Device list is used to define and manage the devices connected to OptimiDoc. Every device needs to be added to OptimiDoc before it can be used.




Devices operations

To add a device to OptimiDoc click on the  button and enter settings.

To edit existing device click on the button and change the settings based on Device settings.

For more options, click on the button to pop-up  a menu with the following options:


Device settings

Device setting contains the following information:

Device type

  • Konica Minolta/Develop - OpenAPI capable device
  • Xerox - Xerox EIP capable device
  • Hewlett-Packard multifunctional device
  • HP Pro device
  • Lexmark
  • Fiery - Fiery Digital Print Server
  • Network device - device with ethernet and IPP delivery


General

  • Name - a unique name of the printer. Use any information that will make it easy to identify the printer throughout OptimiDoc
  • Location - Optional information about the printer's location
  • IP address - device IP address. The IP address must be unique in OptimiDoc
  • Model - device model (by clicking the icon next to the text field, device model will be automatically detected).
  • Serial number - serial number of the device
  • Prefer SSL communication - force the SSL communication between MFP and server
  • Use accounting - OptimiDoc accounts the operations for reporting

Terminal - only for Konica Minolta, Develop, Xerox, Hewlett-Packard

  • Device authentication - enable or disable authentication to the device. When checked users must login to use the device
  • Authentication method - authentication type of user interface embedded in device.
    • User list - users authenticate by selection of their name from user list.Can be used only without the authentication to device
    • PIN - users authenticate by PIN number
    • LoginAndPassword - users authenticate by primary login name and password
    • SingleSignOn - user information are obtained from 3rd party systems like a YSoft SafeQ or Equitrac
    • Card - user authenticates by card
    • Card or PIN - user authenticates by card or card
    • Card and PIN - user authenticates by card and PIN (dual authentication)
    • Card or Login & Password - user authenticates by card or Login & Password
    • Card and Login & Password - user authenticates by card and Login & Password
    • External authentication - special method for authentication from external devices. For implementation of this functionality is customization needed.
  • Card assigment - selection of authentication method for user card assigment funtionality
  • Localization - force the language of the embedded user interface
  • Display settings - selection of default tab

Advanced - only Konica Minolta, Develop, Xerox, Hewlett-Packard

  • Login - MFP administrator login name
  • Password - MFP administrator password
  • Separate application registration - on the  device panel there will be registered two application icons. The one for scanning and the other for print.
  • OptimiDoc as default application - OptimiDoc embedded application is started immediately after a user logs to a device.
  • Print All - option to enable print all items after user authenticates.
  • Use preauthorization - option to enable Xerox preauthorization. This is mandatory to support access right for Xerox devices.
  • Delivery Type - selection of print protocol for job delivery. We recommend to use LPR protocol




Tags - assigning tags to the device

For selecting tags, the user needs to click on them, their background color will change after that from grey to color, which was selected when the user was creating the tag. This indicates that the tag was assigned to the device. Click again to unassign the tag. It is possible to assign more or even all listed tags tags to the device.