The productive <a href="https://www.papercut.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">PaperCut</a> Dev team have been working tirelessly and have just released <a href="/products/papercut/">PaperCut MF </a>version 17.4, this will be the last v17 release.

E<span class="tx">ven though this is a <em>minor</em> point release update from PaperCut HQ there are some <strong>significant </strong></span><span class="tx">enhancements to the current feature set. </span>This release is focused on achieving parity across vendors with the introduction of Integrated Scanning on Ricoh’s SOP (SmartSDK) devices. There is also a number of enhancements for Konica Minolta and Toshiba to help improve the user experience on the device. Also thrown in are a couple of popular end-user requested enhancements for Mobility Print.

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<p class="release-date">22 November 2017 - PaperCut MF 17.4.1</p>

<div class="release-changes">
<p id="v17-4-1-enchancements" class="release-category">Enhancements:</p>
<strong>Ricoh (SmartSDK):</strong>
<ul>
 	<li>Support for Integrated Scanning. The all-in-one intuitive user interface provides a consistent and seamless experience.</li>
 	<li>Support for USB tracking.</li>
 	<li>Support for customizing the logo, and more.</li>
</ul>
For more information, see the Copier / Device Integration section for Ricoh (SmartSDK).
<ul>
 	<li><strong>Mobility Print:</strong></li>
 	<li>Support for Linux and macOS environments by the Mobility Print server.</li>
 	<li>DNS setup is even easier with a new improved workflow in the Mobility Print Admin interface to help you configure DNS-SD.</li>
 	<li><strong>Windows Print Provider:</strong> Added an option to change print queue error monitoring to SNMP (ErrorPollMethod=snmp in print-provider.conf). This speeds up the time on Fast Release Stations, Standard Release Stations and all web-based Release Station interfaces to:</li>
 	<li>block the release of print jobs when a print queue is in error, and</li>
 	<li>stop blocking the release when the print queue is no longer in an error state.</li>
 	<li>Improved the wording of the "Make shared account/PIN code visible" security options in the Account Options area on the Options &gt; General page.</li>
 	<li><strong>Web Print Sandbox mode security**:</strong> The confg key that controls document macros is now disabled by default (web-print.disable-macros).</li>
 	<li>Basque translations are now available for Ricoh (SDK/J) version 6.0.4 and the PaperCut MF User web interface.</li>
</ul>
<p id="v17-4-1-fixes" class="release-category">Fixes:</p>

<ul>
 	<li><strong>Mac and Linux:</strong> Fixed an issue where the printer toner level, model, and serial number was not updated on the Printer Details page for printers using some Xerox drivers.</li>
 	<li><strong>Windows Print Provider:</strong> Fixed a rare issue that caused Print Provider to crash if PDL transforms were enabled.</li>
 	<li><strong>Microsoft Applications on Windows 10:</strong> Fixed a rare issue that caused print jobs not to be tracked when printing to Windows servers with server side rendering, when Hide Document Names have been activated.</li>
 	<li><strong>HP printers on a Windows 10 or Windows Server 2016 print server:</strong> Fixed an occasional issue that caused an incorrect number of pages to be reported when printing multiple copies.</li>
 	<li>Fixed an issue preventing device license numbers on the About page from updating after adding a new device.</li>
</ul>
</div>
<p id="v17-4-1-copier-device-integration" class="release-category">Copier / Device Integration:</p>
<strong>HP (FutureSmart 4+ Print Only):</strong>
<ul>
 	<li>PaperCut MF now supports HP FutureSmart 4+ Single Function Printers (SFP), offering a simplified setup that doesn’t require manual deployment of the embedded solution on the device.
<strong>Note:</strong> Existing HP FutureSmart licenses can be used for the new HP FutureSmart 4+ SFPs. However, if you do not have an existing HP FutureSmart license, you can purchase a lower-cost SFP license.</li>
</ul>
<strong>HP (FutureSmart) 1.2.0*:</strong>
<ul>
 	<li>Added support for models with high resolution (1024 x 768) screens.</li>
 	<li>Fixed an issue when using touchscreen scrolling that incorrectly selected and deselected held print jobs on the PaperCut MF Print Release screen.</li>
 	<li>Added the following new config keys:</li>
</ul>
<table class="bordered">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="is_centered bg_grey_light t_white" width="50%">
<h3 class="is_centered">Description</h3>
</td>
<td class="is_centered bg_grey_light t_white" width="50%">
<h3 class="is_centered">Config key</h3>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Specify the Windows Domain to authorize users when using the native scan-to-network functionality.</td>
<td>ext-device.hp.windows-domain</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Modify the network connection timeout period and retry attempts</td>
<td>ext-device.hp.network.timeout-millis
ext-device.hp.network.timeout-retries</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<strong>HP (OSA):</strong>
<ul>
 	<li>Fixed an issue that incorrectly allowed users to access the device's web interface.</li>
</ul>
<strong>Konica Minolta (OpenAPI):</strong>
<ul>
 	<li>The certified PaperCut MF connector version is now 3.4.0.</li>
 	<li><strong>Standard:</strong></li>
 	<li>Added more detail and clarity to the message displayed when a user who is logged in to two devices simultaneously, releases a job from one device that has already been released from the other device.</li>
 	<li><strong>bizhub PRO 1100 devices:</strong> Fixed an issue that created unnecessary text line breaks in the login instructions on the native device’s login screen.</li>
 	<li><strong>i-Option:</strong></li>
 	<li>The cursor on the PaperCut MF login screen now automatically jumps to and highlights the relevant field that needs to be entered.</li>
 	<li>Devices enabled with fast access and release all jobs on login, will now display a message about the number of jobs automatically released.</li>
 	<li>Fixed an issue that prevented a custom "Guest" button label from being displayed.</li>
 	<li>Removed an unnecessary Device Status error message during PaperCut MF device registration.</li>
 	<li>The "Cancel" button has been removed from the Scan-in-Progress screen to prevent users from attempting to cancel scan jobs in progress.</li>
 	<li>Fixed an issue that caused scan jobs to be charged but not delivered when users logged out before pressing "Send".</li>
 	<li>Fixed an issue that caused scan jobs to be incorrectly charged twice, when the device's hard "Start" button was pressed more than once to initiate the scan.</li>
 	<li>Fixed an issue that prevented users from navigating from the Print Release screen to the PaperCut MF Home screen.</li>
 	<li>The checkbox text "Scan multiple pages from Glass" on the PaperCut Scan Details / Scan Settings screens has now been changed to "Prompt for more pages".</li>
 	<li>The button text "Device Functions" on the PaperCut Scan Details / Scan Settings screens has now been changed to "Continue".</li>
 	<li>Added more detail and clarity to the "Would you like to scan more?" message on the screen with the "Scan more" or "Send" options.</li>
 	<li>Improved performance and UI responsiveness.</li>
 	<li>Added the following new config keys:</li>
</ul>
<table class="bordered">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="is_centered bg_grey_light t_white" width="50%">
<h3 class="is_centered">Description</h3>
</td>
<td class="is_centered bg_grey_light t_white" width="50%">
<h3 class="is_centered">Config key</h3>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Suppress the display of the PaperCut MF Home screen after login.</td>
<td>ext-device.konica-minolta.browser.suppress-home-screen</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Display a "Logout" button on all PaperCut MF screens on the device, to allow users to terminate an active session.</td>
<td>ext-device.konica-minolta.enable.screen-logout-button</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Set the way PaperCut MF will handle other third party pull print and scan applications already on the device, during device registration.</td>
<td>ext-device.konica-minolta.allow-third-party-pullprint-apps
ext-device.konica-minolta.allow-third-party-scan-apps</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Set the way authentication credentials are submitted, based on the type of keyboard being used – a soft on-screen keyboard or an external hard keyboard.</td>
<td>ext-device.konica-minolta.login.enable-auto-submit</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Configure the default setting of the "Prompt for more pages" checkbox on the PaperCut Scan Details / Scan Settings screens. This also impacts the Integrated Scanning workflow to display the screen with the "Scan more" or "Send" options.</td>
<td>ext-device.konica-minolta.scan.prompt.checkbox.checked</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<strong>Standard and i-Option:</strong>
<ul>
 	<li>Fixed an issue that prevented restricted users with account balances less than 0.001 from accessing device functions.</li>
 	<li><strong>Polish locale:</strong> Fixed an issue that caused Zero Stop to fail.</li>
 	<li>Fixed an issue when copy jobs using a paper size other than A3, A4, A5, LEGAL, LETTER,SIZE_11x17 were incorrectly charged as A4.</li>
 	<li>Added a detailed message with required actions when PaperCut MF is being registered on the device for the first time and native device authentication is already enabled and detected.</li>
 	<li>Fixed an issue that failed to uninstall PaperCut MF from the device, displaying the message "MiddleAuthServer".</li>
 	<li><strong>Reports:</strong> Fixed an issue on the "User print/copy/scan/fax – breakdown" report that incorrectly reported color scan jobs as grayscale.</li>
 	<li><strong>Integrated Scanning:</strong> Added more detail and clarity to the error message on the Device Details page when enabling Integrated Scanning on devices that do not support browser authentication applications.</li>
</ul>
<strong>Lexmark (LeSF) version 2.5.0*:</strong>
<ul>
 	<li>Fixed an issue preventing copying on devices with firmware version 040.087.</li>
 	<li>Fixed an occasional issue that incorrectly logged users in to PaperCut MF and access the native device functions as a "guest" when the device was inactive while the cursor was on the PIN/ Password field.</li>
 	<li>Fixed an issue when using the the device's hard "Start" key that incorrectly authenticated users to log in to PaperCut MF as a "guest".</li>
 	<li>Improved resilience to network connectivity issues.</li>
 	<li>The config key ext-device.lexmark.approved-actions now accepts wild cards as a valid input value.</li>
 	<li>Added the following new config keys:</li>
</ul>
<table class="bordered">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="is_centered bg_grey_light t_white" width="50%">
<h3 class="is_centered">Description</h3>
</td>
<td class="is_centered bg_grey_light t_white" width="50%">
<h3 class="is_centered">Config key</h3>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Non-Android devices (eSF 2.1 - 4.4):</strong> Enable support for multiple third party applications (such as Lexmark Solution Composer) that require access to user credentials.</td>
<td>device.lexmark.login.perform-auth</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><strong>Android devices (eSF 5+):</strong> Display the logout icon on the native device home screen.</td>
<td>ext-device.lexmark.logout.display-icon</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<strong>Ricoh (SDK/J) version 6.0.4*:</strong>
<ul>
 	<li>Fixed an issue that prevented the embedded application from being installed via the Remote Operation Client.</li>
 	<li>Fixed an issue that sometimes caused Integrated Scanning Zero Stop to fail when using a payment gateway.</li>
 	<li>Basque translations are now available.</li>
</ul>
<strong>Ricoh (SmartSDK) version 2.1.1*:</strong>
<ul>
 	<li>Added support for Integrated Scanning.</li>
 	<li>Added tracking for printing from USB.</li>
 	<li>Added support for setting the user's PIN at the device panel if the user does not already have a PIN assigned.</li>
 	<li>Added the ability to use the numeric keypad for ID number and account code.</li>
 	<li>Added the ability to prevent the panel from going to sleep when card authentication is enabled.</li>
 	<li>Added the ability to customize the logo.</li>
 	<li>Fixed an issue that prevented LAN-fax jobs from being sent.</li>
 	<li><strong>Shared accounts:</strong> Added the ability to enter comments and invoicing details when selecting a shared account at the device panel.</li>
 	<li>Fixed an issue where the locale override was not applied to the submitted time for print jobs.</li>
 	<li>Fixed an issue causing Zero Stop to be triggered based on the most expensive job type rather than the current job type.</li>
 	<li>Fixed an occasional issue that caused buttons on the Print Release screen to become unresponsive.</li>
 	<li>Fixed an occasional issue that logged users out of PaperCut MF, and not the device functions, when the panel sleep function failed to work.</li>
 	<li><strong>Ricoh Remote Operation Client 1.2.2:</strong></li>
 	<li>SDK/J authentication is now disabled when configuring the Remote Operation Client.</li>
 	<li>"Print &amp; Delete Scanner Journal" is now automatically set to "Delete Oldest".</li>
 	<li>Updated the bundled RXOP library to version 3.5.16.</li>
 	<li>Added the following new config keys:</li>
</ul>
<table class="bordered">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="is_centered bg_grey_light t_white" width="50%">
<h3 class="is_centered">Description</h3>
</td>
<td class="is_centered bg_grey_light t_white" width="50%">
<h3 class="is_centered">Config key</h3>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Display print job costs on the PaperCut MF Print Release screen and the Job Details screen.</td>
<td>ext-device.ricoh.release-show-cost</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Permit the use of a configured list of third-party SDK/J applications when a user selects Device Functions.</td>
<td>ext-device.ricoh.permission-product-ids</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Customize screen colors.</td>
<td>ext-device.ricoh.accent-color
ext-device.ricoh.primary-color</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Customize the login welcome message.</td>
<td>ext-device-msg.welcome-text</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<strong>Samsung (XOA) version 1.4.0*:</strong>
<ul>
 	<li>Added the logged in user's username to all screen footers.</li>
</ul>
<strong>Sharp (OSA):</strong>
<ul>
 	<li>Fixed an issue that incorrectly allowed users to access the device's web interface.</li>
</ul>
<strong>Toshiba eConnect:</strong>
<ul>
 	<li>Fixed an issue that incorrectly allowed users to access the device's web interface.</li>
</ul>
<strong>Toshiba (MDS):</strong>
<ul>
 	<li>Added the following new config keys:</li>
</ul>
<table class="bordered">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="is_centered bg_grey_light t_white" width="50%">
<h3 class="is_centered">Description</h3>
</td>
<td class="is_centered bg_grey_light t_white" width="50%">
<h3 class="is_centered">Config key</h3>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Enable access to third party applications on the PaperCut MF Home screen.</td>
<td>ext-device.toshiba.app-buttons.enabled
ext-device.toshiba.app-button1.label
ext-device.toshiba.app-button1.url
ext-device.toshiba.app-button2.label
ext-device.toshiba.app-button2.url</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Suppress the display of the PaperCut MF Print Release screen after login when there are no held print jobs.</td>
<td>ext-device.toshiba.skip-release-screen-when-no-jobs</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Suppress the display of the PaperCut MF Home screen after login.</td>
<td>ext-device.toshiba.device-functions-on-login</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Display print job costs on the PaperCut MF Print Release screen and the Job Details screen.</td>
<td>ext-device.toshiba.release-show-cost</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<strong>Xerox (EIP):</strong>
<ul>
 	<li><strong>First generation devices:</strong> Fixed a formatting issue when the Account Selection screen is translated.</li>
 	<li><strong>EIP 1.5+: VersaLink and AltaLink devices:</strong> Fixed an issue that incorrectly locked the device, preventing subsequent users from being able to log in, when the logout button on a PaperCut MF screen was repeatedly pressed by the current user.</li>
</ul>
<p id="v17-4-1-other-notes" class="release-category">Other Notes:</p>

<ul>
 	<li>If you are running v17.2.1 or later, there is NO database upgrade.</li>
 	<li>**All Web Print sandbox servers must be updated to apply the default behavior of the config key (i.e. disabling document macros by default).</li>
 	<li>Devices marked with * require installing an updated version of the embedded software to access new features and fixes.</li>
</ul>