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Please follow these steps to set up a printer definition in Munis for a new or existing printer:

Printer Install

1. Install the printer on either the Munis application server and set up as a shared printer. Please keep the share name of the printer as short as possible. Using the universal PCL , local workstation, or print server as a windows printer and get windows printing working at a baseline. 
   1. To test if Windows printing is working at a baseline, print a test page from the windows printer properties for the given printer.
      1. Right-click the printer that you want to test and select Printer Properties in the menu.
      2. Windows 10 will open the printer’s Properties window. At the top of this window, click the General tab.
      3. Then, click Print Test Page at the bottom of the window to start printing a sample page.
   2. NOTE: Universal PCL 6 drivers tend to work best for Munis printing.
2. If installed on an end user-user workstation or print server, you will need to share the printer on the network.
   1. Open Control Panel > Devices and Printers
   2. Right-click on the printer that will be used in Munis and select Printer Properties
   3. Select the Sharing tab, check off Share this printer, and specify a share name
      1. The share name cannot have any spaces
      2. In total, the HostName of the computer plus the ShareName of the printer cannot exceed 25 characters in total length due to printer definition character limits
3. Navigate to the Munis Application Server to ensure the shared printer is accessible
   
   1. In the Windows search bar, type Run and hit enter
   2. Enter the the following command, updating the values with the name of the PC the printer is installed on and the share name
      1. \\hostname\sharename
   3. If communication is successful, the printer dialogue window will launch
   4. If communication is unsuccessful an error will display: Windows cannot access \\PCHostname\PrinterShareName
      1. This communication issue is most commonly caused by a windows or network firewall blocking communication
4. Once you have the printer installed with the instructions from step 1, please verify that you can send a Windows test print sends successfully.After you are able to print from Windows successfully it is time to set up the Munis printer definition. Please open the Munis application as a user with Munis administrator privileges:Navigate to: System Administration -

Munis Printer Definition

1. Log into Munis with an account that has system administration permissions
2. Navigate to System Administration > Printer/Device Administration - > Printer Definitions
3. Click “Add” to add a new definitionClick Add

4. Set the following

   items: 

   variables

   Field	Value
   Printer ID

   : Unique Identifier

   	Unique identifier for the printer. This box can accept up to four alphanumeric characters.
   Printer name

   : Identifying

   Identifying name of printer. This box can

   be

   accept up to 15 alphanumeric characters.

   Printer type

   : This box is the print command Munis will use to initiate a print job on the printer and is set to command/script for Munis (non TylerForms) printing.When defining the “Print / forms command” box the script is defined as follows: ntp

   	Select Command / Script
   Print / forms command	Shared printer:     ntp -d \\Hostname\ShareName -@ ls.ntp  Printer installed on server:      ntp -d PrinterName -@ ls.ntp

   ntp:

   Update PrinterName or \\Hostname\ShareName and output format (ls, pm, nr, etc.) This box can accept up to 15 alphanumeric characters.

   
   

5. Once complete, click Accept
6. Test printer by selecting Output from the ribbon
7. Next to printer name, click the ellipses 
8. Select the new printer and click Accept
9. Click OK