Print connectors are the input channels through which documents enter the OptimiDoc print workflow. Some are browsed on demand at the device, one receives email, one holds a shared pool of jobs, and one publishes a driverless IPP queue -- but all of them feed the same pipeline of rules, quotas, and pull print release.
Screenshot: Print Connectors overview
Overview
Print connectors and scan destinations share a single underlying model; a connector is simply a destination flagged as a print source. Each connector has a name, a type chosen at creation, type-specific settings, and access rights that decide which user groups may use it. You can create as many connectors of each type as you need.
Manage them under Printing > Print Connectors. Click Add Connector (the type defaults to Folder), choose a type, fill in its Configuration tab, and assign Access Rights.
How Connectors Bring in Jobs
Connectors fall into four intake models, which is the key thing to understand when choosing one:
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Browse-on-demand (Folder and all cloud connectors) -- nothing is polled. The connector appears on the device panel; the signed-in user browses the storage, picks a file, and OptimiDoc downloads and prints it on the spot. The job is owned by that user and the original file is left untouched.
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Shared Queue -- a shared pool of jobs that any authorised user can release, with the cost charged to whoever releases.
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Mailbox -- a mailbox polled every 30 seconds; incoming email becomes print jobs attributed to the sender.
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IPP Queue -- a named driverless print queue served by the built-in IPP server.
Available Connectors
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A shared Windows print queue whose jobs anyone with access can release. Cost is charged to the releasing user. |
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Browse a network or local folder (or each user's home folder) and print on demand. Ideal for line-of-business output. |
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Print by emailing a dedicated mailbox (IMAP/POP3), with optional guest printing. Great for mobile and visitors. |
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Browse and print from Google Drive via OAuth 2.0. Google-native documents are exported to PDF. |
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Browse and print from OneDrive or OneDrive for Business (Microsoft 365) via OAuth 2.0, with optional admin consent. |
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Browse and print from a SharePoint Online document library via the Microsoft Graph API. |
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Browse and print from Box via OAuth 2.0. |
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Browse and print from Dropbox via OAuth 2.0. |
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Browse and print from a WebDAV server (Nextcloud, ownCloud, NAS devices) using basic authentication. |
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Browse and print from an S3-compatible Wasabi bucket using an access key and secret key. |
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A named driverless (IPP) print queue with its own print defaults and install URI. No connection settings. |
Common Features
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Name and Type -- each connector has a name and a type fixed at creation.
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Configuration tab -- type-specific settings (paths, servers, credentials, OAuth). The IPP Queue type has none.
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Access Rights tab -- assign the connector to user groups, or enable it for everyone.
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OAuth authorisation -- for cloud types (Google Drive, OneDrive, SharePoint Online, Box, Dropbox), open the saved connector and click Authorize; the status shows Authorized / Unauthorized, with Re-authorize and Revoke authorization options.
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Test Connection -- verify a connector's configuration from its row menu.
Managing Connectors
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Create a connector |
Click Add Connector (defaults to the Folder type). |
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Edit a connector |
Click its row, or use the row menu > Edit. |
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Authorise a cloud connector |
Open it and click Authorize in the OAuth card. |
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Test a connector |
Row menu > Test Connection. |
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Delete a connector |
Row menu > Delete. |
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