Server Edition Administrator’s Guide

May 3, 2005

FinePrint Software, LLC

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San Francisco, CA 94133
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www.fineprint.com
Introduction
This document covers FinePrint, pdfFactory, and pdfFactory Pro Server Editions (SE). Installing
SE on a Windows server provides easy deployment and configuration for multiple users on any
Windows client, including Citrix/Terminal Server clients and laptops.

System Requirements
SE server requirements:
• Windows NT 4.0 Server, Windows 2000 Server, or Windows Server 2003
• Microsoft Networking with printer sharing
• Terminal Server and Citrix MetaFrame are fully supported in both desktop and single
application sessions

SE client requirements:
• Windows 9x/Me, NT 4.0, 2000, or XP
• Microsoft Networking with printer sharing

Installation - Server
To install SE on a server:
• download the SE executable file from www.fineprint.com to your Windows server
• launch the executable file to begin the installation. Admin access to the server is required.

Note: when installing SE in a Citrix or Terminal Server environment, it is not necessary to put the
Terminal Server into INSTALL mode. The SE installer will do it automatically if required.

Installing SE on a server does the following:

• installs printer drivers for Windows 9x/Me, Windows NT 4.0, and Windows 2000/XP
• installs the SE printer on the server and creates a printer share which clients can access
• installs the full product for use on the server itself

Installation - Client
Once SE is installed on the server, clients may install the SE printer using the Add Printer Wizard
on the client computer. Terminal Server clients will automatically be able to use the SE printer,
since they will inherit the SE printer from the server itself.

Installation - Laptop
An SE client installation can be converted to a standalone version that does not require a network
connection to operate. To convert an installed SE product from network to local, open the Settings
tab on the client and select the “Create New Printer” button. The new printer that is created will be
a local printer that does not require network access. To complete the operation, you should delete
the old printer (the network connection to the server’s shared printer).

Note: you must have administrative privileges on the client in order to do the “Create New Printer”
operation.

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License Management
SE provides license management and monitoring to ensure compliance with internal standards.
The Licensing tab contains the license management tools and is accessible to any logged in user
with administrative privileges.

The license management tools are accessed from the Licensing tab, as follows:
• open the Printers folder on the server
• right-click on the SE printer and select Printing Preferences/Document Defaults

The Licensing tab is accessible from the client workstation administrative privileges by holding
down the Ctrl key and selecting the Printing Preferences in the Printers folder.

Figure 1 : Licensing tab. Enter license codes and monitor product usage here. Also provides a history of all
license codes entered.

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Figure 2: Licensing tab showing multiple servers with SE installed.

Entering License Codes

When you purchase SE, you will receive a license code which you must enter into the product on
the Licensing tab. Once you have entered the code, the server will allocate client licenses as
needed to existing clients and to any new clients installed. Licenses are allocated when a client
computer prints to its SE printer. If there are more clients using SE than there are purchased
licenses, the extra clients will remain trial versions until additional licenses are purchased. You
can find more details on the Licensing tab by accessing the Help file using the Help button as
shown in Figure 1.

To enter the license code, click the “License codes” button on the Licensing tab and enter the code.

SE allocates its licenses based on the computer name of the connected workstation. This applies
equally for both Terminal Server and standard remote workstations. A single license is allocated
to a computer that uses the shared printer or accesses any number of terminal servers so that
licenses are used efficiently.

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Recovering Licenses
Allocated licenses are recovered and returned to the available pool in either the following ways:

• SE client is uninstalled (requires admin privileges)

• A user is deleted using the “Delete user” button

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Configuration
Changing SE settings in the Printing Preferences dialog on the server will cause corresponding
changes on the client computers. Examples include:
• pdfFactory security settings
• pdfFactory directories for saving PDFs
• FinePrint stationery
• FinePrint forms

When you click OK on the Printing Preferences dialog, you will be asked if you want the settings
to be applied to just the server or to all the clients as well.

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User Interface Customization
SE provides the ability to customize the client user interface. This is useful in cases when:
• you want to hide some features which are not used, allowing a simpler user interface
• you want to enforce settings by removing the controls to change them. Using pdfFactory
Pro as an example, it is possible to set security settings and then remove the Security tab so
that security settings cannot be changed by the user.

When you open Printing Preferences on the server as described above for the Licensing tab, you
will also see the Appearance tab, where you can customize the user interface. Unchecking an item
in the Settings list box will cause the corresponding user interface element to be suppressed on
client computers. The Test button shows an example of the client window with customizations
applied, so that you can see what the resulting window will look like.

Note: the Appearance tab is displayed only when you are on the server. It cannot be displayed
from a client computer with the Ctrl key, as the Licensing tab can..

Figure 3: Appearance tab - allows configuration of the appearance of the user interface. Figure 4 below shows
an example of altered appearance.

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Figure 4: Test page showing removed tabs. In this case, only the Preview, Security, and Settings tabs are
available to users.

Removing the Program Group

By default, SE installs a program group in the Start menu on the client. In some cases, this is
undesirable. The Appearance tab has an item for removing the program group.

Bypassing The Network Scan

When the Licensing tab is activated, it will sometimes perform a scan of the entire network in
order to locate other servers that are also running the SE. In some cases, it is impractical or
impossible to scan the entire network. It is possible to bypass the network scan by manually
editing the registry.

Here are the steps required to configure your system to bypass the network scan. If you have
installed SE on more than one server, you will need to perform these steps on each server where SE
is installed.

1. start REGEDIT

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 2. for FinePrint, navigate to HKLM\SOFTWARE\FinePrint Software\FinePrint5; for
pdfFactory, navigate to HKLM\SOFTWARE\FinePrint Software\pdfFactory2

3. create a new REG_MULTI_SZ value (Edit menu, New Multi-String Value) and name it
ServerCache.

4. double-click on the ServerCache value to edit its value. Enter the computer names of all
servers on your network that are running Server Edition. Use the Enter key to add multiple
computer names. When you are done entering the names, click OK.

5. create a new REG_SZ value (Edit menu, New String Value) and name it LicenseServer.

6. double-click on the LicenseServer value to edit its value. Enter the computer name of the
server which you want to designate as the SE license server. If you have only one server
running SE, then enter its name. If you have more than one, then choose one and enter its
name. The license server is the server which will hold the central license database used by
all SE servers and clients. It can be any one of your servers.

Once you have performed these steps, accessing the Licensing tab will no longer cause the
network to be scanned.

SETUP.EXE Options
The SE setup program supports multiple command line options including silent installation and
un-installation. In order to access these options, run SETUP.EXE and not the downloaded
self-extracting archive. You can use Winzip or other ZIP tool to expand the self-extracting archive
into its component files.

Setup command line options:

/install installs SE (the default)

/uninstall removes SE

/quiet=nnn suppresses some output during installation. can be

any combination of the following values:

1 to suppress the opening confirmation dialog

2 to suppress the progress bar
4 to suppress the closing message box
8 to suppress the license agreement
16 to suppress the "must reboot" message box (default to
Yes)

For example, to suppress the progress bar and the

license agreement, you would specify /quiet=10
(2 for the progress bar plus 8 for the license
agreement).

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/quiet suppresses ALL output during installation or
uninstallation

/autodelete [installation only] tells the installer to delete the

source directory after installation has completed

WARNING: this deletes the ENTIRE directory, not just files

used in SE installation. You should use
a temp folder or a folder specially created for this
purpose.

/inf does not actually install or uninstall; generates INF

files for Add Printer Wizard setup on the current platform

/kernelmode [installation only] when installing under Windows

2000/XP/2003, forces the kernel mode driver to be installed
instead of the user mode driver

/netreinstall=directory_name
updates an SE client by running the installer in
the specified location. The directory name is typically
specified as a UNC path name, e.g. \\SERVER\print$\w32x86\3.
If the directory name is omitted (i.e. just /netreinstall
is specified, then the installer attempts to determine the
correct location by examining the user's connections to
shared SE printers.

/nodisp [installation only] prevents the installer from launching

the dispatcher when setup is complete

/noini [installation only] prevents the installer from importing

old settings from a previously saved INI file

[uninstallation only] prevents the installer from saving

current settings to an INI file for a subsequent installer
to import

/reboot=nnn controls the reboot initiated by the installer or

uninstaller. Can be one of the following values:

0 suppresses a reboot. This does not prevent the need

for rebooting the machine; it simply tells the
installer/uninstaller not to prompt the user to
reboot. If you use this option, you are responsible
for rebooting the machine.

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 1 forces a reboot. If the 16 value is specified in the
/quiet option, then the machine will be rebooted
without any prior warning; otherwise the user will be
prompted to reboot.

/reboot same as /reboot=1

/safe=nnn updates an existing version by performing a "safe"

reinstallation. Can be one of the following values:

1 for a standard safe reinstallation; just updates all

relevant files. This assumes that the version being
installed has the exact same fileset as the version
being replaced (i.e. no files were added or deleted).
If any files are in use and cannot be updated, the
user will be prompted to reboot the machine and the
files will be updated at the next reboot.

2 for a full fail-safe reinstallation. Uninstalls the

existing version, reboots the machine, and installs
the new version. Preserves user settings.

/safe same as /safe=1

Registry And File Usage

SE creates the following registry keys on both the server and client machines:

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppPaths
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
used by the SE Dispatcher

HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
used by Control Panel Add/Remove Programs

HKLM\Software\FinePrint Software\<product name>

global SE settings which affect all users

HKCU\Software\FinePrint Software\<product name>

HKU\xxx\Software\FinePrint Software\<product name>
user-specific SE settings

Program And Data Files

On a Windows 9x/Me client, SE program files are located in
\WINDOWS\SYSTEM

On an NT client, program files are located in

\WINNT\SYSTEM32

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 \WINNT\SYSTEM32\SPOOL\DRIVERS\W32X86\2

On a 2000/XP client, program files are located in

\WINNT\SYSTEM32
\WINNT\SYSTEM32\SPOOL\DRIVERS\W32X86\3

On an NT/2000/XP server, program files are located in

\WINNT\SYSTEM32
\WINNT\SYSTEM32\SPOOL\DRIVERS\W32X86\2
\WINNT\SYSTEM32\SPOOL\DRIVERS\W32X86\3
\WINNT\SYSTEM32\SPOOL\DRIVERS\WIN40\0

TEMP files are stored in the TEMP directory as defined in Windows system properties. SE TEMP
files are deleted when they are no longer used.

Contacting Us
Sales and pre-sales information: sales@fineprint.com
Technical support: support@fineprint.com

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