WorkCentre 7545 - Limit access to color use via password or PIN

[fabfisc]

Update:

i found a partial solution.

This script enable "black and white" printing:

setprinter.exe "Xerox Global Print Driver PCL6" 2 "pdevmode=dmcolor=1"

This script enable "color" printing:

setprinter.exe "Xerox Global Print Driver PCL6" 2 "pdevmode=dmcolor=1"

Now i'm searching for how to enable XSA via script and how to give default ID Account, created on the printer.

Will write other updates once i'll get them.

[fabfisc]

For now, i've created 2 account in the printer (via web interface).

Using the first, some users can print b/w and/or color; the others will use the second account to prina b/w.

Now, i setted up color to b/w in the driver, for the first user, and even the user change to COLOR don't know the account who can print in that way, so the printer will print a blank sheet.

How can i set this option, by default, in every installation (about 100) at office?

I made yet a rar file that, using vbs and cmd, will create a local printer (not a lan printer), create the port by the IP i assigned to the 7545, install drivers and ask if set this as default printer or not.

But i don't know how to do for setting configuration parameters as before...

Is there a way to use script?

I apologize if what i wrote is not so clear.

Many thanks.

Fabrizio

[Fabio]

when you configure ldap, the network addressbook should be avaible on the machine if your ldap settings are correct...

that manage print , you can configure that in the security tab of the driver, this is a windows feature, not a xerox one

[fabfisc]

2 Things:

1) how can i do that? (be sure the logged in user only has "print documents" right instead of the  "manage print" right)

2) i've configured LDAP, but how and when can i see the mail addresses when i select (from the printer front panel physically) the scan option?

For now, i can send to an email addres wich i manually insertet, before, but where i can get the entire list from LDAP?

[Fabio]

maybe you can use the security tab of the driver, be sure the logged in user only has "print documents" right instead of the  "manage print" right

[fabfisc]

I don't have any print server.

The printer is connected directly to the lan.

[Fabio]

thats a normal behaviour, if you select print in color in the driver but you enter a BW user id, the driver wont change it to black/white....

Do you want to block color for specific users? What you can do :

Make 2 queues on your server, make 1 queue BLACK only, so the client cant change it to color...?

You can do this in the options tab of the driver

[fabfisc]

I've just speaked with technical support.

They told me that that it's the normal activity (not PARANORMAL ACTIVITY! :smileytongue:) of the printer, and that there isn't the possibility to manipulate configuration soo depth.

For that i must use third party sw, or print server.

Now i'm waiting for another session of tests executing from support.

They will let me know and i wil update this post.

[fabfisc]

Hi Fabio ('r you italian?).

Thanks for your reply.

Don't worry, i'm not doing confusion with LDAP and XSA.

I will enable LDAP for email addresses only. So, if i want to send a scan to someone via mail, i will select his address.

By other side, about XSA here what i made with.

Enabled XSA with the following rights:

Copy:: only managing color

Print: Enabled

Scan: Disabled

2 users created:

1) user_bn - with the followind rhgts and limitations:

--> COLOR IMPRESSIONS:

   --> Print:     user limits = 0 (does'nt have to print color)

   --> Copies: user limits = 0 (does'nt have to copy color)

--> B / W IMPRESSIONS:

   --> Print:     user limits = 16 000 000 (can print via pc drivers only b/w).

2) user_color

--> COLOR IMPRESSIONS:

   --> Print:     user limits = 16 000 000 (full rights)

   --> Copies: user limits = 16 000 000 (full rights)

--> B / W IMPRESSIONS:

   --> Print:     user limits = 16 000 000 (full rights)

ACCOUNTS:

1) colori

users assigned

--> user_color

2) standard (default for new users) - only b/w

users assigned

--> user_bn

On a desktop i enabled XSA on the driver and "Ask ever", so every time i send a print i'm asked to insert the USER ID (and that's what i want).

Now, when i give "user_color" and send a colored document, the printer work correctly.

But, with the same colored document, whet i give "user_bn", on the pc i receive an error and nothing is printed (instead, i'm aspecting anyway a b/w paper printed!).

Maybe is not that the way the WC 7545 works...

Correct me if i'm wrong, or lead me to the solution.

I just want to use 1 ID for color prints (via drivers) and another one to print ONLY b/w.

Regards.

[Fabio]

Hello,

Please dont mix up XSA with ldap:)

XSA 1 = Xerox Standard Accounting = The ability to create MANUAL accounts on the machine (pin) , you can limits those accounts to use a count of 0 for print/copy...

So for copy you need to enter a code to allow color, yes with the new firmware you change the seperate sections (color)

for print you need to configure accounting in the driver setup

DIsadvantage = no central management

LDAP = Authentication mechanis, the link i posted earlier to configure for the 9201 is the same setup as for the 75xx models... Xerox authenticates with an ldap server... So you NEED to login with username/password on the machine , based on color groups , color  service will be enabled... The disadvantage of ldap is the lack of using PIN AND you cant download a history report or user reports... If you need those reports , you need Equitrac Accouting or other Xerox Partner tools

Advantage = central management...