Migrating your Princh solution to a different PC/server? All the needed information can be found right here.
Transferring your Princh services to a new PC/server is a straightforward procedure. Once the new server is configured within your network and you're prepared to finalize the migration of your Princh services, please proceed to the guide provided below.
Make sure that the account used for the installation on the PC/server has full administrative privileges, and confirm that your printers are accessible on the local network on the device where the PrinchCloudConnector is installed or is to be installed.
Server migration overview:
- If the Princh printer(s) is currently configured using Windows Print Queue(s), ideally, replicate the printer setup to new server. See step 1 for further details.
- If the Princh printer(s) is currently configured using IPP/IPPS protocol(s), no reconfiguration is needed, proceed directly to the step 2, "Installing the Princh Cloud Connector on the new server".
1. Configuration using Windows Queue
If your printers are configured using Windows Print Queues, the printer configuration from the former server should ideally be replicated on to the new server. This entails:
- Giving the printer an identical printer name on the new server.
- Configuring the printer with identical settings as was on the old server.
Completing the listed steps will help ensure that Princh will continue to work as before the server migration. Additionally, it makes it even easier for Princh to reestablish connection to the printer.
2. Installing the Princh Cloud Connector on the a server
When migrating to a new server, a new Princh Cloud Connector must also be created and installed. The Princh Cloud Connector installed on the the former PC/server is specifically created and associated with the former server and cannot be reused due to its unique encryption and decryption keys.
- A guide on how to create and install a new connector for the new server, can be found RIGHT HERE.
Once the new Princh Cloud Connector has been installed on the new server, all that is left is moving the printers to the new Princh Cloud Connector in the Princh Administration Panel under the tab 'Connectors'.
- A guide on how to assign printers to a Princh Cloud Connector in the Princh Administration Panel can be found RIGHT HERE.
If further assistance is needed in regards to migrating servers, please contact Princh Support.