F.2 iCM with iPrint Appliance

iPrint Appliance does not support traditional iCM with the Novell Client. iPrint Appliance supports iCM using Windows Local/AD credentials.

Depending on your environment, you can deploy iCM in the following ways:

F.2.1 Apply iCM Settings from the Original Tree

In this configuration, iCM settings are applied from the original tree if iCM is not migrated from OES, and OES iPrint is still used for desktop printing and iCM. You can use this configuration with or without the Novell Client.

The limitation of using this configuration is that the iCM settings are fetched only from the source eDirectory. Any iCM changes made locally on iPrint Appliance are not applied.

F.2.2 Apply iCM Settings from iPrint Appliance eDirectory

In this configuration, iPrint Appliance is used for desktop printing, and iCM settings are created on the appliance only.

With Novell Client: With iPrint Appliance, users cannot login directly using the Novell Client because iPrint Appliance syncs only user names from the corporate eDirectory, but not the passwords. Therefore, iCM cannot be used with Novell Client. iCM can be used against the source eDirectory server.

Without Novell Client: To fetch iCM settings from iPrint Appliance, you can use iCM without the Novell Client. In order for iPrint clients to use the Windows Local/AD credentials for iCM, the following conditions must be met:

  • You must set the iPrint Appliance address set as the primary PSM address on the client by using the command iprntcmd -S <iPrintAppliance IP Address>.

  • The client’s Active Directory user name must match their iPrint Appliance credentials. If you import users from Active Directory to iPrint Appliance, the credentials are automatically matched.

  • In order for iCM to work with imported users and groups, you must enable browse/read rights and inheritance for iCM for the following attributes, using iManager:

    • iPrintPrinterIPPURI

    • iPrintiCMClientFlags

    • iPrintiCMClientProxyURI

    • iPrintiCMClientTrayURI

    • iPrintiCMPrinterFlags

    • iPrintiCMPrinterList

    • iPrintiCMTrustedSiteList

    • Group Membership

IMPORTANT:For the user accounts imported from OES, iCM settings are not migrated. You must reassign the iCM settings on iPrint Appliance for the OES user accounts.

To configure the iCM attributes:

  1. On a Web browser, use either the DNS name or the IP Address to access iManager. For example, https://10.0.0.1/nps or https://iprint.example.com/nps.

  2. Specify admin as the user name.

  3. Specify the password, then click Login.

  4. In the left pane, under Roles and Tasks, click Rights.

  5. Click Modify Trustees.

  6. Under Object name, click the search icon, then choose the entire tree.

  7. Click OK.

  8. Click the Assigned Rights link next to the Public domain.

  9. Click the Add Property button in the upper right of the table.

  10. In the Add Property pop-up window, select Show all properties in schema.

  11. In the Property name box, select the attributes listed above, then click OK.

  12. Select the Inherit check box next to the attributes you added.

  13. Click Done.

For more information on using Windows Local/AD credentials for iCM, see the Configuring iCM for Windows / Active Directory (AD) environments without Novell Client section in the iPrint Linux Administration Guide.