To use Cloud Print Management, Hybrid Print Release, or Direct Print, you must install the Lexmark Print Management Client (LPMC) client application on the users’ workstations.
Downloading a client package
You can download the LPMC from the Print Clients tab in the Print Management portal.
From the Print Management portal, click Print Clients.
In the Print Clients page, do the following:
- From the Select client menu, select any of the following:
- Windows®
- macOS®
- Ubuntu
- Chrome—The Cloud Print Management for Google Chrome™
extension on the Chrome Web Store for use with the Google Chrome operating system and Chrome browser
- iOS—The Lexmark Print application for iOS on the Apple App Store online store
- Android™
—Lexmark Print application for Android on Google Play™
store
Note: If you select Chrome, iOS, or Android, then you are provided a link to the external site for the Lexmark Cloud Services print client application.
- From the Select Package Type menu, select any of the following:
Note: You can download an LPMC package with default settings for Cloud Print Management, Hybrid Print Release, or Direct Print. You can also create a customized LPMC package by selecting the Custom Package option.
- Cloud Print Management
- Hybrid Print Management
- Direct Print
- Custom Package
If you selected Cloud Print Management or Hybrid Print Management, then click Download Client to download the package.
If you selected Custom Package, then you have to create a custom package.
Note: If you selected Direct Print, then see Using Direct Print.
Creating a custom LPMC package
The Custom Package option lets you create an LPMC installation package that is suited to your needs. To customize, you can do any of the following:
- Combine one or more submission types in a single package. A single package can include Cloud Print Management, Hybrid Print Management, and Direct Print.
- Change global client settings.
- Select the print driver to install.
- Set an LPMC print queue as the default print queue on the workstation.
Once the custom package is ready, click Create > Download.
Note: The package is a compressed file that must be extracted before installation.
Installing Lexmark Print Management clients on workstations
After downloading default LPMC client applications, from the Client Download page, you can install them on workstations. For custom packages, you must extract the downloaded file before installing them. For more information on installing LPMC, see Installing the Lexmark Print Management Client.