Printix Administrator Manual
Table of Contents
Printix Administrator Manual
1.
Introduction
1.1.
Welcome
1.2.
About Printix
1.3.
Features
1.3.1.
Microsoft integration
1.3.2.
Google integration
1.4.
How it works
1.5.
Security and data protection
1.6.
Network ports
1.7.
Components
1.8.
Supported languages
1.9.
Requirements
1.9.1.
Web browser requirements
1.9.2.
Printer requirements
1.9.3.
Windows requirements
1.9.4.
Mac requirements
1.9.5.
Chrome requirements
2.
Getting started
2.1.
Next steps
2.1.1.
Start a trial on a computer
2.1.2.
Migrate multiple sites to Printix Cloud
2.1.3.
Build a new site with Printix Cloud
2.1.4.
Migrate print server to Printix Cloud
2.2.
Understanding networks
2.2.1.
Teach Printix about networks
2.2.2.
Networks and printing resilience
2.3.
Enable BYOD
2.4.
Implementation guide
2.4.1.
Organization with multiple sites want to eliminate print servers
2.5.
Citrix and RDS
2.6.
Windows Virtual Desktop
2.7.
Zero trust networks
2.8.
Printing with Printix
3.
Printix Administrator
3.1.
Dashboard
3.2.
Sites
3.3.
Networks
3.3.1.
Unknown networks
3.3.2.
Network properties
3.3.2.1.
Computers
3.3.2.2.
Printers
3.3.3.
Gateway properties
3.3.3.1.
Computers
3.4.
Printers
3.4.1.
Unregistered printers
3.4.2.
Printer properties
3.4.2.1.
Print queues
3.4.2.2.
Printix Go
3.4.2.3.
Diagnostics
3.4.2.4.
History
3.5.
Print queues
3.5.1.
Print queue properties
3.5.1.1.
Groups
3.5.1.2.
Drivers
3.5.1.3.
Computers
3.6.
Users
3.6.1.
User properties
3.6.1.1.
Groups
3.6.1.2.
History
3.7.
Computers
3.7.1.
Computer properties
3.7.1.1.
Groups
3.7.1.2.
Print queues
3.7.1.3.
Tasks
3.7.1.4.
Diagnostics
3.7.1.5.
History
3.8.
Groups
3.8.1.
Group properties
3.8.1.1.
Print queues
3.8.1.2.
Users
3.8.1.3.
Computers
3.9.
History
3.10.
Authentication
3.10.1.
Azure AD
3.10.2.
Google
3.10.3.
Active Directory
3.10.4.
Self-registration
3.11.
Subscription
3.11.1.
Transactions
3.11.2.
History
3.11.3.
Legal documents
3.12.
Settings
3.12.1.
Secure print
3.12.2.
Printix Go
3.12.2.1.
Go configuration
3.12.2.2.
Sign in profile
3.12.2.3.
Access rights profile
3.12.3.
Cloud storage
3.12.4.
Analytics
3.12.5.
Mobile print
3.12.6.
Home office
3.12.7.
SNMP
3.12.7.1.
SNMP configuration
3.13.
Software
3.14.
Support
4.
Roles
4.1.
System manager
4.2.
Site manager
4.3.
User
5.
Print drivers
5.1.
Universal print drivers
5.1.1.
Canon generic print driver
5.1.2.
HP universal print driver
5.1.3.
HP DesignJet universal print driver
5.1.4.
Konica Minolta universal print driver
5.1.5.
Kyocera classic universal print driver
5.1.6.
Lexmark universal print driver
5.1.7.
Ricoh universal print driver
5.1.8.
Toshiba universal print driver
5.1.9.
Xerox global print driver
6.
Printix Client
6.1.
Client menu
6.2.
See what’s printing
6.3.
Managed print queues
6.4.
Printix Client as kiosk
6.5.
Install Printix Client
6.5.1.
Install Printix Client for Windows
6.5.2.
Install Printix Client for Mac
7.
Printix Chromebook
7.1.
Install Printix Chromebook
7.2.
How to deploy Printix Chromebook
7.3.
How to print from Chrome
7.4.
How to get Printix Chromebook logs
8.
Printix App
8.1.
Azure AD conditional access
9.
Printix Go
9.1.
Install Printix Go
9.2.
Card readers and cards
9.3.
Printix Go supported printers and MFPs
9.4.
How to install Printix Go on multiple printers
9.5.
How to control access to printer functions
9.6.
How to sign in with ID code at printer
9.7.
How to sign in with card at printer
9.8.
How to release documents at printer
9.9.
How to register card
9.10.
How to manage cards
9.11.
How to sign out
9.12.
How to reset ID code or PIN code
9.13.
How to see and reset ID code
9.14.
How to create and reset PIN code
9.15.
How to uninstall Printix Go
9.16.
How to reset to factory settings on HP printers
9.17.
How to set inactivity timeout on HP printers
9.18.
How to set up scan to email on HP printers
10.
Printix Redirector
10.1.
Enable third-party Pull printing
10.2.
Enable USB printing
11.
Printix Configurator
11.1.
How to add a gateway to an existing network
11.2.
How to add a printer
12.
Product Support
12.1.
How to subscribe to announcements
12.2.
How to subscribe to changelogs
13.
How to
13.1.
How to sign in
13.2.
How to reset password
13.3.
How to change language
13.4.
How to add or change credit card
13.5.
How to change who receives subscription emails
13.6.
How to cancel subscription
13.7.
How to open Printix Administrator
13.8.
How to open Printix Client
13.9.
How to add printers
13.10.
How to give a printer a static IP address
13.11.
How to discover printers
13.12.
How to add a SNMPv1 configuration
13.13.
How to add a SNMPv3 configuration
13.14.
How to add an EFI Fiery printer
13.15.
How to create print queues
13.16.
How to activate a printer queue
13.17.
How to automatically add and remove print queues
13.18.
How to add print queues to computer
13.19.
How to add print queue to computers
13.20.
How to test conversion of print queues on a single computer
13.21.
How to change print driver
13.22.
How to add a print driver
13.23.
How to see uploaded print drivers
13.24.
How to work with print driver configurations
13.25.
How to add a new print driver configuration on Mac
13.26.
How to distribute print queue configuration
13.27.
How to update print queues on computers
13.28.
How to configure anywhere print queue to use universal print driver
13.29.
How to search for printers
13.30.
How to print printer ID sign
13.31.
How to scan QR codes
13.32.
How to scan NFC tag
13.33.
How to register printer with NFC tag
13.34.
How to set default printer
13.35.
How to print from home office
13.36.
How to print 2-sided by default
13.37.
How to print in black by default
13.38.
How to increase secure printing
13.39.
How to enable secure print
13.40.
How to enable print later
13.41.
How to enable print anywhere
13.42.
How to enable processing of PDF documents
13.43.
How to enable mobile print
13.44.
How to replace a printer
13.45.
How to remove printers
13.46.
How to remove print drivers
13.47.
How to add users
13.48.
How to enable Azure authentication
13.49.
How to enable Google authentication
13.50.
How to enable Active Directory authentication
13.51.
How to enable self-registration
13.52.
How to add guest users to Azure AD
13.53.
How to add multiple Azure AD directories
13.54.
How to change the role of a user
13.55.
How to search for users
13.56.
How to deploy Printix Client
13.57.
How to deploy Printix Client with Microsoft Endpoint Manager
13.58.
How to deploy Printix Client for Mac with Microsoft Endpoint Manager
13.59.
How to deploy Printix Client for Mac with Jamf Pro
13.60.
How to include Printix Client in a managed image
13.61.
How to deploy Printix App for Android with Microsoft Endpoint Manager
13.62.
How to deploy Printix App for iOS/iPadOS with Microsoft Endpoint Manager
13.63.
How to search for computers
13.64.
How to work with sites
13.65.
How to add a network
13.66.
How to modify network name
13.67.
How to add an unknown network to a network
13.68.
How to add a gateway to a network
13.69.
How to delete a gateway from a network
13.70.
How to merge networks
13.71.
How to enable printing via the cloud
13.72.
How to work with groups
13.73.
How to enable Azure AD groups
13.74.
How to enable Google groups
13.75.
How to add groups to a print queue
13.76.
How to add print queues to a group
13.77.
How to add Azure Blob Storage
13.78.
How to add Google Cloud Storage
13.79.
How to set up analytics
13.80.
How to set up Power BI
13.81.
How to publish to Power BI on the web
13.82.
How to interact with the Printix Power BI report
13.83.
How to see what happened
13.84.
How to stop and start Printix Service
13.85.
How to start the Print Spooler
13.86.
How to uninstall Printix Client
13.87.
How to see the version of Printix Client
13.88.
How to submit a support request
13.89.
How to get Printix App logs
13.90.
How to get Windows logs
13.91.
How to get Printix Client logs
14.
FAQ
14.1.
Why subscribe to Printix?
14.2.
What is the Printix Anywhere printer?
14.3.
How secure is Printix printing?
14.4.
What if the Internet connection is lost?
14.5.
Why are printers named ASD, BNM, … ?
14.6.
Why are there additional print queues?
14.7.
I started a trial at home, but why does it not work at my company?
14.8.
Are documents printed in the order they were submitted?
14.9.
What happens when I install Printix Client?
14.10.
What happens if users uninstall Printix Client?
14.11.
Why does a group have no or missing users?
14.12.
Can I use label printers?
15.
Troubleshooting
15.1.
Sign in issues
15.1.1.
Your sign-in was successful but does not meet the criteria to access this resource
15.1.2.
Sign in to Printix App does not allow username and password to be entered
15.1.3.
Sign in page is missing Sign in buttons and menu icon is represented by the letter ‘m’
15.1.4.
Not signed in after sign in to Printix Client
15.1.5.
Loops back to Sign in page
15.1.6.
Sign in is not automatic first time on Azure AD joined computer
15.1.7.
Sign in page is blank or says: JavaScript support is required by this page
15.1.8.
Sign in page shows: Website not found
15.1.9.
Printix Client icon does not appear
15.2.
Print issues
15.2.1.
When I want to release a document it says: Document is unavailable
15.2.2.
When I release a document it says: Working on it
15.2.3.
The submitted document does not appear in Printix App
15.2.4.
Printix App says: Document release is not possible at the moment due to system error
15.2.5.
Printix App says: Internal error
15.2.6.
The submitted document does not get printed
15.2.7.
Data light on the printer flashes, but nothing is printed
15.3.
Add printer issues
15.3.1.
Firewall blocks download of print driver
15.3.2.
Device setup in progress
15.3.3.
Computer failed to install print driver: -2,147,467,259
15.4.
Printix Go issues
15.4.1.
The default sign-in method (Printix) is currently unavailable
15.4.2.
Permission denied
16.
Error messages
16.1.
No Printix Client acts as proxy on this network
16.2.
Unable to perform action while Printix Client is on an unknown network
16.3.
Connecting to service
16.4.
No printer port selected on Windows
16.5.
An error occurred
16.6.
Item does not exist
16.7.
User already exists
16.8.
User does not exist
16.9.
Username or password is wrong
16.10.
Email already exists
16.11.
Email domain is not allowed
16.12.
Email invite has already been used or is expired
16.13.
No connection to Active Directory server
16.14.
No connection to Azure AD
16.15.
ID provider not found
16.16.
ID provider does not match
16.17.
Permission denied
16.18.
No printers to add
16.19.
Found no printers compatible with your computer
16.20.
Printer already exists
16.21.
Printer registration issues
16.21.1.
Discover printers does not find printer
16.21.2.
Not responding
16.21.3.
This is not a printer
16.21.4.
Missing printer information
16.21.5.
Missing print driver
16.21.6.
Fetching data
16.21.7.
Unknown model name
16.21.8.
Unknown reason
16.21.9.
Timeout
16.22.
Tenant already exists
16.23.
Tenant does not exist
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16.
Error messages
An error occurred
Connecting to service
Email already exists
Email domain is not allowed
Email invite has already been used or is expired
Fetching data
Found no printers compatible with your computer
ID provider not found
ID provider does not match
Item does not exist
Missing print driver
Missing printer information
No Printix Client acts as proxy on this network
No connection to Active Directory server
No connection to Azure Active Directory server
No printer port selected on Windows
No printers to add
Not responding
Permission denied
Print issues
Printer already exists
Sign in issues
Tenant already exists
Tenant does not exist
This is not a printer
Timeout
Unable to perform action while Printix Client is on an unknown network
Unknown model name
Unknown reason
User already exists
User does not exist
Username or password is wrong
15.4.2.
Permission denied
16.1.
No Printix Client acts as proxy on this network
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