Guide on how to limit and customize printing access for organizations in 3DPrinterOS
Go to the Settings tab in Organization Admin
Find the Printing section
Now, let's dive into each of these settings:
Printer access customization
There are two default printer access permissions in 3DPrinterOS. Organizations can customize these for their needs. When you're customizing, a new permission type will appear as a selection when sharing a printer or creating a workgroup.
Сan queue (Custom)
You can grant access to users with Can Queue (Custom) permissions so they can cancel their jobs
Can Print (Custom)
Can Print permissions offer more flexibility. If you use them, you dismiss the rights for default Can Print permissions.
Printing Limit customizations
Monthly quota – measured in the number of prints. It can be set for each member separately through the Organization Admin - Users tab
Printing time limit – measured in hours per day, week, or month
The maximum duration of a single print – measured in hours
Regular users can only queue/print one job at a time—they won't be able to submit another job if the previous one was not printed or canceled.
Disable Printing until the Build tray is confirmed as clear.
Start the next job automatically after the printer's bed is marked as clear, which allows the process to be automated.
Printers page view and behavior customizations
Printers Page default sorting – Admin can select from these three options:
by Active Machines – idle printers will be first
by Machine Name – simply by printer or Hostname
by Newest Job – the Printer, or the Host with the printer that has the newest job in the queue
2. Period for queue cleaning (finished/aborted/failed jobs)
Finished jobs are only stored on the printer's page for a while.
They are displayed for 24 hours by default. Admins can customize this
3. Clear Finished Jobs from the Queue – This regards only Completed Jobs.
4. Hide Printer Settings to Regular Users – Regular users won't be able to see Printer Settings next to the printer (under the three dots menu)
5. Show printers grouped by hosts for all organization members
By default, printers are displayed as separate entities. But in some cases, it is useful when you can see what printer is connected to which host:
This is the same setting as in the filter on the Printers page. The difference is that this will be applied organization-wide.
