Configure PC Client Location Profiles

You can only edit these settings if you are logged into the Management console with the SysConfigWrite access privilege. For details about privileges, refer to Create a Custom Role.

Configure different settings to be applied to SLNX PC Client according to the location it is used.

When the users do not select a profile on the RICOH Streamline NX PC Client, the "Default" profile created upon installation of the software is applied. Since the "Default" profile has higher priority over the configurations specified during installation, change the "Default" profile as necessary by selecting the "Default" profile from the profile list.

Go to [Configuration] → [Streamline NX PC Client Settings] → [PC Client Global Settings].
Click (Add).
On the [General] tab, enter the profile name and its description, Then proceed to configure other items as necessary. Refer to [General] tab.
On the [Secure Print] tab, configure settings related to the secure printing function. Refer to [Secure Print] tab.

To Setup the PKI Encryption Settings, go to [Secure Print] tab - PKI Encryption Settings.
On the [Delegation Servers] tab, specify the target Delegation Servers to deploy the location profile.

The list defines the Delegation Servers with which the SLNX PC Clients may communicate.

The order of the list defines the priority by which the SLNX PC Client accesses a different Delegation Server using the failover function.
1. Click (Add) on the toolbar to add Delegation Servers.
2. To specify the load balancer to associate with the Delegation Server, click (Add Delegation Server Load Balancer).
  
  This setting is not available when Delegation Server and load balancer are specified in [Delegation Server Failover/Load Balancing Group] in [PC Client Location Profiles].
Select all Delegation Servers, select the [All Servers] check box at the top left of the dialog box.
Click (Save) when the settings are complete.
If cost centers are enabled and you want the Cost Center pop-up to appear when the user print from PC Client, complete the instructions in Enable the Cost Center Pop-up on PC Client.

When the users do not select a profile on SLNX PC Client, the "Default" profile created upon installation of the software is applied.

Since the "Default" profile has higher priority over the configurations specified during installation, change the "Default" profile as necessary by selecting the "Default" profile from the profile list displayed in Step 1.

When [Allow Local Change] is enabled, the values set by SLNX PC Client users have higher priority over the values set in the distributed profile.

[General] tab

Item	Description
Name	Enter the name of the location profile.
Descriptions	Enter the description of the location profile.
Message Center	Specify the type of messages to be displayed on the desktop. Error: Displays a message only when a print process could not proceed. Error/Warning: Displays a message when a print process could not proceed or certain user operations are required. Error/Warning/Information: Displays all notification information as messages. Allow Local Change: Specify whether SLNX PC Client users can change this setting from their computers. [Message Center] is not available for SLNX PC Client for Mac.
Usage Report	Specify whether or not to send usage report data regularly to Ricoh. Usage report data is used to enhance the functions. Personal information is not included. Disable Enable
SLP Scope	Specify the SLP scope SLNX PC Client uses when searching Delegation Servers. [SLP Scope] is not available for SLNX PC Client for Mac.
Authentication	Specify the authentication method for the print jobs. User Name and Password Authentication Windows Authentication OpenID Connect Authentication When [OpenID Connect Authentication] is selected, specify the OpenID Connect authentication profile to be used in [Authentication Profile]. To use OpenID Connect authentication for PC Client, specify the following path in the Redirect URI on OIDC Provider: http://localhost/authorization_code/oidc/callback. Prompt on each Print Enable to option to allow a user to enter authentication credentials for every print job. This feature enables multiple users to use a PC with a single Windows login. If you set this option, do NOT enable the [Allow user to change location profile option in Configure PC Client Global Settings. This will prevent Kiosk users from having the ability to reconfigure the system.
Monitor standard TCP / IP port printing*	Specify whether to monitor PC Client Direct Print jobs via standard TCP/IP ports.
Monitor USB port printing*	Specify whether to monitor PC Client Direct Print jobs via USB ports.
Monitor shared printers printing*	Specify whether to monitor print jobs to shared printers.
Delegation Server Failover/Load Balancing Group	Server Management Select a Delegation Server Failover/Load Balancing group configured in [Delegation Server Failover/Load Balancing Group] under [Server Management] to be associated with PC Client Location Profiles. The Delegation Servers specified in the [Print] tab of the failover group will be used for the profile. If no Delegation Server is specified, the PC Client uses the Delegation Server specified upon installation. PC Client Location Profiles. The Delegation Servers and load balancer specified in the [PC Client Update] tab of the failover group will be used for the upgrade install function. Selecting [None] allows you to specify Delegation Servers to which the PC Client can failover on the [Delegation Servers] tab.
Auto Update	Specify the update method for SLNX PC Client. You can update SLNX PC Client when the installer for the new version is stored on a Delegation Server. Never Check: SLNX PC Client does not check for updates. Auto Check: SLNX PC Client checks for updates automatically and the users can select whether to install them. Auto Install: SLNX PC Client checks for updates and installs them automatically. When [Auto Check] or [Auto Install] is selected, specify the following as necessary. Domain: Specify domain requirements for the PC Client upgrade. The PC Client's domain must match the requirement for the auto upgrade to run. Multiple regex strings can be specified by separating with a comma. Group: Specify group requirements for the PC Client upgrade. The PC client's user group attribute must match the requirement for the auto upgrade to run. Multiple regex strings can be specified by separating with a comma. Version: Specify the version for which an upgrade installer is available. Older versions of PC Clients than that specified here are subject to be updated. This setting is required. To update the software, store the SLNX PC Client installer in .zip format on the Delegation Server. When [Auto Install] is enabled and there is an update, it is downloaded while SLNX PC Client is running, and is installed upon the next login of the same user to the OS. [Auto Update] is not available for SLNX PC Client for Mac.
Proxy Server	Specify the proxy server settings. Use Proxy Server: Specify whether to use a proxy server when connecting to the network. Allow Local Change: Specify whether SLNX PC Client users can change this setting from their computers. Proxy Server Address: Specify the proxy server host name or IP address. Proxy Server Port Number: Specify the port number of the proxy server. Excluded Hosts: Specify the IP addresses or domain names of servers to be accessed without a proxy. You can specify multiple addresses by separating them with ";" (semi-colon). "*" can be used as a wild card. Use Authentication: Specify whether authentication is necessary for the proxy server. Allow Local Change: Specify whether SLNX PC Client users can change this setting from their computers. User Name: Specify the user name used to connect to the proxy server. Password: Click [Change Password] and Specify the password used to connect to the proxy server.
Accessibility	Hide "Preferences" Menu Select this item to hide "Preferences" in the context menu displayed when a user right-clicks the PC Client icon on the task tray. Hide "Version Information" Menu Select this item to hide "Version Information" in the context menu displayed when a user right-clicks the PC Client icon on the task tray. Hide "Message Center Settings" Link Select this item to hide "Message Center Settings" in the Message Center.

* These settings are available when monitoring of printer ports is enabled during SLNX PC Client installation.

[Secure Print] tab

Item	Description
Delete after print is done	Specify whether or not to delete the print job after it has printed. Allow Local Change: Specify whether SLNX PC Client users can change this setting from their computers. This is not available for SLNX PC Client for Mac.
Job Storage Period	Specify the period to retain the print job. When [Days] is selected in [Storage Period Units]: 1–365 (Days) When [Hours] is selected in [Storage Period Units]: 1–24 (Hours) Allow Local Change: Specify whether SLNX PC Client users can change this setting from their computers. This is not available for SLNX PC Client for Mac.
Storage Period Units	Specify the unit for the period to retain the print job. Days Hours Allow Local Change: Specify whether SLNX PC Client users can change this setting from their computers. This is not available for SLNX PC Client for Mac.
Exclude Saturdays and Sundays from Storage Period	Specify whether or not to exclude weekends from the specified job storage period. Allow Local Change: Specify whether SLNX PC Client users can change this setting from their computers. This is not available for SLNX PC Client for Mac.
Auto Delete Interval (hours)	Specify the interval to delete the print jobs for which the job storage period has elapsed. Allow Local Change: Specify whether SLNX PC Client users can change this setting from their computers. This is not available for SLNX PC Client for Mac.

[Secure Print] tab - PKI Encryption Settings

Item	Description
Encrypt print job data when sending to a device	Specify whether to encrypt print data when sending data to the device. Allow Local Change: Specify whether SLNX PC Client users can change this setting from their computers. This is not available for SLNX PC Client for Mac.
Hide Document Name	Specify whether to mask the document name when encrypting a print job. If this option is enabled, the document name is displayed masked with asterisks in the job list on the device’s operation panel, on the Management Console and User Console, and in reports. Allow Local Change: Specify whether SLNX PC Client users can change this setting from their computers. This is not available for SLNX PC Client for Mac.
Display a pop-up to choose if a print job will be encrypted	Specify whether to display a selection dialog for encryption every time a user sends a job. Allow Local Change: Specify whether SLNX PC Client users can change this setting from their computers. This is not available for SLNX PC Client for Mac.
Language	Select the language to be used in [Pop-up Dialog Title], [Message], [Encrypt choice label], and [Do not encrypt choice label]. If no language is selected, the log-in language of the Management Console is used. The following languages are supported: English French German Italian Spanish Dutch Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Japanese Portuguese Brazilian Portuguese Russian Danish Norwegian
Pop-up Dialog Title	This setting is available when [Display a pop-up to choose if a print job will be encrypted] is enabled. Enter the title to be displayed on the selection dialog for encryption. This setting is optional. When no title is entered, the default title is displayed in the language used for the operating system. Allow Local Change: Specify whether SLNX PC Client users can change this setting from their computers. This is not available for SLNX PC Client for Mac.
Message	This setting is available when [Display a pop-up to choose if a print job will be encrypted] is enabled. Enter the message to be displayed on the selection dialog for encryption. This setting is optional. When no message is entered, the default message is displayed in the language used for the operating system. Allow Local Change: Specify whether SLNX PC Client users can change this setting from their computers. This is not available for SLNX PC Client for Mac.
Encrypt choice label	This setting is available when [Display a pop-up to choose if a print job will be encrypted] is enabled. Enter the string to be displayed for the encryption option. This setting is optional. When no string is entered, the default string is displayed in the language used for the operating system. Allow Local Change: Specify whether SLNX PC Client users can change this setting from their computers. This is not available for SLNX PC Client for Mac.
Do not encrypt choice label	This setting is available when [Display a pop-up to choose if a print job will be encrypted] is enabled. Enter the string to be displayed for the no-encryption option. This setting is optional. When no string is entered, the default string is displayed in the language used for the operating system. Allow Local Change: Specify whether SLNX PC Client users can change this setting from their computers. This is not available for SLNX PC Client for Mac.