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PaperCut Migration

The document provides instructions for migrating a PaperCut print server to a new server. It outlines steps to setup and test print queues on the new server before installing PaperCut, install the same version of PaperCut on both servers, and test the installation on the new server.

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PaperCut Migration

The document provides instructions for migrating a PaperCut print server to a new server. It outlines steps to setup and test print queues on the new server before installing PaperCut, install the same version of PaperCut on both servers, and test the installation on the new server.

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1.

Set up and test the print queues on the new server


If PaperCut and your print server are one in the same, then make sure you setup all of the print queues on the new
server and test printing before installing PaperCut. These steps will vary depending on whether you have a
Windows, macOS, or Linux print server.

On Windows, this means opening Print Management Console on the new server then adding your printers using
the Add Printer Wizard one by one or you can use the Print Server Migration feature built into Windows to
quickly migrate all your queues, drivers, ports, and settings.

We recommend that the print queues on the new server are named identically, otherwise clients on the network
that print through this server may have trouble connecting to the hosted print queues. If the printer names or
server hostname will change as part of the migration you may want to rename the existing printer entries in
PaperCut so that the printing history and settings are maintained and you don’t end up with two separate entries for
each printer. See the article How to Rename a Printer for more details.

If you have queues using the LPR protocol or have the PaperCut LPD Service installed previously on your original
Print Server, you will need to re-install the PaperCut LPD Service on the new Print Server that you are migrating
to. This will ensure LPR jobs submitted from macOS and Linux clients can be understood and accepted by the
Windows Print Server, allowing the hosted queues to pass on the jobs to the printing devices. Check out this
article for more information. Some organizations can skip these steps if no printing is done through the PaperCut
server. This is more common in larger organizations that have a dedicated PaperCut server and track printing only
through PaperCut Secondary Servers, Site Servers, or the Direct Print Monitor.

2. Install the same version of PaperCut on both servers


When migrating PaperCut, we recommend having the same version of PaperCut is running on both the old and
new server.

Note: If you had migrated from e.g. NG to MF on your old server, and your old server has PaperCut installed in
the Program Files/PaperCut NG directory, but your new server has PaperCut installed in the Program
Files/PaperCut MF directory, that’s ok! All the steps in this document will still apply.

The easiest way to ensure this is to upgrade to the latest version of PaperCut by logging into your server as Admin,
navigate to the About page, then click “Check for updates” to get the latest version. Then run this installer on both
the old and new servers.

To upgrade, your PaperCut Maintenance and Support agreement must be up to date. Having a current Support
agreement will also ensure timely support if anything goes awry. Please check our upgrade policy if you have
questions.

If upgrading before the migration is not an option (which may be the case if your PaperCut server is still running
on a 32-bit OS) then you can still obtain older versions of PaperCut. PaperCut NG customers can still
download past versions from our website while PaperCut MF customers will need to reach out to their PaperCut
Partner for past versions.
Steps:

1. Log into your existing PaperCut server as Admin.


2. Navigate to the About page
3. Click Check for updates button.
4. Download the latest installer and run it on both the old and new servers.
5. Follow the prompts to finish the installation wizard and synchronize users with your directory.
Test and confirm: After installing PaperCut on the new server, navigate back to the About page to check your
server version and confirm it is the same version as the old PaperCut server.

Also make sure that PaperCut on the new server can communicate with your user directory by navigating to the
Options page, then open the User/Group Sync tab, and scroll down to the Test Settings button.

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