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Preparing the Lexmark printer

Authenticating on the Lexmark printer



Preparing the Lexmark printer

  • Enter the IP address of the printer in an internet-enabled browser. If necessary, add the opened configuration web page of the printer to the list of trusted sites in the security settings of your browser.
  • Select the Lexmark printer configuration web page at Apps→ Personal Printing Client.
Personal Printing with Lexmark printers: configuration website

configuration website of the Lexmark printer

  • Then select Configure.

Personal Printing with Lexmark printers: configuration website of the Lexmark printer: selecting Configure Personal Printing Client

Personal Printing Client on the Lexmark printer: selecting Configure

Via the Configure menu item you can make the following settings:

Server URLEnter Personal Printing server’s address as URL.
Printer IDHere you enter the printer ID assigned in Personal Printing server (see Setting up target printers).
Default user PIN• with self-registration: must be the same as the Default user PIN in the con­sole of the Personal Printing server, e. g. 0000
• with manual setup by the admin: must be the same as the User PIN in the users’ AD configuration on the Personal Printing server
Operation modeSelect one of the following modes:
NFC card without PIN: In this mode, users authenticate only with their NFC card (smartcard) or token at the printer.
NFC card with PIN: In this mode, users authenticate with their NFC card or token as well as their user PIN.
User ID input: In this mode, users authenticate only by entering an individual user ID at the printer.
Enable loggingWhen this checkbox is enabled, a log file is created on the printer. It can be opened by selecting View Log (see the screenshot above).
ApplyStore the settings.

Personal Printing with Lexmark printers: configuring Personal Printing on Lexmark printer

configuring Personal Printing on Lexmark printer


Authenticating on the Lexmark printer

Precondition for Windows machines: The Personal Printer must be connected in the session (Adding Personal Printers).

Precondition for Mac and Linux machines: One or more Personal Printer with native drivers must be connected in the session (Setting up Personal Printers for Mac and Linux machines).

  • To print from an application, users must select Personal Printer as the printer.Personal Printing with Lexmark printers: printing from an application

printing from an application (example for Windows)

  • Users who work on Windows workstations receive ThinPrint Output Gateway as their printer driver user interface, even if they're printing with the original driver. ThinPrint Output Gateway allows you to change print settings (duplex/simplex, color/black & white, paper size, paper tray, etc.). If the target printer does not support a selected print setting, the print job will continue to be printed in a way possible with that specific hardware. Output Gateway can operate in 16 languages, and can be matched automatically to the workstation’s display language. See Changing the language of the print dialogue.
  • Then users go to a Lexmark printer and choose Personal Printing on the dis­play of the printer.

Users go to a Lexmark printer and choose Personal Printing on the dis­play of the printer.

  • According to the pre-adjusted operation mode, users put their NFC cards or tokens on the card reader. 

Personal Printing with Lexmark printers: authentication using NFC card

Lexmark printer: authentication using NFC card

  • If in addition to reading the NFC card or token, a user PIN is required, the users will be prompted to enter via the display of the printer. Users then click Login.

Personal Printing with Lexmark printers: Lexmark printer: entering NFC card PIN

Lexmark printer: entering NFC card PIN

  • Alternatively they enter their user ID via the printer's display. Users then tip Login.

Personal Printing with Lexmark printers: authentication using user ID

Lexmark printer: authentication using user ID

  • The users select the jobs to be printed and then tap on the printer icon.

Personal Printing with Lexmark printers: selecting the jobs to be printed

Lexmark printer: selecting the jobs to be printed

  • If the users want to keep the print jobs after printing, they select Print and Keep, otherwise Print.

Lexmark printer: selecting Print and keep or Print

Lexmark printer: selecting Print and Keep or Print


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