The users can print securely with Pull Printing feature. When a user sends a print job to the secure virtual printer queue named "AnyPrinter by ezeep", the print job is held there until the user is authenticated at the printer. There are two authentication methods, mobile device scan QR Code or ezeep Release Station with NFC card. The user walks to the physical printer of their choice and scans the QR code using their mobile device, or the NFC card in the release station and this will release the job from the cloud and be printed. This removes the worry of important printouts falling into the wrong hands. To setup pull printing feature, follow these steps below:
Note: This feature is available in the Business and Enterprise Plan.
Step 1: Enable Pull Printing Policy
- Log into the ezeep Blue portal with your admin credentials
- Open the menu item "Policies" in the left pane.
- Find the policy "Pull Printing" and enable it by moving the toggle to the right.
Step 2: Authentication Methods
2a. Mobile device authentication using QR Codes
Download QR codes for each physical printer
- Click on "Go to the Network Printers".
- Select the physical printer.
- Click on "Download QR Code".
- Click on "Download PDF".
- Open the PDF and print the QR code.
- Finally, attach the QR code to the printer.
2b. Release Station with NFC Card
Notes:
-ezeep hub and release station with firmware 1.16+ is required
-the card reader is connected to the ezeep hub
-NFC cards with changing IDs are not supported.
-If you have not connected the ezeep hub to the ezee cloud, see link: Add Printers from ezeep Hub and come back :)
Enable pull printing on the ezeep hub release station
- Log into the ezeep Blue portal with your admin credentials
- Select "Network Printers" on the left pane
- Select "Connectors" on the top header
- Select the ezeep hub you want to enable with pull printing
- Click on "Get new hub password" on the right pane
- Copy the password
- Go to the ezeep hub console (default password : print4life)
- Select "Pull Printing" on the left pane
- Check the box "Enable pull printing"
- Paste the password to the pull printing password field and save changes.
- Go back to the ezeep Blue Portal
- Select "Printers" -> "Network Printers" on the left pane
- Select the printer that the job is going to be released to
- Click on the printer id on the right pane to copy it to the clipboard
- Go back to the ezeep Console
- Select "Pull Printing" on the left pane
- Paste the printer id in the "personal printer id" field and save changes.
Link NFC Card
- Scan the NFC card on the release station
- A "Welcome to ezeep" page will be printed on the printer
- Follow the steps on the printed page
Assign the secure virtual print queue "AnyPrinter by ezeep" to users and groups
- Go to "Network Printers" in the left pane.
- Select the printer "AnyPrinter by ezeep".
- Click on "Assignments" on the right pane.
- Under "Groups" add the groups that will use the pull printing feature.
That's it! The users in that group are ready to print securely! To print, follow steps in the next section Printing using Pull Printing.