Installing Ranger Print Manager

Question

How do I install Ranger Print Manager on a non-Ranger network?

Resolution

Ranger Print Manager can be used both with or without a Ranger network. It should be installed on the member server or domain controller which acts as the print server (i.e. controls network printers).

Instructions

Installation scenarios:

1) Installed on a backup domain controller or member server on a network with Ranger.


Install Ranger Print Manager where appropriate. The installation routine will share the installation directory as "Ranger". The machine that RPM is installed on must be a server and must control shared network printers.

• To configure the print manager client program to run when users log in, add an entry to each group's "Scheduler" list via RangerAdmin

        Adjust the path as appropriate:
        e.g.     <servername>\<installed location>\DataRPMClient.exe data "RangerRangerPrintManagerData"

• To enable users to see their print balance, create them a shortcut in their Start Menu to the your datagpbal32.exe program.

• Modify or add the following lines into the preshell9x.rrg and preshellNT.rrg files. Ensure the is changed to the name of the server that Ranger Print Manager is installed on.

        ;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        ;Ranger Print Manager Keys
        HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARESBSSRanger Print Manager
        "DataFilePath""RangerRangerPrintManagerData"
        "AppFilePath""RangerRangerPrintManager"
        "MaintenanceDate""0"

        ;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


2) Installed to a print server on a non-Ranger network.


Install Ranger Print Manager where appropriate. The installation routine will share the installation directory as "Ranger". The machine that RPM is installed on must be a server and must control shared network printers.

a) The print manager client program should be run when users log in. Configure this as a
shortcut in the STARTUP folder via system policies or manually on each machine.

Adjust the path as appropriate:
e.g.     <servername>\<installed location>\DataRPMClient.exe data"<servername>\<installed location>\Data"

b) To enable users to see their print balance, create them a shortcut in their Start Menu to the <servername>\<installed location>\datagpbal32.exe program.

c) The following registry keys need merging into each machine's registry. They tell the Ranger print Manager programs where the database is located.

Ensure the is changed to the name of the server that Ranger Print Manager is installed on.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWARESBSSRanger Print Manager
"DataFilePath""RangerRangerPrintManagerData"
"AppFilePath""RangerRangerPrintManager"
"MaintenanceDate""0"

Copy and paste these keys into a .reg file and merge manually on each machine or
use an automated registry updating tool such as Ranger's RegUpdt.exe

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