Cloud Print Management lets you securely submit and release print jobs at an enabled printer and then capture that activity in Analytics. There are several ways you can choose to submit and release print jobs and any or all may be used in your organization. The various ways of submitting and release print jobs are as follows:
- Print Release
- Hybrid Print Release
- Direct Print
Notes:
- All methods require connectivity with Lexmark Cloud Services.
- All printers used with Cloud Print Management must be enrolled in Cloud Fleet Management.
Print Release
Print Release lets you submit print jobs to Lexmark Cloud Services, where they are securely stored while waiting to be printed. To print submitted jobs, log in at a printer configured for Print Release and then select the jobs that you want to print. The printer reports the job metrics to the Analytics services for your review and analysis.
Print jobs may be submitted using any of the following methods:
- A client application on the workstation
- Dragging-and-dropping in the Cloud Print Management portal
- A print extension added to the Google Chrome browser
- The Lexmark Print application for the iOS operating system software or the Android platform
- An e-mail sent to an address configured for your organization
Hybrid Print Release
When you print using Hybrid Print Release, a client application on their workstation securely stores the print job on your workstation and then informs Lexmark Cloud Services that a user has a hybrid print job ready to be released. When the user authenticates, and selects their print job for release, the printer communicates directly with your workstation to release the print job. The print job never leaves your organization’s network.
Note: Make sure that your workstation is online when retrieving the hybrid print job, and that a client application is installed on each of your workstations.
Direct Print
Direct Print lets you submit print jobs directly to an administrator-designated, network‑connected printer using port 9100 through a client application on your workstations. The print job never leaves your organization’s network. The print job never leaves your organization’s network.