Overview

Print Release is an enterprise-grade printing solution for managing print jobs. The solution provides print release functionality for the following environments:

• Serverless—A solution that uses Lexmark^TM Print Management Client (LPMC). Users can send documents securely to a printer without routing through a print server. Print jobs are stored until they are released from a printer configured with Print Release.

• Premise—A solution that allows users to print documents from a workstation to a central print queue. Print jobs that are sent from a computer or from a web utility are held until the user deletes or prints them.

  The solution includes a web-based utility called Print Management Console that allows the management and monitoring of the solution. From this console, users can do the following:

  • View and manage current print jobs in the Print Release queue.

  • View and manage user delegates, where users are allowed to release print jobs on behalf of a given user.

• Software as a Service (SaaS)—A cloud-based solution that allows users to send documents to a cloud-based print queue. Users can also print documents directly from the computer, or add files from the computer to the Lexmark Print Management SaaS web portal.

The solution works with the following Embedded Solutions Framework applications:

• Print Release

• Card Authentication—An application that secures access to a printer using a card reader. When users badge in, their credentials are authenticated using any of the following:

  • A master printer

  • LDAP

  • Lexmark Document Distributor (LDD) servers

  • Identity Service Providers

  Note: For more information, see the Card Authentication Administrator’s Guide.

This document provides instructions on how to configure, use, and troubleshoot the application.