Installing and configuring a print release driver

Make sure to use your Print Release Enterprise ID when logging in to your computer. For more information, contact your system administrator.

Installing the print driver on Windows operating system

From your computer, run the print driver installer file.
1. Select Extract, and then clear Start the installation software.
2. Copy the path to the UPD files.
  Note: If you want to change the path, then browse to the folder where you want to save the UPD files.
3. Click Install, and then follow the instructions on your computer screen.
Navigate to the devices and printers folder, and then add a printer.
From the Add Printer Wizard dialog box, do the following:
In Windows 8 or later
1. Select The printer that I want isn't listed.
2. From the “Find a printer by options” dialog box, select Select a shared printer by name.
3. Type the URL to the print queue.
In Windows 7 or Windows Vista
1. Click Add a network, wireless or Bluetooth printer > The printer that I want isn't listed.
2. From the “Find a printer by name or TCP/IP address” dialog box, select Select a shared printer by name.
3. Type the URL to the print queue.
The URL must contain either of the following:
- https://<regionID>.lsp.lexmark.com/classes/<companyID>.saas
- http://<regionID>.lsp.lexmark.com/classes/<companyID>.saas:443
Where <regionID> is the data center, and <companyID> is the unique name or ID assigned to the company.
When prompted to install the software, select Have Disk.
Browse to the .inf file for the print driver.
Follow the instructions on your computer screen.
After installation, modify the printer settings.
1. Right-click the printer, and then click Printer properties or Properties.
2. From the Ports tab, clear Enable bidirectional support.
3. From the Configuration tab, clear Update Configuration from printer, and then select all options in the Configuration Options section.
4. Apply the changes.

Installing the print driver on Mac operating system

Download Lexmark Mac UPD 1.0.50.
Note: For more information, contact your Lexmark representative.
From your computer, run the installer file.
Select Extract, and then clear Start the installation software.
Copy the path to the UPD files.
Note: If you want to change the path, then browse to the folder where you want to save the UPD files.
Click Install, and then follow the instructions on your computer screen.

Creating a print queue on Mac operating system

Before you begin, install the generic laser print driver for Mac OS on your computer. To obtain the correct print driver, contact your Lexmark representative.

Note: This feature applies only to Mac OS X version 10.6 or later.

From System Preferences in the Apple menu, open the printers folder.
Click +. If necessary, click the lock icon, and then type your authentication credentials to enable the button.
Click the IP icon.
From the Protocol menu, select Internet Printing Protocol (IPP).
In the Address field, type <regionID>.lsp.lexmark.com:443, where <regionID> is the data center assigned to the company.
In the Queue field, type /classes/<companyID>.saas, where <companyID> is the unique name or ID assigned to the company.
In the Name field, type a name for the queue.
From the Print Using menu, select Select Printer Software.
From the Printer Software dialog, select the generic laser print driver, and then click OK.
From the “Setting up” dialog for installed printer options, make sure that Installed is selected from the Duplex menu, and then click OK.

Notes:

To create a print queue for Mac OS X version 10.5 (PowerPC), you can use the built-in driver provided by Apple. However, using this driver results to limitations on Document Accounting. For more information, contact your Lexmark representative.
Due to a bug in CUPS version 1.5.2, update your computer to Mac OS X version 10.7.4 before using the IPP.

Installing the print driver on Linux operating system

Download the print driver.
From the terminal, uncompress the package file. Type uncompress PPD-Files-LMUD2.tar.Z.
Extract the files in the directory. Type tar-xvf PPD-Files-MNUD2.tar.
Change the ppd_file directory. Type cd ppd_files.
Install the PPD files.
Log in as a root user, and then run the installation script. Type ./install_ppd.sh.
For more information, see the Readme-CUPS file.

Note: For other CUPS installations, copy the appropriate PPD files into the CUPS model directory, and then restart CUPS. For CUPS version 1.4 or later, use the PPD files found in ppd_Files/GlobalPPD_1.4. For CUPS versions earlier than 1.4, use the PPD files found in ppd_Files/GlobalPPD_1.2.

Creating a print queue on Linux operating system using the CUPS web interface

Open a web browser, and then in the URL field, type http://localhost:631.
Note: You can also type http://127.0.0.1:631.
Access the Administration page, and then click Add Printer.
If prompted, type the root and the root password.
Note: To log in on SUSE systems, create an account with lppasswd, and use this account, instead of the root.
In the Other Network Printer section, select Internet Print Protocol (http) for the network printer connection, and then click Continue.
Type the URL.
Notes:
- For CUPS version 1.5.2 or later, type https://<regionID>.lsp.lexmark.com/classes/<companyID>.saas, where <regionID> is the data center, and <companyID> is the unique name or ID assigned to the company.
- For CUPS versions earlier than 1.5.2, type http://<regionID>.lsp.lexmark.com:443/classes/<companyID>.saas, where <regionID> is the data center, and <companyID> is the unique name or ID assigned to the company.
The CUPS version appears when the user launches the CUPS configuration web page.
Click Continue.
Type the queue name, and then click Continue.
From the Make list, select Lexmark, and then click Continue.
From the Model list, select the generic laser print driver.
Click Add Printer.

Installing Lexmark Print and creating a print queue on a mobile device

For more information, see the Lexmark Mobile Print User’s Guide.

Depending on your mobile device, download the application from the App Store or the Google Play^TM store application.
Grant permissions.
After installation, open the Lexmark Print application.
From the application home screen, touch Settings > Manage Devices.
Touch Add a Device or .
Do one of the following:
- Touch Network Address, and then in the Address field, type the server URL. For example, https://lsp.lexmark.com/<companyID>, where <companyID> is the ID of your company.
- Touch QR Code, and then align the QR code of the URL within the screen borders.
Touch Log In or .
Type your credentials, and then touch LOGIN.

Notes:

Some Lexmark Print Management servers require the suffix /mobile after the URL. To verify your server URL, contact your administrator.
You can skip verification when adding the server, but verify the server before using it.