wepa institutional customers can deploy the wepa Print App for Mac to multiple public computers using the process below.
Latest Version 2024.8.19
Should I update my driver?
If you are using a version below 2024.8.19, we recommend updating to our latest.
Change Log:
- v.2019.6.1: Mac Certificate Renewed
- v.2019.7.3: wepa codes removed from toolbar and replaced with more relevant file upload information such as number of pages, 1 sided or 2 sided, and color or black & white.
- v.2019.10.1: MacOS 10.15 Catalina Notarization Included
- v.2019.11.15: Large Format Printer (standard & silent) Compatibility with MacOS 10.15 Catalina, bug fixes
- v.2019.11.15: Silent Large Format – Toolbar interface updated, wepa codes removed and replaced with more relevant file upload information
- v.2019.11.15: Silent Large Format – Tabloid Oversize paper size added
- v.2019.11.16: MacOS 10.15 Catalina Dark Mode Fix
- v.2020.1.1: Lab Logout Prompt Bug Fix
- v.2020.3.53: Print Job Stuck in Spooler Bug Fix / Relaunching Issue Bug Fix
- v.2020.6.11: Large Format Printer Enhancements
- v.2023.8.2: Universal Binary App, wepaPreference.plist location changed
- v. 2024.8.19: silent install main wepa printers and large format printer fix
General information about the wepa Print App for Mac can be found here.
TO INSTALL THE APPLICATION WITH OPTIONS
Install the application on one machine. Allow it to launch, and then select all of the desired configuration options.
- Make of copy of the configuration file: /Users/[mac username]/Library/Application Support/WEPA/wepaPreference.plist
- Rename the copy to com.wepa.preference.plist and place the plist file in the system library folder of target machine – /Library/Preferences.
- Open the terminal and run the following command for silent installation (make sure you include the final forward slash):
sudo installer -store -pkg /<somelocation>/wepa\ Print\ App.pkg -target / - The installation log can be found at /var/log/install.log
TO INSTALL WITH THE LARGE FORMAT PRINTER OPTION
There is a second package available that installs the application with only the large format printer (for legal/tabloid printing – large format printing is not available in all locations).
- Click here to download the package for large format printing.
- If you wish to have only the large format printer available, follow the steps above but use the large format package for the installer command.
- If you wish to have all printers available, follow the steps above to install the regular package with options. Then, run the installer command with the large format package.
TO HAVE THE APPLICATION START ON LOGIN
Use this command to add the application as a login item:
osascript -e ‘tell application “System Events” to make login item at end with properties {path:”/Applications/WEPA-PrintApp.app”, hidden:true, name:”WEPA-PrintApp”}’
To remove it as a login item:
osascript -e ‘tell application “System Events” to delete login item “WEPA-PrintApp”‘