Cirros

Cloud print management

Cirros SL

Cloud print management that runs on the printers you already have, with nothing to install on site. Users send their work to one queue and collect it at any printer, with the same experience whatever the brand.

99.9%availability, public cloud
7,500+devices
1M+users across Cirros

How it works

1. Send to Cirros

Users print to the "Send to Cirros" queue from Windows, Mac, a browser or a mobile device.

2. Walk up and release

At any supported printer, users sign in with their ID card or a passcode.

3. Print, copy and scan

The job prints straight away. Nothing is stored on the device.

Features

Follow Me printing

Release your job at whichever printer is nearest.

One print client

The unified Cirros print client works with every supported brand. Windows Protected Print (WPP) and IPP driverless printing are supported.

Flexible sign-in

MIFARE, DESFire, HID, HITAG and 125 kHz cards, GovPass via Elatec readers, Google Smart Tap and BLE, or passcodes of 4 to 8 digits.

Shared tenancy

With approval, users from partner organisations can print on your devices.

Unlimited users and tenants

Licensing does not cap the number of users.

Job retention

Jobs wait for up to three days before they are deleted. Longer retention is available at extra cost.

Ready for Windows Protected Print

Cirros supports Windows Protected Print as standard. You can switch on Microsoft's protected print mode, which blocks third-party printer drivers, and keep printing through Cirros. There are no vendor drivers to install, update or secure.

Microsoft is phasing out third-party printer drivers on Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025:

DateWhat Microsoft changes
1 July 2027Third-party printer drivers get security fixes only
1 July 2026Windows always prefers its own built-in driverless (IPP) driver
15 January 2026No new third-party printer drivers published to Windows Update
September 2023Microsoft announces the end of servicing for third-party printer drivers

Source: Microsoft Learn, end of servicing plan for third-party printer drivers. What Windows Protected Print means for your printing.

Architecture

No print servers. No VPN. No gateway appliances. No holes in your firewall and no inbound connections, ever. Devices connect out over HTTPS on port 443 only, and every user, device and printer is authenticated independently, so Cirros works on any connection, including 4G, 5G and satellite.

Supported devices

HP, Canon, Ricoh, Xerox and Lexmark are fully supported. We run an onboarding programme for further manufacturers. See supported devices.

Reporting and administration

Reports you can share

Formatted reports on users, printers, workstations and the environment. Export to PDF, HTML or Excel, or email them straight from the viewer.

Interactive analysis

Sort, filter and drill into usage by device, user or organisation for any time period, then export to Excel.

Environmental reporting

See the trees, COâ‚‚ and energy saved by print jobs deleted before they were printed.

Roles and delegated admin

Role-based access controls what each administrator can see and do. Partners can manage many client organisations from one sign-in.

Delegates

Let a colleague release and manage your held print jobs on your behalf.

Staged client updates

Pilot new Windows client releases on a few machines first, then roll them out to everyone.

Fleet at a glance

Every device's status, last check-in and toner levels, with a map of where each one sits.

Bulk user import

Add users in bulk rather than one by one.

Cost control

Set per-page prices for colour, mono and scanning by paper size.

See Cirros SL in action

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Availability and support

  • 99.9% availability on the Cirros public cloud
  • Service desk 08:30 to 17:30, Monday to Friday. Out of hours, P1 calls go to 03300 435435 option 1: covered if your contract includes it, otherwise chargeable.
  • Support runs in three lines: your service desk first, then your machine supplier, then Cirros.

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Supported devices

HP, Canon, Ricoh, Xerox and Lexmark are fully supported by Cirros, with card and passcode sign-in.

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