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.
Print jobs are sent using port 9100 by the Lexmark Print Management Client (LPMC) directly to an administrator-designated, network‑attached printer. When using the Direct Print feature, print jobs never leave your organization’s local network. The LPMC reports job metrics to Lexmark Cloud Services.
Enabling Direct Print
Enroll printers for Direct Print in Cloud Fleet Management and assign a tag to them. For more information, see Assigning printers to Direct Print.
Enable Direct Print for the organization. For more information, see Enabling Direct Print.
Create Direct Print assignments. For more information, see Creating Direct Print assignments.
Download and install the Lexmark Print Management Client configured for Direct Print. For more information, see Using Direct Print clients.
Notes:
- You must have the Direct Print Release Administrator role.
- Connectivity with Lexmark Cloud Services is required.
- A Direct Print configuration file must be applied when the LPMC is installed to enable Direct Print functionality.
- Printers used by Direct Print must be enrolled in Cloud Fleet Management.
Printing with Direct Print
You can submit print jobs by clicking File > Print from desktop applications, and then selecting a Direct Print queue.
Note: Using Direct Print to submit jobs is supported in desktops only, not in mobile devices.