Understanding the Print Release application

Print Release is an enterprise-grade printing solution for managing print jobs from your computer or mobile device. The application supports badge authentication, quota enforcement, and usage tracking.

When the Lexmark Universal Print Driver (UPD) is configured to print to the LDD port and a job is printed, the following occurs:

1. Print Release captures the user’s Windows login name.

2. The PostScript® or PCL® output file is saved to the server with a date and time stamp.

3. A database table entry is made with the Windows login name (USERID) with the document name and time stamp.

When the print job is released, the Print Release application is called by the Lexmark printer and prompts users to authenticate using their card or badge. Print Release captures the card data, and then compares the badge or card number with the entries in the user directory. Users can also manually authenticate using their username and password or a personal identification number (PIN).

If the entry is found, then the username is captured, and the list of print jobs appears on the printer display.

After a job is selected, the Print Release application releases the selected jobs, and then deletes the files and the database entries for the printed jobs. The jobs that are not released are held for the configured time period, and then deleted.

No matter who releases the job, by default, it is automatically deleted from the server after being printed. However, if the reprint feature is enabled, it allows released print jobs to be held for an additional time before being automatically deleted. The job statistics include the user ID of the person who released the job.