How ScrewDrivers v7 components authenticate to the SQL Server database, how to choose between Windows, SQL, and Static Windows authentication, and how to change credentials after installation without reinstalling.
Learn how to configure the ScrewDrivers TCP/IP Client for Windows to support Endpoint and Scanning without using virtual channels. This guide covers installation, disabling DLLs, and connecting to the Gateway server.
Learn how to configure default print settings for ScrewDrivers Endpoint Client and Print Server printers, including how to refresh settings and manage caching options.
How to create the certificate authority and server certificate for the ScrewDrivers Secure Release service with the CreateBadgeReleaseRootCertificate and CreateBadgeReleaseLeafCertificate scripts, export the CA for your printers, and choose between the two versions of the Secure Release printer app.
Learn how ScrewDrivers automatic client updates work, including v6 to v7 upgrade considerations, cross-version compatibility, and best practices for keeping server components and clients in sync.
How to configure the ScrewDrivers Secure Release app package with your release server's address, install it on a Ricoh printer through Web Image Monitor, and install the CA certificate on the printer when using the certificate-validating version of the app.
How to install the ScrewDrivers Gateway and Cloud Connector services for Enterprise mobile printing, TCP/IP clients, and remote/cloud printing: network ports, installation, and connectivity verification.
How to prepare a Windows print server and install the ScrewDrivers Print Server service: the Print and Document Services role, print queues, component installation, verification, and registration in ScrewDrivers Administration.
How to install and activate the Tricerat License Server for concurrent (CCS/CCU) ScrewDrivers licensing: placement, prerequisites, installation, activation, and connectivity testing.
How to install the ScrewDrivers Endpoint Client on Windows workstations and laptops — interactively for a handful of machines, or silently via deployment tooling for a fleet — and verify the client is working.
The minimum Tricerat License Server version required by each ScrewDrivers v7 release, and the compatibility rules for planning license server upgrades.
How to see which ScrewDrivers client versions are connecting to your v7 session hosts: check the reported version in ScrewDrivers Administration, or enable per-connection client logging with the LogClients registry values.
Every network port ScrewDrivers v7 components use — SQL Server, License Server, Print Server, Gateway, and Cloud Connector — with traffic direction, TLS notes, and the firewall rules each deployment architecture needs.
The high-level installation walkthrough for ScrewDrivers Pro and Enterprise: infrastructure, database, Administration console, session hosts, and optional components, with links to detailed guides for each area.
Enable the HandleLockNotifications registry value so the ScrewDrivers Notification Service treats a Windows lock as a session disconnect and an unlock as a reconnect, rebuilding printers for roaming users without a logoff or reboot.
Command-line switches for ScrewDrivers Printers.exe that rebuild a user's printers without opening the application, for use in logon scripts, scheduled tasks, and help desk tooling.
How the fifteen print-stack vulnerabilities in Microsoft's September 2026 security updates relate to ScrewDrivers: twelve in the Windows Print Spooler, two in the HTTP Print Provider (CVE-2026-69769, CVE-2026-69623), and one in the Print Workflow service (CVE-2026-69602). Which Windows components ScrewDrivers depends on, and optional hardening steps you can evaluate for your environment.
How to deploy ScrewDrivers Secure Release (beta) so print jobs are held until the user taps a badge at the printer: install the release server and print servers, create Secure Release users and printers in ScrewDrivers Administration, assign printers, then set up certificates and the printer app.
How to prepare Microsoft SQL Server for a ScrewDrivers Pro/Enterprise deployment: choosing an edition, installing SQL Express, authentication and permissions, ports, named instances, and database server aliases.
Tricerat ScrewDrivers supports SQL Server Always On availability groups through ODBC Driver 17 for SQL Server, the default driver in version 6.10.0 and later and in all v7 releases.
Diagnose and resolve Tricerat License Server problems in ScrewDrivers v7: the service won't start, users don't receive licenses, or LicenseActivate fails to activate — including which logs to gather before contacting support.
How ScrewDrivers v7 differs from v6 and earlier: the three-edition product structure, new component and installer names replacing Simplify branding, dropped platform support, the separate database installer, built-in Administration authorization, and the .NET 4.8 prerequisite.