark.

false

true;false

SNMPQueryInterval

SNMP information search interval for each printer.

30

Time in minutes

SecurePrintMonitorTime

Time interval for checking whether any locally cached jobs have expired.

5

Time in minutes

NPLBackup

Save a copy of the NPLs in the tpar\backup folder.

false

true;false

DisableParser

Disables the parser so that accounting is based on the number of pages captured by Windows.

false

true;false

EnableCopyInfo

When enabled, when counting copies, billing will be handled as if they were separate jobs.

false

true;false

MaxTimeAnalyzeFile

Parser processing timeout.

900

Time in seconds

DisableBiDirectional

Disables the bidirectional support option on printers.

false

true;false

EnablePasswordRemember

Enables the storage of the username, password, and domain when the user selects the Remember me option on the login screen.

false

true;false

EnablePrinterOfflineFallback

Enables or disables print redirection when there is a connection problem with the print queue.

true

true;false

EnableContingencyForSharedPrinters

Enable the use of shared queues for print routing.

false

true;false

ContingencyTimeout

The time limit, in seconds, that the NDD Print Agent waits for a connection to the print queue.

The time limit can only be set ifEnableContingency is active.

15

Time in seconds

PublicAddress

Configure the NDD Print Agent to display advanced settings on the server when using the cloud-based secure release feature

URL

https://www.mycloudservice.com:6564

AllowCloudBasedRelease

Displays the Cloud-Based Release feature in the NDD Print Agent.

false

true;false

MaxUploadSize

Maximum file size for print jobs sent via upload.

MB

50

RateLimitMaxRequestsPerIp

The maximum number of requests allowed during the period defined by the RateLimitWindowconfiguration.

Number

5

RateLimitWindow

The maximum period allowed for requests, in seconds.

See RateLimitMaxRequestsPerIp for more details.

Time in seconds

60

CloudReleaseQueue

This allows secure cloud-based deployment to be enabled and queues to be installed on workstations in bulk.

NDD Print Agent will perform 5 installations at a time. See RateLimitMaxRequestsPerIp for more details.

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