Migrating from previous versions

Install the latest version of Loftware software on your computers to use all new features including centralized Printer Management.

Print management data

Legacy print management data does not automatically migrate from previous versions. Follow this process to migrate your Printer Management data to Control Center:

Update all your Loftware applications to the new version. Make sure they're still connected to Control Center.
Open Control Center > Printers > Printers.
Click Add > Search for more printers in my environment.
Select your printers and follow the Import Printers wizard. The wizard attempts to select a group based on your legacy print management data. If your printers aren't available, wait for your computers to report printer data to Control Center.

For more information, read Setup.

Limitations and differences:

Legacy print management groups included printer queues. Now, Groups include printer devices.
Print queues could belong to multiple groups in legacy print management. Now, printers belong to just one group.
Legacy print management supported dynamic groups (by printer name or status). Now, group membership is static.
Imported printer groups are based on static groups. If no static groups are available, Control Center tries to import dynamic groups (only by printer name, not by status).

Control Center database backward compatibility

	Note
	Create a database backup before you upgrade to .

The database is not 100% compatible with previous versions. This means that you can't revert to the previous versions of Control Center once you upgrade your database.