Device Direct Print

Device Direct Print is also available if you want to print without involving the Delegation Server or the SLNX PC Client for environmental reasons such as using a low-spec server or low-speed communication. Even when SLNX PC Client cannot connect to the Delegation Server, the user still can print by selecting a device with a configured Standard TCP/IP port. In this case, the print job is processed as a Device Direct Printing job and no print rule is applied. When the target device is a RICOH device with SLNX Embedded Applications installed, the transaction is recorded as a Device Direct Printing job.

When a user prints to a device using device direct print, information for user authentication is captured using the user ID entered by the user on the printer driver or the computer login user name from which the job is sent. Users can also print jobs without a user name or using user alias.

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  • You cannot use Print Rules with this method.

  • This method does not require the optional Print license.

Device Direct Print Configuration Workflow

Step

Description

  1. Install a printer

  • Use the Printer Driver Packager NX/Ridoc Ez Installer NX software to create a printer driver package and install it on the client computer. Refer to Add a Printer for instructions.

  1. Manage the SLNX Embedded Applications

 

  • To use the secure printing functions on a device with the SLNX Embedded Applications installed, configure authentication and print-related settings in [SLNX Embedded Settings], and associate the device with a Delegation Server.

  • For details about [SLNX Embedded Settings], refer to Manage the SLNX Embedded Settings

  • For details about association with a Delegation Server, refer to Delegation Server Settings

This setting is not required when device direct printing is used on a device without Embedded Applications installed or on a non-RICOH device.