Best practices

This topic outlines the recommended steps to use MVE in managing your fleet effectively.

Install MVE in your environment.
1. Create a server using the latest Windows Server environment.
  
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  Web server requirements
2. Create a domain user account that does not have administrator access.
  
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  Setting up a run-as user
3. Create a Microsoft SQL Server database, set up encryption, and then give the new user account access to the databases.
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  - Database requirements
  - Setting up the database
4. Install MVE using the domain user account and the SQL server with Windows Authentication and gMSA (Group Managed Service Account).
  
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  Installing MVE
Set up MVE, and then discover and organize your fleet.
1. Sign the server certificate.
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  - Signing the MVE certificate
  - Setting up MVE to manage certificates automatically
2. Set up the LDAP settings.
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  - Enabling LDAP server authentication
  - Installing LDAP certificates
3. Connect to an email server.
  
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  Configuring e‑mail settings
4. Discover your fleet.
  
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  Discovering printers
5. Schedule audits and status updates.
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  - Auditing printers
  - Updating printer status
6. Set up basic settings, such as contact names, locations, asset tags, and time zones.
7. Organize your fleet. Use keywords, such as locations, to categorize the printers.
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  - Assigning keywords to printers
  - Creating a saved search
Secure your fleet.
1. Secure printer access using the default advanced security components.
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2. Create a secured configuration that includes certificates.
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  - Creating a configuration
  - Importing files to the resource library
3. Enforce the configuration on your current fleet.
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  - Assigning configurations to printers
  - Enforcing configurations
4. Schedule enforcements and conformance checks.
  
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  Creating a schedule
5. Add configurations to discovery profiles to secure new printers.
  
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  Creating a discovery profile
6. Sign printer certificates.
  
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  Signing the MVE certificate
Keep your firmware up to date.

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Updating the printer firmware
Install and configure applications.
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- Creating a configuration
- Importing files to the resource library
Monitor your fleet.

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Creating a saved search