Configuring Print Release with RF IDeas

  1. Install the RF IDeas Ethernet 241 adapters. For more information, see Installing the RF IDeas Ethernet 241 adapter.

  2. Configure the RF IDeas Ethernet 241 adapters.

  3. If necessary, configure the RF IDeas badge readers. For more information, see Configuring RF IDeas badge readers.

  4. Configure the client profiles. For more information, see Configuring client profiles.

  5. Configure the user authentication. For more information, see Configuring user authentication.

  6. Configure the Lexmark Print Management Console features. For more information, see Configuring the Print Management Console features.

  7. Set the LDD server online. For more information, see Changing the status of the server.

Note: After the configuration, the RF IDeas device reboots and may cause its IP address to change. We recommend performing a subnet search again after configuring it.

Installing the RF IDeas Ethernet 241 adapter

  1. From your computer, connect the RF IDeas Ethernet 241 RJ-45 network port to your network.

  2. Connect the RF IDeas Ethernet 241 RJ-45 printer port to the network port of your printer.

  3. Connect the badge reader to the RF IDeas Ethernet 241 serial or USB card reader port.

Configuring RF IDeas Ethernet 241 using the RF IDeas discovery tool

Notes:

  1. From your computer, create a file containing the IP address of all RF IDeas Ethernet 241 adapters.

    Sample file

    192.168.0.3
192.168.0.120
192.168.24.3
192.168.25.6

  2. Run the discovery tool, and then load the file containing the IP address of all RF IDeas Ethernet 241 adapters.

  3. Create an HTML file for pointing RF IDeas Ethernet 241 to the LPM server.

    Note: A sample file is provided by RF IDeas.

  4. Make sure that the following are added into the HTML file:

    data_serv_addr=<LB IP Address>
data_serv_port=9780
data_str=/lmc/rws/jsapi/v1/rfideas?profile=RFIDeas&cardid=$1&mac=$2&luid=$3&seq=$4&ip=$5
data_retry_count=10
data_retry_sleep=2
data_long_beep=2
data_shrt_beep=5

  5. Save the HTML file on a web share.

  6. From the discovery tool, type the web share URL.

  7. Select the printers, and then click Configure 241 Devices.

    Note: The data_serv_port setting does not appear in the 241 Configuration Settings list.

Configuring RF IDeas Ethernet 241 using the Lexmark Print Release Adapter Management tool

  1. From your computer, create a file containing the IP address of all RF IDeas Ethernet 241 adapters.From your LPM server, launch Print Release Adapter Management. Do either of the following:

    • Navigate to the <install-Dir>\ThirdPartyConfig folder, where <install-Dir> is the installation folder of LPM.

    • From the command line, type one of the following:

      • ..jre\bin\java.exe -jar lpm-third-party-config*.jar

      • run.bat

      • run

  2. Enter your credentials for the Print Management Console.

  3. In the Address\Subnet of Adapters field, enter an IP address or subnet for printer discovery, and then click Search.

    Note: When searching for a subnet, using the asterisk wildcard character (*) to represent the end of the IP address returns all printers in that subnet. For example, typing 10.10.10.* searches for all printers that have been discovered within the 10.10.10.1–10.10.10.255 range.

  4. Select the adapters for use with the Lexmark Print Release application, and then click Configure.

Note: After the configuration, the RF IDeas device reboots. This process may cause the IP address to change. If necessary, perform another printer discovery.

Configuring RF IDeas badge readers

  1. From your computer, run the RF IDeas PCProxConfig application.

    Note: You can also use the PCProxConfig application to configure the badge bit length. To connect to the RF IDeas device, use its IP address, followed by the appropriate port number. Use port number 2000 for serial badge readers, or port number 2001 for USB badge readers.

  2. Connect to the IP address of RF IDeas Ethernet 241.

    Note: For serial badge readers, use port number 2000. For USB badge readers, use port number 2001.

  3. Click the Data Format tab.

  4. Set the number of bits used for the badge.

Notes:

Configuring client profiles

  1. From Lexmark Management Console, click the Software Client Groups tab.

  2. From the Software Client Groups section, select Print Release.

  3. From the Tasks section, select Client Profiles.

  4. In the Address field, type the IP address of the printer and the LPM print server.

  5. Click Add > Save.

Configuring user authentication

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

  2. From the Solutions section, select PrintReleasev2.

  3. From the Tasks section, select Configuration.

  4. In the User Authentication menu, select either Badge with LDAP Lookup or Badge with Database Lookup.

  5. Click Apply.

If your environment uses different authentication methods such as Card Authentication and RF IDeas Ethernet 241 devices at the same time, then configure a local authentication. This setting overrides the global authentication solution setting. For more information on configuring global or local solution settings, see the Lexmark Document Distributor Administrator’s Guide.

The following are sample scenarios you can use for your mixed authentication environment:

Configuring the Print Management Console features

Do any of the following:

Using Print Release

Sending print jobs from your computer

  1. Open a file or image.

  2. Select the print option, and then select the print release queue.

  3. Click Print.

  4. If prompted, type your e-mail address and password.

Note: If there are any errors or exceptions that occur during the request, then JobSubmissionController enters the error into the lsas.log file. If necessary, change the logging level from info to debug.

Releasing print jobs using the printer

  1. From the printer, tap your badge on the card reader.

    To acknowledge the tapping of the badge, the Ethernet 241 adapter beeps once. The following subsequent beeps indicate the status of the card authentication:

    • Three short beeps—The communication between the Ethernet 241 adapter and Lexmark Print Management Print Release is successful. A request is made to release your queued print jobs.

      Note: If the user account is not configured correctly, or if the queued jobs exceed the user’s quotas, then the jobs are not printed. Also, make sure that the badge ID value in the Badge tab is configured correctly.

    • Two long beeps—The IP address of the printer is not determined. Make sure that the connection of the Ethernet 241 adapter to the printer is working properly.

    • Five short beeps and two long beeps—The communication between the Ethernet 241 adapter and Lexmark Print Management server is unsuccessful. Make sure that the Ethernet 241 adapter is configured properly and that its network connection is working properly.

    • No beep—The Lexmark Print Management server has received the request to release the queued print jobs but is unable to respond. Make sure that the system is configured correctly.

  2. From the home screen, touch Print Release.

  3. Select one or more print jobs.

    Note: To print the jobs that are delegated to you, touch the Menu icon if necessary, select a user name, and then select the print jobs.

  4. If necessary, change the print settings. Touch the More Options icon beside the Print button, touch Change Print Settings, and then do either of the following:

    • Touch Settings, and then configure any of the following:

      • Number of copies

      • Color

        Note: You cannot change black-and-white print jobs to color at the printer for some file formats.

      • Sides—The print jobs are either printed on one side only or on both sides of the paper.

    • Touch Finishing Options, and then configure either of the following:

      • Staple—The printed jobs are stapled.

      • Hole punch—The printed jobs are punched with holes.

      Note: These settings are available depending on the configuration of your Lexmark Print Management Client.

  5. Touch Print.

Notes: