One of the benefits of Mobile Printer Release is that it allows you to offer secure release on any type of Printer. There is no need for any dedicated hardware. A common configuration is to have two queues for a physical printer; one direct queue (normal printing) and one secure queue (a hold/release queue). When document security is important users can select the secure queue and release the job from their mobile phone. Alternatively, many sites opt for a 100% secure environment, mandating release on every job. Mobile Release leverages the existing Hold/Release functionality in PaperCut NG. Hold/Release queues will need to be set up to use Mobile Print Release.
Mobile Print Release is a core feature included in PaperCut NG. It's a mobile web application, which means there's no need for users to install 3rd party applications or access an off-site App store (such as Apple's iTunes store). The advantage of this model is that all network traffic and application deployment is managed securely in your own network.
The application can be accessed by opening the phone's Internet browser (while connected to your network's local WIFI) and going to any of the follow URLs:
HTTPS
https://[servername]:9192/mr
https://[servername]:9192/mobile/release
HTTP
http://[servername]:9191/mr
http://[servername]:9191/mobile/release
"/mr" is a shortened version provided for convenience. HTTPS is highly recommended, as users will authenticate themselves via this connection. By default PaperCut NG installs with self-signed certificate and will raise warnings in secure browsers. Consider installing a signed certificated, or use the HTTP URL. We would only recommend HTTP as secondary option, and only on secured WIFI.
Users can bookmark or "Add to Home Screen" the Mobile Print Release App on their device to quickly access the application. Held job pages can also be bookmarked, which is convenient for users who often release from the same device.
Mobile Print Release can also be deployed to iOS devices as an App. Simply have the user access https://[servername]:9192/mr/install. This will install a web profile that automatically creates the home screen icon, which may be preferred to manual bookmarking on some sites.
iOS users can also print directly from their device using PaperCut NG's iOS printing solution. These two applications can be used together to provide a comprehensive mobile printing solution.
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