Launch LMC from your Web browser using the URL
, where is the computer where the load balancer is installed.The load balancer selects a server to host the LMC session, indicated by a green arrow beside a server in the Servers list on the Home tab after logging in.
Notes:
Enter the administrator user name and password, and then click Login.
Notes:
The Home tab is displayed after a successful login.
In LMC, click the System tab.
Select Username & Password from the System list.
Type the new user name.
Re-type the new user name to confirm it.
Click Apply.
Click the System tab.
Select Username & Password from the System list.
Type the current password.
Type the new password, and then re-type it to confirm.
Click Apply.
The administrator can set up a connection with an LDAP server to authenticate user names and passwords other than those for the administrator account.
Select LDAP Setup from the System list.
Select the Enable LDAP Authentication check box.
If your LDAP server requires a secure connection, then select Use Secure Connection (SSL/TLS).
Type the LDAP server address and server port.
Note: Port 389 is typically used for non-secure communication, and Port 636 is typically used for secure communication. |
In the User Search Filter field, type the attribute used in the directory to identify a user name, such as
, , , or .In the User Search Base field, type the relative distinguished name where a subtree search for a user should begin in the directory, such as
.Do the following to filter the search to users in specific groups:
In the Group Search Filter field, type the attribute used to identify a member of the group, such as
or .In the Group Search Base field, type the relative distinguished name where a subtree search should begin in the directory for groups, such as
.In the “Member of Group(s)” field, type a comma-delimited list of group names to search. The user name must be a member of at least one of the groups listed.
In the Group Identifier field, type a name for the object class.
Note: The object class name can be used to search for the group base when assigning privileges to groups. |
User Search Filter:
User Search Base:
Group Search Filter:
Group Search Base:
Group Identifier:
Member of Group(s):
If the user name
is used to log in to LMC, then the user can be authenticated if each of the following is true:The distinguished name
is found in the directory.The distinguished name
or is found in the directory and contains the attribute .The object class is
.The correct password is supplied for the user.
Select an authentication method:
If the LDAP server accepts anonymous connections, then select Anonymous.
If the LDAP server requires authentication, then do the following:
Select the Username option.
In the Username field, type a distinguished name used to log on to the LDAP server, such as
.Type the password associated with the selected user name.
If you want to test the connection settings, then click Test Settings.
Note: If the LDAP server accepts anonymous connections but you want to authenticate with a user name and password, then the test cannot determine whether the user name and password are correct. If the test reports an anonymous connection when you have chosen to use a user name and password, then you should check the user name and password. |
In the Search Base field, type the distinguished name where the directory search should begin, such as
.Click Save Settings.
You can add access control to users accessing LMC. This feature allows you to restrict system access to authorized groups. The Privileges settings depend on the role assigned to the user.
Notes:
Select Privileges from the System list.
Select a group from the “Group Names from LDAP” list, or add a new group.
Click Add, then type the first few characters of the group name, and then click Search.
Select a group name from the list, and then click Add.
Select the tabs and tasks the group is allowed to access and perform.
When assigning privileges, you can select specific tasks under each tab.
Click Save Privileges to save settings.
Task | Operation |
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* These tasks are not available when All Device Groups is selected. | |
Summary | Shows the following information for a selected group:
Some of these values are linked to appropriate tasks that lets you view more information or change the settings. When All Device Groups is selected in the Device Groups list, it shows the following information for each device group:
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Name* | Lets you change the unique name for the selected group. |
Discovery Profiles* | Lets you add, edit, import, and remove discovery profiles used to discover printers. |
Discovery | Finds printers on the network that match the discovery profile for each selected group. For more information, see Discovering printers. |
Discovered Devices | Shows the following information for all printers within selected device groups:
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Unlicensed Devices | Shows the unlicensed printers within the selected device groups. The table contains the same fields as the Discovered Devices table. |
Solutions* | Lets you select solutions to deploy to the printers within the selected group. When the solutions are selected, you can edit local settings for the current device group, and the solutions are deployed using the Policy Update task. |
cSF Apps* | Lets you select cSF apps to deploy to the printers within the selected group. cSF apps are custom applications that are deployed from an application server to a supported Lexmark device. For more information, see the Cloud Solutions Framework SDK Developer’s Guide. |
eSF Configuration* | Lets you edit the settings of eSF applications associated with hybrid solutions deployed to the device group. |
Security Setup Files | Lets you manage any printer security setup files within a solution. |
Home Screen* | Lets you customize the layout of the home screen for the printers included in the device group. There is a tab for each supported class of printer. |
Profiles* | Shows the profile settings for the device group for each device class. |
Fax Forwarding* | Lets you configure MFPs to forward incoming faxes to a fax number, e-mail address, FTP site, or LDSS. Based on the configuration, you can set the system to manage all incoming fax requests for processing before the MFP prints and forwards received faxes. |
Policy Update | Deploys group device policies to printers included in selected device groups. |
Out of Policy Devices | Lists all out-of-policy printers in the specified device group. The table contains the same fields as the Discovered Devices table. You can click Update Policy to apply any changes. |
Missing Devices | Shows the missing printers in the selected device group or groups. The table contains the same fields as the Discovered Devices table. |
Schedule | Lets you add, edit, and delete Discovery, Policy Update, and script tasks scheduled to run for the selected device group or groups. |
Security* | Enables or disables secure communication between the server and the printers in the device group. |
Task | Operation |
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* These tasks are not available when All Software Client Groups is selected. | |
Summary | When an individual software client group is selected, it shows the group name and its list of solutions. When All Software Client Groups is selected, it shows the group names and lists of solutions of all the software client groups in the system. |
Name* | Lets you change the unique name for the selected group. |
Client Profiles* | Lets you add and remove software clients within the selected group. |
Solutions* | Lets you add, edit, or delete solutions for software clients within a selected group. |
Profiles* | Shows the profile settings for the software client group. |
Schedule | Lets you add, edit, and delete script tasks scheduled to run for the selected software client group or groups. |
The Devices tab is used for maintenance of printers that have already been discovered through the Device Groups tab. Only discovered printers can be found using the search function on this tab.
Task | Description |
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Summary | When one device is selected, it displays the following device information:
When multiple devices are selected, it displays a table with the same information for each device. The total number is shown for Device Groups and Solutions and may be expanded to show the list for each. |
Profiles | Displays each profile and the associated settings for a selected device Note: This task shows only one device at a time. When multiple devices are selected, the first device selected is shown, and other devices may be selected by clicking Next, Previous, or individual page numbers. |
Policy Update | Sends policy updates to selected devices |
Missing Devices | Identifies any missing devices in the current selection |
Unlicensed Devices | Identifies any unlicensed devices in the current selection |
Home Screen | Displays the layout of the home screen on a selected device and provides an interface to edit the home screen of an individual device Note: This task shows only one device at a time. When multiple devices are selected, the first device selected is shown, and other devices may be selected by clicking Next, Previous, or individual page numbers. |
Jobs | Displays a sortable table of the jobs for selected devices |
Log | Displays a sortable table of logged messages for the selected device |
Task | Description |
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* This task is not available when All Solutions is selected in the Solutions list. | |
Summary | When an individual solution is selected in the Solutions list, it shows the following information:
When All Solutions is selected in the Solutions list, it shows a table containing the preceding information about all the solutions deployed on the network. |
Configuration* | Adjusts the global settings for the selected solution. The parameters are predetermined for each solution. |
EForms* | Shows a list of the formsets associated with the selected solution. |
eSF* | Shows a list of eSF applications associated with the selected solution. |
Jobs* | Shows a table of the jobs that use the selected solution. |
Log* | Shows a table of the events and messages generated by the selected solution. |
Security Setup Files* | Lets you manage any printer security setup files within a solution. |
Task | Description |
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Summary | When an individual cSF App is selected in the cSF Apps list, it displays the cSF app name, list of device groups to which the selected cSF app is assigned, cSF App version, WebClient version, install time, and update time. When All cSF Apps is selected in the cSF Apps list, a table is displayed containing the preceding information about all the cSF Apps deployed on the network. |
Task | Description |
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Form printers | Allows you to view and manage the virtual printers that process e-forms |
Formsets | Allows you to view and manage formsets for all solutions |
Task | Description |
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Confirm | This lets you set the font parameters for all services. |
DeviceSecurity | This lets you set the authentication type for security-enabled devices. |
This lets you set the e-mail server parameters. | |
General | This lets you configure the chunk size for device discovery and policy updates. |
NPA | This lets you set the default port and the timeout periods between retries during device discovery. |
PolicyUpdate | This lets you set the policy update parameters, such as the timeout for each device and whether to overwrite function overrides on the device such as copy or fax. |
Reports | This lets you configure the e-mail parameters, such as the default sender, receiver, and e-mail message. |
SNMP | This lets you configure the SNMP parameters. |
Task | Description |
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System Status | Lists all servers in the system. It also shows the following information for each server:
A green arrow beside the Server Address in the table indicates the server where the current LMC session is running. You can also set a server online or offline. |
Schedule | Shows all script, report, backup and restore, discovery, and policy update tasks scheduled to run on the system. It also lets you add, edit, and delete scheduled tasks. |
Jobs | Shows a sortable table of all pending and completed jobs from all printers within the system. |
Log | Shows a sortable table of event messages generated from all pending and completed jobs from all printers within the system. |
Reports | Lets you manage and schedule built-in and custom reports. |
Username & Password | Lets you set a new administrator user name and password for LMC. |
LDAP Setup | Lets you set up a connection with the LDAP server to enable other user accounts. |
Licenses | Lists all licenses installed on the system. It also shows the feature ID (where the license applies), expiration date, number of licenses, licenses in use, and license type for each license. You can also add new licenses to the system. |
Advanced Prompting Bundle (AP Bundle) | Lets you update the Advanced Prompting Bundle (AP Bundle) eSF application that e-Task 2 printers require for support. Specifying updated files here updates the applications on printers during the next policy update. |
Privileges | Lets you add access control to users. You can assign privileges to users depending on the group to which they belong. |
cSF App Certificates | Lets you upload your own security certificate for cSF applications that run on printers in an LDD system. It secures the communication between the cSF applications running on the printer and the LDD system. |