Configure secure printing and Print roaming

Overview

Following administrative tasks are required to be performed in order to configure secured printing (pull-print) or Print roaming.

Initial deployment

1

Make sure the SafeQ server is currently installed and running. (see YSoft SafeQ 5 installation procedure for more information).
 

2

It is also necessary to properly configure Identity management. SafeQ rejects all prints initiated by unknown user by default. (Unknown user is user which is not defined in the SafeQ Identity Database)
 

3

Install and configure YSoft SafeQ Terminals.

    • Be sure that for every device, where copy is supposed to be monitored by SafeQ, is equipped by some type of the terminal.

    • Embedded Terminals: device must be properly configured and the terminal must be deployed to the MFP (see Install Embedded Terminals). Embedded Terminal cannot be installed, unless the device is registered in SafeQ (see "SafeQ Configuration Tasks" section of this guide).

4

For network attached printers, (re)configure all workstations or print servers to print via SafeQ server (or use Windows print spooler monitoring). YSoft SafeQ Client can be used for configuration of workstations. For vast majority of the installations, configured printer ports must point to the SafeQ Server. See Printer configuration for Workstation and Server for more information.

    • Typically, the queue name as defined in the workstation configuration shall be "secure", "secured" or "print_roaming" (however SafeQ generally considers any queue name which is not Shared or Direct as queue for Secured print)

    • To limit print roaming functionality only to certain group of devices ("print roaming groups"), SafeQ introduces mechanism of Device Tags.

Configuration

1

Use Adding and editing printers in Web Administration, section Using the Printers list to add device you wish to monitor. Make sure at least IP address and Accounting Mechanism is correctly specified. (see Print tracking methods for more information).

2

Log in to the SafeQ Web Interface with sufficient rights to administer printers (for example, "admin")

Go to Devices > Printers > Edit printer > Tags tab.

Define list of supported PDLs (languages) to prevent print waste/misprint caused by unsupported PDL. Please note that supported PDLs (Properties) must match with the information available with printed job (see Using detailed job information). If the properties don't match, the print job will not be available at the terminal.

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3

For Costs Recovery, prices can be optionally defined in Price list tab.

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4

Use Defining access rights to ensure that users are eligible to print at the defined device.
 

5

If applicable, configure job list behavior. (see Configuring Print job list management).