Publishing Solutions

Lexmark Publishing Solutions has two components: Signage Administrator and In-Store Publisher.

Signage Administrator helps to configure the In-Store Publisher and assists in Template Migration.

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

This section shows how to install Lexmark Publishing Solutions.

Deployment readiness checklist

You can install In-store Publisher on a supported Microsoft SQL Server (2016–2022) that runs on any of the following operating systems:

Before you begin, make sure that Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 is installed on the server.

Setting up IIS

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

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

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

  3. Select a server, and then click Next.

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

  5. From the Web Server section, do the following:

    A screenshot showing the options you need to enable in the Web Server section.

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

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

    3. Expand Performance, and then enable Static Content Compression.

    4. Expand Security, and then enable Request Filtering.

    5. Expand Application Development, and then enable the following options:

      • .NET Extensibility 4.8

      • ASP

      • ASP.NET4.8

      • ISAPI Extensions

      • ISAPI Filters

      A screenshot showing the options you need to enable in the Application Development section.

  6. From the Management Tools section, do either of the following:

    • Enable IIS Management Console.

    • Expand IIS 6 Management Compatibility, and then enable IIS 6 Metabase Compatibility.

      A screenshot showing the options you need to enable in the Management Tools section.

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

    A screenshot showing the option you need to enable in the Features section.
    Note: The specific Microsoft .NET Framework 4.x version varies per machine. For this installation, users must install version 4.6 or later.

Installing Publishing Solutions

  1. Obtain Publishing Solutions installer.

    Note: We recommend installing the Publishing Solutions on the same server where the Publishing Platform Web Services is installed.

  2. Run the LexmarkPublishingSolutionsInstaller.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 Publishing Solutions are stored in the Image Resource server.
    A screenshot of the Select Web Resources window.

  6. Browse to a folder where you want to save the PPR Publishing Solutions and PPR Product Central files.

    Note: We recommend keeping the default directory.
    A screenshot of the destination folder window.

  7. Install Publishing Solutions.

Notes: