Install the first Print Scout
Deploying Print Scout is a two-step process. First, install Print Scout on one computer and check that it registers. Then create a deployment package and configuration settings file, and use them to deploy Print Scout to your users' workstations.
Before you begin
- Your computers meet the Print Scout system requirements.
- You know what Print Scout does. See What is Print Scout.
- You've downloaded the Print Scout installation package. You need the Site Encryption Key to download it. See Download the Print Scout.
Install Print Scout on Windows
Extract the installation package
When the download is complete, unblock and extract the zip file.
Run the installer
Double-click the Print Scout MSI installer.
Note: For the command-line properties you can use with the MSI installer, with examples, see Print Scout MSI Installer properties.
Accept the license agreement
Select Next, then read and accept the End User License Agreement.
Install
Select Install. When the installation is complete, select Finish.
Result
Print Scout Configuration opens, and Print Scout registers with HP server automatically. When registration succeeds, you see Successfully confirmed registration with the server.
Install Print Scout on macOS
Extract the installation package
When the download is complete, unblock and extract the zip file.
Run the installer
Double-click MacPrintScoutInstaller.pkg. On the Introduction page, select Continue.
Accept the license agreement
Read the End User License Agreement and select Continue, then select Agree.
Install
Review the installation details and select Install. To install somewhere else, select Change Install Location, choose the destination and select Continue.
Enter the administrator name and password for the Mac, then select Install Software.
Close the installer
When the installation is complete, select Close.
Result
The Print Scout Configuration dialog opens, and Print Scout registers with HP server automatically. When registration succeeds, you see Successfully confirmed registration with the server.
Other platforms and setups
- Install Print Scout on Linux (Cloud Connector sites only)
- Install Print Scout in virtual print server mode
- Install Print Scout on Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI)
- Use a proxy server
Check the settings before you deploy
On Windows, use the Print Scout Configuration tool (Configuration.exe, in the Print Scout install folder) to set up a proxy server if computers reach the internet through one, and to choose the default data privacy region, initial location and secure queue settings for the Print Scouts you deploy. See Use the Print Scout Configuration tool.
Verify the installation
Go to Secure > Print Scout. It lists each computer where Print Scout is installed. OK in the Scout State column means the installation succeeded.
Next steps
- Deploy Print Scout to your users' workstations. See Deploy Print Scouts.
- Set up Secure Print. See Set up Secure Print.