Install On Windows

Run the cp20s_setup.exe program to install CirrusPrint on a Windows server.  This will run an installation wizard, including panels for acceptance of the license agreement and the install location.  The default installation location is C:\SDSI\cp20\server.

If installing on a server version of Windows, such as 2008 or 2012, and the server has terminal services, then look on Control Panel for "Install Application on Remote Desktop" or "Install Application on Terminal Server" and use that.  If the server does not support terminal services, install by right-clicking the setup executable and choose Run As Administrator.

The default install location is C:\SDSI\cp20\server, but this can be changed if desired.  Do not chose a "Program Files" location to avoid security issues with Windows.  Be sure to choose a disk that has plenty of disk space available, as CirrusPrint utilizes disk for caching and logging.  At a minimum, the disk should have 500MB or more free space, though the needs of CirrusPrint can vary widely based on job volume and content. If you are updating an existing installation, choose the existing directory.  Do not rename the existing directory as it will invalidate the license stored there.

The setup program installs the software for the user who runs it.  This is typically an Administrator, so login appropriately before running the setup.

Once the setup is complete, there will be some new entries on the Start, Programs menu, under CirrusPrint 2.0 Server.  One of these is the CirrusPrint Manager, which is used to perform some key functions for this installation:

The browser interface provides extensive monitoring and configuration tools.

When first started, the server establishes a user login "admin" with a random password.  To view the password from the command line, while logged in as an administrator:

GhostScript

GhostScript is useful to CirrusPrint when it needs to convert PostScript print data to PDF format for browser viewing.  CirrusPrint will look for the GhostScript executable in C:\Program Files\gs or C:\Program Files (x86)\gs, looking for the highest version, and use the gswin64c.exe or gswin32c.exe found.  If you have a custom location or name for it, you can set  gs=path/to/executable in the [server] section of config.ini, or use the Configuration tool in the browser admin interface.

ImageMagick

If CirrusPrint receives image data that needs to be printed, it will require the services of ImageMagick to convert the image to a suitable format for printing.  CirrusPrint will look for ImageMagick in typical locations, or you can specify the path to the convert (or magick in version 7.0+) executable in config.ini or use the Configuration tool in the browser admin interface.