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.