The Print Logger FE software is intended for a print management (print control and audit printing activity) for printers at print workstation, based on Windows NT operation systems family. At this time this family includes Windows 2000/XP and Windows Vista. The program inspects the print jobs on a computer, where software is installed. Main assignment of the program - collection of the information about sizes (in pages) for local print jobs and record it to the database for the subsequent analysis or creation reports about printing activity.
Note: if your printer has its own network interface
or connected to the hardware network print server( JetDirect or any other), you should install the printer as a local printer on the server where Print Logger is installed. You should specify the MS Standard TCP\IP port with the printer IP address as the port of the printer, or the JetDirect(or other) port for a network print-sever. Users should connect to printer using the print server as to the regular network printer: \\YourServerName\YourPrinterName.
This free printer quota software Free Printer Quota Software can also inspect sizes of print jobs based on defined quotas and prohibit printing, if the quotas are exceeded (cost recovery and audit print). Quotas for printing is very powerful and effective mechanism for cost management on printing in your organization. Limiting printing activities for some employees, you can really save on a paper, a toner for printers (especial at a color printing), expenses for repair and service for printers .
You can use this software for free. We do this to allow customers to ensure that the software suits specific needs. Simply download and install and you may use the software for your needs.
The program has the modular architecture and consists of three modules:
the collection module (agent) - provides the process of collection of the information from printers, maintenance of a urgency of the information about the printer's configuration in the system, job control on printing;
an administrative console module (PLAdmin) - provides the process of the software configuration and definitions of quotas.
If you want to use a quotas for printing, you should to remember, that a base principle of job control is a mechanism of quotas. The quota is amount of pages (or kilobytes) in the print job, which amount can not be exceeded. In case of exceeding quotas the print job is removed from printing and the information on it can be shown to the user (depending on the selected mode). The program can operate with three varieties of quotas:
the quota for the computer - defines a maximum quantity of pages (or money units), which can be printed by any user of the given computer on any printer of this computer;
the quota for the user - defines a maximum quantity of pages (or money units), which can be printed by the given user on any printer of this computer;
the quota for the printer - defines a maximum quantity of pages (or money units), which can be printed on the given printer by any user .
NOTE: The quotas are summarized by the OR rule - if ANY of the defined quotas is exceeded, the print job is cancelled. If the control of printing is not used, the program allows to print any amount of the information and only gathers the information on printing.
Windows XP Professional SP2,
Windows XP Home Edition SP2,
Windows XP Tablet Edition SP2,
Windows XP Media Edition SP2,
Windows 2000 Professional Edition SP4
Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Ultimate
32-bit and 64-bit
CPU Pentium III Compatible or higher. Minimum: 500 MHz, Recommended: 1 GHz or higher. See editions matrix for details.
At least one local printer installed. Local area network (or dial up connection) to Internet, TCP/IP is required.
System memory: Minimum: 192 MB, Recommended: 512 MB or higher
Screen resolution:
800 x 600 (with any color depth), 1024 x 768 x 16-bit color recommended.
Prerequisite software:
NOTE: All or the majority of these components most likely already already installed on your system by Windows Update. If some components are missing, Print Logger installation package will download and install the required software for you.
If you're already using Print Logger version 5.0.80 and above , you should download this file for update your existing software installation.(critical updates only. Latest updates are available for registered users only, see below.) Public update EXE file format 10 MB. NOTE: registered users also can check for priority updates in your Customer's Control Panel. If updates list is empty, you should use the public update.
