Deployment process overview

  1. From LMC, click the System tab.

  2. From the System section, select System Status.

  3. Set all servers offline. For more information, see Viewing and changing server status.

    Note: Make sure that all jobs are completed before the server goes offline.
  4. Upload the solution to the system. For more information, see Uploading solutions to the LDD system.

  5. Configure the global settings. For more information, see Configuring global solution settings.

  6. Create a device group for printers where you are going to deploy the solution. For more information, see Creating a device group.

  7. To add printers to the device group, create discovery profiles. For more information, see Creating a discovery profile.

  8. Discover printers in the device group. For more information, see Manually discovering printers.

  9. Deploy the solution to the device group. For more information, see Deploying solutions to a device group.

  10. Customize the home screens for the device group. For more information, see Customizing the home screen for a device group.

  11. Perform a policy update. For more information, see Updating policies for device groups.

  12. Set all servers online. For more information, see Viewing and changing server status.

Note: If your solution developer included automatic configuration, then one or more steps may be completed automatically. For more information, see the documentation associated with the solution.