In-Store Publisher

Lexmark In-store Publisher helps to create signs, batches, and labels, using the item data and templates.

This section shows how to install this component.

Deployment readiness checklist

You can install In-store Publisher on a supported Microsoft SQL Server that runs on any of the following operating systems:

• Windows Server 2022

• Windows Server 2019

• Windows Server 2016

• Windows Server 2012

Before you begin, make sure that the following applications are installed on the server:

• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or later

• Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5

Setting up IIS

Make sure that the required server roles and features are installed or enabled.

• From the Server Manager dashboard, click Add roles and features, and then click Next.

• From the Installation Type section, select Role-based or feature-based installation, and then click Next.

• Select a server, and then click Next.

• From the Server Roles section, expand Web Server (IIS).

  • From the Web Server section, do the following:

    

    • Expand Common HTTP Features, and then enable Default Document, Directory Browsing, HTTP Errors, and Static Content.

    • Expand Health and Diagnostics, and then enable HTTP Logging and Request Monitor.

    • Expand Performance, and then enable Static Content Compression.

    • Expand Security, and then enable Request Filtering.

    • Expand Application Development, and then enable the following options.

      

  • From the Management Tools section, do either of the following:

    • Enable IIS Management Console.

    • Expand IIS 6 Management Compatibility, and then enable the following option:

      

• From the Features section, enable .NET Framework 4.x.

  
  Note: The specific .Net Framework 4.x version varies per machine. For this installation, users must install version 4.6 or later.

Installing In-Store Publisher

1. Obtain In-Store Publisher installer.

   Note: We recommend installing the In-Store Publisher on the same server where the Publishing Platform Web Services is installed.

2. Run the LexmarkPublishingInstoreInstaller.exe file as an administrator.

3. Read and accept the End-User License Agreement (EULA), and then click Install.

4. Provide the link to the Lexmark Publishing Services installation.

   Note: Type http://<hostname>/LexmarkPublishingServices, where <hostname> is the fully qualified domain name or IP address of the engine server.

5. Provide the Image Resource URL.

   Notes:

   • For example, http://<hostname>/LexmarkPublishing/Cust/{Client_Name}/Images, where <hostname> is the fully qualified domain name or IP address of the Publishing Platform Web Services server.
   • Images that are used in the In-Store Publisher are stored in the Image Resource server.
   

6. Browse to a folder where you want to save the PPR In-Store Publisher files.

   Note: We recommend keeping the default directory.
   

7. Install In-Store Publisher.

Notes:

• Make sure that the In-Store Publisher is installed successfully.

• From a web browser, type http://<hostname>/LexmarkPublishingInstore, where <hostname> is the fully qualified domain name or IP address of the PPR In-Store Publisher server.

• If the web browser shows the In-Store Publisher login screen, then the installation is successful.