Configuring Serverless Print Release

Installing Lexmark Serverless Print Release

Note:  Before you begin, make sure that Lexmark Print Management version 2.7 or later is installed.

  1. From Lexmark Management Console, click the Solutions tab.

  2. From the Solutions section, click All Solutions .

  3. Click Install/Upgrade .

  4. Browse to the Serverless Print Release application.

  5. Click Upload .

Configuring Serverless client registration

Understanding the serverless configuration settings

Notes:

Delete Job Tracker Settings

This setting tracks the unprinted print jobs that are deleted.

Delete Job Tracker Settings

Setting

Description

<TrackDeletedJob>

Enables tracking of deleted print jobs. The default value is false .

<SendImmediately>

Enables submitting the data after every data collection. Otherwise, the data is submitted in intervals. The default value is true .

<IntervalMode>

The default value is Minutes . The other modes are Hourly , Daily , and Weekly . The Hourly mode automatically sets the interval to 60 minutes.


Setting

Description

<Minutes>

The value must be equal or greater than 1.

<Daily>

The value must be in hours in HHMM format. The interval is daily, based on the set hour.

<Weekly>

The values must be in days and hours. The values in <Day> indicate the numeric representation of the days of the week, where 1 is Sunday and 7 is Saturday. The value in <Hour> must be in HHMM format.


Setting

Description

<ServerIP>

The IP address of the Lexmark Print Management (LPM) server.

<ServerPort>

The port number of the LPM server. The default port number is 9743.

<ServerSSL>

Enables communication with the server using an SSL or non-SSL connection. The default value is true . If the <ServerPort> is set to 9780 , then the value of <ServerSSL> must be set to false .


Setting

Description

<SiteName>

The name of the site where the print job was submitted from.


Configuring Lexmark Print Management Client

Serverless Print Release

  1. From your computer, navigate to the C:\ProgramData\LPMC folder.

  2. Using a text editor, open the configuration.xml file.

  3. If necessary, set LoggingEnabled to true .

  4. From the ServerSettings section, do the following:

    • Set ServerIP to the IP address of the LPM server.

    • Set ServerPort to 443 for SSL connections or 9780 for non-SSL connections.

    • Set ServerSSL to true for SSL connections or false for non-SSL connections.

  5. From the IDPServerSettings section, do the following:

    • Set ServerIP to the IP address of the Identity Provider (IDP) server, and then add /idm .

    • Set ServerPort to 443 for SSL connections or 9780 for non-SSL connections.

    • Set ServerSSL to true for SSL connections or false for non-SSL connections.

Server Print Release

  1. From your computer, navigate to the C:\ProgramData\LPMC folder.

  2. Using a text editor, open the configuration.xml file.

  3. If necessary, set LoggingEnabled to true .

  4. From the ServerSettings section, do the following:

    • Set ServerIP to the IP address of the Print Release server. The default value is lsp.lexmark.com/Lexmark .

    • Set ServerPort to 443 for SSL connections or 80 for non-SSL connections.

    • Set ServerSSL to true for SSL connections or false for non-SSL connections.

  5. From the IDPServerSettings section, do the following:

    • Set ServerIP to the IP address of the Print Release server. The default value is idp.iss.lexmark.com .

    • Set ServerPort to 443 for SSL connections or 80 for non-SSL connections.

    • Set ServerSSL to true for SSL connections or false for non-SSL connections.

  6. From the IDPServerSettings section, set ServerPort to 443 .

Note:  Make sure that the user has administrative rights before connecting to the LDD print queue or submitting print jobs.
Configuring the Card Authentication application

Configuring the Card Authentication application

The Card Authentication application must be configured for serverless print release to function.

Note:  For more information on the card authentication configuration, see Understanding the CardAuth version 5 configuration data for e-Task 5 printers .

Configuring the Print Release application

  1. From the Embedded Web Server, navigate to the configuration page for the application.

  2. From the Serverless Web Server Settings section, set Server Address to https:// serverIP /lpm/api/2.0 , where serverIP is the IP address of the LPM server.

  3. Set the SSL port number to 9443 .

  4. Set the HTTP port number to 9780 .

  5. Set the security mode to Auto .

  6. Click Save .

Configuring eSF applications settings for Print Release

Understanding the CardAuth configuration data for e-Task 5 printers

Understanding the CardAuth configuration data for e-Task 5 printers

User authentication settings

Setting

Description

Card Validation

Determines how cards are validated.

Required value

Identity Service

Card Registration

The login method for registering using cards.

Required value

Identity Service

Note:  Selecting Disabled restricts all users from registering their badge at the specific printer.

Manual Login

The login method for logging in manually.

Required value

Identity Service

Note:  Selecting Disabled restricts all users from logging in without a badge.


Identity Service settings

Setting

Description

Identity Service Provider Address

The URL of the identity service provider. Use the following format for its value:

  • http:// IPaddress :9780/idm

  • https:// IPaddress /idm

Where IPaddress is the IP address of the identity service provider.

Badge Service Provider Address

The URL of the badge service provider. Use the following format for its value:

  • http:// IPaddress :9780/lpm

  • https:// IPaddress /lpm

Where IPaddress is the IP address of the badge service provider.

Client ID

The client credentials from the identity service provider used with the client secret.

Required value

esf-cardauth-app

Client Secret

The client credentials from the identity service provider used with the client ID.

Set Client Secret with the value from <install-Dir> \Lexmark\Solutions\apps\idm\WEB-INF\classes\idm-production-config.properties file, where <install-Dir> is the installation folder of LDD.

To increase security, update the client secret. Make sure that the values match the entries set in the idm-production-config.properties file.


Understanding the BadgeAuth configuration data for e-Task 4 and e-Task 3 printers

Note:  To make sure that print jobs appear in the print queue, type the user ID in lowercase when registering a user.
User authentication settings

Setting

Description

Card Validation

Determines how cards are validated.

Required value

Identity Service

Card Registration Access Control

Determines the access control that is used for card registration.

Required value

Identity Service

Note:  Selecting None restricts all users from registering their badge at the specific printer.

To configure access controls, do the following:

  1. From the Embedded Web Server, click Settings or Configuration .

  2. Depending on your printer model, do either of the following:

    • Click Security > Security Setup > Access Controls .

    • Click Security > Edit Security Setups > Access Controls .

  3. Click Device Apps or Device Solutions , and then set functions to the appropriate LDAP building block and security template.

  4. Click Submit .

For more information on configuring access controls, see the Card Authentication Administrator’s Guide .

Manual Login Access Control

Determines the access control that is used for manual login. The access control configuration for this method is the same as Card Registration Access Control.

Required value

Identity Service

Note:  Selecting None restricts all users from logging in without a badge.

Session Access Control

Determines the access control that is used for a user’s session data. Another printer function, such as Copy, may be set to the same access control, and then get the user information. Select the solution or application number that corresponds to the BadgeAuth or CardAuth security template that is defined when creating an access control.

Required value

Identity Service


Identity Service settings

Setting

Description

Identity Service Provider Address

The URL of the identity service provider. Use the following format for its value:

  • http:// IPaddress :9780/idm

  • http:// IPaddress /idm

Where IPaddress is the IP address of the identity service provider.

Badge Service Provider Address

The URL of the badge service provider. Use the following format for its value:

  • http:// IPaddress :9780/lpm

  • http:// IPaddress /lpm

Where IPaddress is the IP address of the badge service provider.

Client ID

The client credentials from the identity service provider used with the client secret.

Required value

esf-cardauth-app

Client Secret

The client credentials from the identity service provider used with the client ID.

Set Client Secret with the value from <install-Dir> \Lexmark\Solutions\apps\idm\WEB-INF\classes\idm-production-config.properties file, where <install-Dir> is the installation folder of LDD.

To increase security, update the client secret. Make sure that the values match the entries set in the idm-production-config.properties file.


Understanding the LexDas configuration data for e-Task 4 and e-Task 3 printers

Web Server settings

Setting

Description

Web Server

Lets the application communicate with Lexmark Print Management Client via Lexmark Print Management as an Active Directory.

Required value

Enabled

Server Address

The URL of the web server. Use the following format for its value:

  • http:// IPaddress :9780/lpm/api/2.0

  • http:// IPaddress /lpm/api/2.0

Where IPaddress is the IP address of the web server.

Security Mode

Handles the used HTTP connections.

Required value

Auto

SSL Port

The SSL port number used by the server.

Required value

9443

HTTP Port

The HTTP port number used by the server.

Required value

9780


Understanding the PrintRelease configuration data for e-Task 5 printers

Serverless Web Server settings

Setting

Description

Serverless (Web)

Lets the application communicate with Lexmark Print Management Client via Lexmark Print Management as an Active Directory.

Required value

Enabled

Server Address

The URL of the web server. Use the following format for its value:

  • http:// IPaddress :9780/lpm/api/2.0

  • http:// IPaddress /lpm/api/2.0

Where IPaddress is the IP address of the web server.

SSL Port

The SSL port number used by the server.

Required value

9443

HTTP Port

The HTTP port number used by the server.

Required value

9780

Security Mode

Handles the used HTTP connections.

Required value

Auto


Customizing the home screen for a serverless environment

  1. From Lexmark Management Console, click the Device Groups tab.

  2. From the Device Groups section, select Serverless Print Release .

  3. From the Tasks section, select Home Screen .

  4. Click the tab for each device class that you want to customize.

  5. Select Use this home screen as part of the device groups policy .

  6. In the Action menu, select App Reservation .

  7. In the Profile menu, select either of the following:

    • For e-Task 5 printers, select printRelease .

    • For e-Task 4 and e-Task 3 printers, select LPRP4 .

  8. Click Apply on each tab.