Xerox XCounter Page Accounting Support & Software User Guide
Mar 2001
XCOUNTER FOR NT USER REFERENCE MANUAL
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Select the type of accounting desired. Refer to the “Printer Configuration”
section for additional information.
section for additional information.
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Select any other option/s required. Refer to the “Printer Configuration” section
for additional information.
for additional information.
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Install the XCounter Parallel Port Monitor and select which port to use
(XCOUNT_LPT1, XCOUNT_LPT2, etc.).
(XCOUNT_LPT1, XCOUNT_LPT2, etc.).
All messages from XCounter printers on Win 95/98/Me (rejected jobs, insufficient
balance, etc.) are sent to users from the NT Data Server.
balance, etc.) are sent to users from the NT Data Server.
There are certain restrictions as to how XCounter manages locally attached printers
on Win 95/98/Me as compared to their NT counterparts. The limitations are as
follows:
on Win 95/98/Me as compared to their NT counterparts. The limitations are as
follows:
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Banner pages are not supported.
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Rules are not supported - however, there are job size and page count limits to
prevent large jobs from printing to these printers.
prevent large jobs from printing to these printers.
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Pausing of all jobs is not supported.
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The XPopup program is not supported.
Security
Windows 95 and 98/Me are generally insecure, and the XCounter settings are stored
locally. In environments where users are charged for printing, it is possible for
malicious users to tamper with printer settings in order for their print jobs to escape
detection. In such cases, explore the possibility of enforcing system policies (see the
Windows 95 and 98 Resource Kits) to prevent access to Printers, Control Panel, and
Run (on the Start Menu). Restricting access to RegEdit and the DOS Command
Prompt may also be required.
locally. In environments where users are charged for printing, it is possible for
malicious users to tamper with printer settings in order for their print jobs to escape
detection. In such cases, explore the possibility of enforcing system policies (see the
Windows 95 and 98 Resource Kits) to prevent access to Printers, Control Panel, and
Run (on the Start Menu). Restricting access to RegEdit and the DOS Command
Prompt may also be required.
If the user changes or in anyway disables the port monitor, XCounter will no longer
have the ability to track and log printer activity on the locally attached printer. The
following would be ways in which a user could disable XCounter from functioning
correctly.
have the ability to track and log printer activity on the locally attached printer. The
following would be ways in which a user could disable XCounter from functioning
correctly.
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Changing the printer port from XCOUNT_LPTx to LPTx to escape print job
detection.
detection.
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Users accessing the registry to change XCounter configuration settings.