32.7 What are the features supported on a physical printer?

iPrint supports a variety of features that enhance how users interact with and manage physical printers. These features can be configured from the Manage features page.

To access Manage features:

Go to Printers, select the printer and click More options > Manage features.

Supported features

NOTE:You cannot enable direct printing with auditing, secure printing with Email printing simultaneously. You can manage these features while creating or configuring a printer on the Manage Features page.

Direct printing

Sends print jobs directly to the printer instead of sending the job to the Print Manager first. A job is sent to the printer in LPR or raw 9100 format, depending on the setting in the gateway autoload command for the printer. Direct printing supports banner printing (if the banner is already configured) and driver updates.
LPR support

Enables printing using the LPR (Line Printer Remote) protocol, common in TCP/IP printers and more flexible than the RAW protocol.
Auditing

Creates a log file indicating who printed how many pages to which printer on a given date. The log file is in a comma-separated format (.csv). The data from this log file can be viewed from the Health Monitor or downloaded into a spreadsheet.

To use this feature, you must enable auditing on each printer.
Auto driver/profile update

Automatically updates clients with the latest drivers and profiles from the server without user intervention. If you make any changes to the driver in the driver Sdore or modify the profile, the client is prompted for the change, and the client is updated.
Secure printing

Ensures secure transmission of print jobs and restricts printing access based on user, group, or container membership. Integrates with LDAP directories (e.g., Active Directory, eDirectory).
User hold

Holds the print job until the submitting user manually releases it.
Operator hold

Holds the print job until a designated operator releases it.