Understanding user authentication and delegation

You have full control of your output environment when you incorporate user authentication at the printer or multifunction printer. LPM can be configured to require users to authenticate before retrieving prints or making copies and scans. Requiring user authentication at the printer improves document security by assuring that only the intended recipient retrieves the documents. It also enables tracking of each transaction.

User authentication can occur using a badge, user name and password, or PIN. Lexmark Print Release supports various badge readers.

In some environments, multiple users must access a common set of print jobs. For this environment, user delegation can be configured. Users can assign delegates to retrieve their print jobs. For example, an executive can specify an assistant as a delegate. When a job is delegated, the user who printed the job can release it. Also, when delegates log in, they are prompted whether they want to print their own jobs or the other user’s jobs.

User authentication is designed to fit the requirements of the environment where the solution is installed.