Using Printer management

Printers must be added to the Student machine before the Tutor connects, once connected to Students, printers cannot be added, removed or modified. All printers that are attached to Student machines will appear in the Printer List pane. Student print jobs will be displayed in the Print Queue pane, giving you an overview of who is printing, what is being printed, how many pages are printing and the current print status. From here, you can delete or resume printing for Students.

Notes:

If 'Show printers' is enabled, you can pause, delete and resume jobs via the printer icon in any view.
Print restrictions can be applied at startup. Click Options in the Tutor Console, select Network Settings from the drop-down menu and choose Start Options - Restrictions.

If the Student Toolbar is enabled, Students will be notified of the current print status.

Setting print thresholds

Print thresholds can be applied for an individual print job, allowing the Tutor to specify the maximum number of pages Students can print. If the Student exceeds this limit, the print job will be automatically paused or deleted.

Select the Class tab in the ribbon and click Set Print Thresholds.
The Print Thresholds dialog will appear, allowing you to apply the relevant settings.

Pause printing

Select the required Students in the List view Displays the currently connected Students or groups. You can switch the display mode between large icons and details view from the View tab in the ribbon..
Select the Class tab in the ribbon and click Pause printing.
The print status for the selected Student(s) will now show as paused.

Select the required printer in the Printer List pane.
Right-click and choose Pause.
Printing will be paused for the selected printer.

Block all printing

Select the required Students in the List view.
Select the Class tab in the ribbon and click Block printing.
The print status for the selected Student(s) will now show as blocked.

Select the required printer in the Printer list.
Right-click and choose Block.
Printing will be blocked for the selected printer.

Delete print jobs

You can delete all print jobs, selected print jobs or all print jobs for a Student.

Select the required print job(s) in the Print Queue pane.
Click the Delete icon above the Print Queues pane.

Or

Right-click and choose Delete/Delete All/Delete All jobs for xxx.
The selected print job(s) will be deleted.

Deleting duplicate print jobs

Select the Class tab in the ribbon and click the Delete Duplicates option.
Duplicate print jobs will now be deleted.

Resume printing

Allows you to restart printing after it has been paused or blocked.

Select the required Students in the List view.
Click the Resume icon above the Print Queues pane.

Or

Select the Class tab in the ribbon and click Unrestricted.
Printing will now be resumed.

Select the required printer in the Printer List pane.
Right-click and choose Resume.
Printing will be resumed for the selected printer.

Note: You can also resume printing for Student(s) in the Print Queue pane. Select the required print job, right-click and choose Resume.

Printer properties

Allows you to change the image, display name of the printer and reset the total page and job count.

Select the printer icon in the List view.

Or

Select the required printer in the Printer List pane.
Right-click and choose Properties.
Amend the required properties.
Click OK.