Using Mobile Print Server
Usage
There are two ways of use mobile device to send document to print:
A) The user can send the document to a specified email address as an email attachment. It is provided with response message about the document processing (if document was processed completely, partially or not at all) via email. If it was processed completely and correctly then it is queued to print.
B) The user can upload the document directly from web interface.
NOTE: To access the mobile interface, enter the URL http://SAFEQ_IP:SAFEQ_HTTP_PORT/m (for example http://192.168.1.1:80/m). The host (IP address) and port are usually exactly the same as for accessing the YSoft SafeQ Web Interface.
Upload of files must be supported by the device's web browser.
Mobile Print web interface
Mobile Print web interface is simplified YSoft SafeQ web interface for easy management of print jobs on mobile devices. Link with web interface address is part of confirmation email.
Display language
The language of the Mobile Print web interface can be changed by using the select box on the login screen. The list contains all languages that are enabled in the SafeQ administration and is hidden if no additional languages are configured.
Login screen
It is authentication screen to the mobile web interface. Insert the username and password values into appropriate fields and enter in to application by click Login.
Picture 11: Mobile print logon screen
Once you are successfully authenticated, following main screen of Mobile Print is displayed.
Picture 12: Mobile print main screen
User is able to perform following actions:
Action | Description |
Manage Jobs | User can manage his job (see chapter "Managing the job list" for more information). |
Upload new job | User is able to upload specific file for print. (see chapter "Uploading of print jobs using web interface" for more information). |
Upload of files must be supported by the device's web browser.
If it is not supported, Manage Jobs is displayed instead.
Uploading of print jobs using web interface
User can upload file for processing by selecting browse button, browse for document which should be processed and confirming by Upload button.
Display of the browse are may differ among internet browsers.
Picture 13: List job - Upload file
After upload the
file will appear in the list.
Picture14: List job - Uploaded file
Managing the job list
On this screen a user is able to manage his jobs waiting for print or print a job on a specific printer. Click the job filename for selecting job to print.
Picture 15: M anage jobs
Action | Description |
Print All | All jobs in job-list will be sent to a printer. For these jobs you can select finishing options and specific printer (see Finishing Options and printer Selection section for more information). |
Delete all jobs | All jobs in joblist will be deleted. |
Click on the specific job name | Job operations for selected job (see Job information section for more information). |
Job Information
Selected job displays/accepted following information / actions.
Picture 16: Job Detail
You can select from following actions:
Action | Description |
Select printer | Select available printer and finishing options (see Finishing Options and printer Selection section for more information). |
Delete job | Delete selected document. |
Pages (Only in case the PS parser is enabled*) | Total count of BW / Color pages for selected document. |
Preview (Only in case the PS parser is enabled*) | Preview of the first page for selected document is displayed. |
Finishing Options and Printer selection
Finishing options can be set and printer has to be chosen.
Picture 17: Finishing options defaults
Action | Description |
Duplex | You can select job to be printed two-sided. |
Grayscale | You can select job to be printed in gray scale (In this case color job will be printed as B/W).
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Printer selection | Select specific printer where the job will be released. |
Printer status | Shows printer status. (Only in case the on-line accounting is used) |
Limitation: On Xerox MFPs it is not possible to force job to be printed in gray scale.When Finishing options are set click on the printer name, the job will be printed and a following message will be displayed.
Picture 18: Job sent to printer
Availability of direct print depends on system setting by administrator.
Guest / Anonymous printing
Mobile Print web interface is simplified web interface for easy management of print jobs on mobile devices. Link with web interface address is part of confirmation email.
NOTE:
if a third party payment gateway (e.g. PayPal, DIBS) is not correctly configured, Recharge button can redirect to PageNotFound (404).
Guest user registration
In case this feature is enabled, the option to register a new user is displayed as a link on the mobile web Login screen. Continue the registration by clicking on Sign up.
The registration screen is displayed. A user has to enter a username and password, optionally also an email address can be entered.
If the option to create temporary users is enabled, the registration screen is displayed with the expiration time and the switch enables a user to choose between temporary or permanent account type.
Confirmation is displayed after successful registration. In case the money account is created as well, the option to recharge is offered to the user.
Once the user is successfully authenticated, the main screen of Mobile Print web interface is displayed. Guest users can see a link to the Account settings page. In case the YSoft Payment System is installed with an integrated 3rd party payment gateway, a link to the YSoft Payment System gateway integration page is displayed as well.
Account management
The user can change his/her password, email or delete his/her account. To do any of this, the user will have to enter the actual password for verification.
Delete account
When a user selects the option to delete his/her account, it is required to enter the existing password and click on the button "Delete my account now". SafeQ will try to delete it.
If the guest user does NOT have an existing money account, the SafeQ account is deleted.
If the user has an existing money account, the further steps depend on the remaining credit balance the account:
Negative balance - the system displays warning and asks the user to settle the debt either at a cash desk or by recharging. A link to the payment gateway integration page will be displayed for user convenience. On the payment gateway, the missing amount will be pre-filled.
Zero balance - the money account is deleted and then the SafeQ account as well.
Positive balance - the SafeQ warns the user about money being lost and offers the option to cancel the operation. If he/she chooses to "Delete account", money account is deleted and the SafeQ account is deleted as well.
After the guest account is deleted, the user is logged out of the mobile web and redirected back the Login page. Any unreleased jobs of the given user are deleted.
Switch to permanent
A temporary guest user can switch to permanent account in Account settings.
Confirmation is displayed to verify that the user really wants to switch from temporary to permanent account.
Once the user is switched to permanent, the user settings is inherited from the template user for permanent accounts.