Installing_java_printing - Creative Computing Wiki

On the server side:

If the web server has been set up for Guacamole, In the file /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf, add the lines between the gray bars

<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerName examplehost.crecom.com.au

    Alias /printers /var/www/html/printers
    <Directory /var/www/html/printers>
        Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews ExecCGI
        AllowOverride Options
        Order allow,deny
        Allow from all
    </Directory>
    ProxyPassMatch ^/printers !

    Proxypass / http://localhost:8080/guacamole/
    ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:8080/guacamole/

    ErrorLog logs/guacamole.log
    CustomLog logs/guacamole-access.log combined
</VirtualHost>
<VirtualHost *:80>

Uncomment the following line:

AddHandler cgi-script .cgi

Add the following line just after "DocumentRoot"

SetEnv LD_LIBRARY_PATH lib:/usr/lib:/u/ccr.15/lib

Create the following directoriy /var/www/html/printers/

And copy 2 files from sam

/u/ccdev/std/internet/cgi/deviceservice.cgi
/u/ccdev/std/binx11/printer

Important: make sure you set the above 2 files to be executable

Add a new file .htaccess containing the following:

Options -Indexes

run prnaad and for the "System printer name" you have to specify a directory (start and end with slash). To make things less messy, put them in a subdirectory containing all the printers:

/printers/docket/
/printers/laser/
/printers/label/

Program should automatically create them (below your $CCDIR). If it does not, then you may have to do it yourself.

If this is for a company with many locations, or a server with multiple companies, it might be a good idea to place these under the company directory (and maybe with individual directories for locations).

Once the above is all set, proceed to setting up the client.

On the client side:

Download 2 files:

http://customers.crecom.com.au/winprint/jre-8u171-windows-i586.exe <-for windows

http://customers.crecom.com.au/winprint/jre-10.0.2_osx-x64_bin.dmg <-for mac

http://customers.crecom.com.au/winprint/crecomps.zip

Run the jre-installer, follow all the defaults.

Unzip the crecomps.zip into c:\crecomps\         <-for windows
Unzip the crecomps.zip into /Library/crecomps/   <-for mac

Open a command promnt "cmd". cd into c:\crecomps .

Run the install.bat file.   <-for windows
Run the install.sh file.    <-for mac

It may open some text windows and close with no errors. Windows security might ask you if you are sure you want to run this, say "yes". Check the logs under c:\crecomps\logs . You should not see any obvious errors.

Run the crecompsw.exe program. Go to the startup tab and look under arguments <- for windows

sudo vi /Library/crecomps/start.sh. Leave everything as is but modify the arguments as follows: (this is last step) <-for mac

start&URL=<URL>&SECS=<INTERVAL>&CENV=<CCDIR>&CP_<CREPRINTERx>=<WINPRINTERNAME>&CP_<CREPRINTERx>=nexa

Where:

<URL> is in the format http://drboom.crecom.com.au/printers/deviceservice.cgi
<INTERVAL>is number of seconds between checking for new jobs. 5 seconds seem ok, If server and client can take it, you can go as low as 1 second
<CCDIR> is their CCDIR like /u/cc/
<CREPRINTERx> is the Control short printer name (the ones you set up in prnaad on the server). x is 1 to 3
<WINPRINTERNAME> is the corresponding windows printer name

Go back to the General tab and set startup type to "Automatic". Click "start" and "Apply". This should allow the program to automatically start up when you reboot the computer.

Go to "devices and printers" under Control Panel. Right click on your A4 printer and go to Printer Properties -> Advanced -> Printing Defaults. Choose "2 Sided" printing and click Apply.

Restart the computer and check if the service auto started

Important note for Linux or Mac:

make sure the printer is "shared to network" or java may not see the printer.