1.2 Understanding iPrint Advanced

For OES users, iPrint Advanced provides the following new features.

Addition

iPrint Advanced

(In addition to Micro Focus iPrint, following is available with iPrint Advanced)

Devices supported

Mobile phones

Tablets

Chromebook

Management interfaces

iPrint Console

iPrint Portal

Printing with

Web-based printing (QuickPrint)

Mobile apps

Chromebook

Email

WalkUp

 

 

 

Figure 1-1 Overview

1.2.1 Users

Users can submit print jobs from their mobile, email-enabled devices, or Chromebook to both new and legacy printers from all the major print vendors, without worrying about print drivers.

1.2.2 Devices

Supports printing from desktops, laptops, or mobile devices.

Desktops and laptops: Clients for Windows and Mac workstations. Also, supports Chromebook.

Mobile Devices: Apps for iOS, Android devices and Amazon Kindle.

1.2.3 Protocols

IPP: Desktop and mobile apps uses IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) to submit the print job.

IPP/LPR/RAW/SNMP: Supports printer communications using the IPP, Line Printer Remote (LPR), RAW, or SNMP protocols.

1.2.4 Administration

You can add and manage printers, check the printer status, create printer maps, and monitor the iPrint server.

iPrint Console: A new console is available to manage items such as WalkUp printers, mobile printing, email printing, renderers, and so on.

To access iPrint Console, specify https://<iPrint_Advanced_IP_or_hostname>/ipcon or https://<iPrint_Advanced_Cluster Resource IP>/ipcon.

iPrint Portal: A new printer portal is designed for enhanced user experience.

To access iPrint Portal, specify https://<iPrint_Advanced_IP_or_hostname>/print

iManager: Manager allows you to set up and manage your print environment. You can create printers, printer drivers, profiles, and users. A new task as iPrint Console is listed in Roles and Tasks. For this release, the task only provides information and no functionality is available.

To access iManager, specify https://<iPrint_Advanced_IP_or_hostname>/nps

iPrint Health Monitor: Monitors your iPrint environment. You can view status of WalkUp print jobs and generate audit reports that show details of who printed and how much.

To access Health Monitoring tool, specify https://<iPrint_Advanced_IP_or_hostname>/psmstatus

iPrint Map Designer: Use this tool to create map displaying the location of printers. Users can identify and install printers that are nearest to their location.

To access Map Designer, specify https://<iPrint_Advanced_IP_or_hostname>/ippdocs/maptool.htm

1.2.5 Accounting With Third-party Solutions

iPrint Advanced integrates with the third-party print accounting solution to provide support for accounting print jobs sent by email and from mobile devices to the printers.

To install and configure third-party print accounting solution, refer to their documentation.

1.2.6 Renderers

Local Renderer

iPrint Advanced is bundled with an in-built document renderer (local renderer). The local renderer converts documents to the PDF format, then converts them to the print ready format. The renderer supports Open Office, Microsoft Office and image formats.

Remote Renderer

iPrint Advanced server also ships with a Remote Renderer. For enhanced desktop-quality printing, you should use Remote Renderer. The remote renderer can be downloaded from the iPrint Console and must be installed on a Windows 64-bit computer.

The remote renderer provides high quality rendering for different formats. It communicates with iPrint server for document conversion. Although, it is not a mandatory requirement, it is recommended for desktop quality printing.

1.2.7 Printers

Users can send print jobs through their devices to both new and legacy printers from all the major print vendors.