Install on-premises components

Depending on your environment, Secure Print requires installation of the following on-premises components:

  • Device Scout - The Device Scout discovers network-attached print devices, collects device data, secures devices, and authenticates users to Active Directory. It also controls the Secure Printer app running on the printer.

Note: The Device Scout component is not required for Secure Print Cloud Connector. Use the Device Discovery and Deployment Utility to secure cloud-enabled devices. Refer to the Configuring Secure Print Cloud Connector for more information.

  • Print Scout - The Print Scout stores encrypted print jobs, optionally sends encrypted jobs to the cloud queue, collects print data (e.g. username, department, application), and decrypts and sends print jobs to secure printers.

Before you can configure Secure Print, you will need to install these on-premises components first.

  1. Save the Site Encryption Key The Site Encryption Key(previously called the Site Password) protects the site keys, which are used for encrypting print jobs. The encryption key is required to download the Device Scout, the Print Scout, and the Device Discovery and Deployment Utility (DDU). See Save the Site Encryption Key.

Note: The system does not retain a copy of the site encryption key and it is important to keep it for future installations to ensure the protection of your data.

  1. Configure Printer IP Ranges Define the IP ranges for the printers on your network. This information will be used by the Device Scout and the Device Discovery and Deployment Utilioty to find your printers. See Configure Printer Host Address.
  2. Download Device Discovery and Deployment Utility. Download the Device Discovery & Deployment Utility, which is used to scan the network for printers and secure cloud enabled devices. See Device Discovery and Deployment Utility.
  3. Download Device Scout. Download the Device Scout, which is used to control the secure printer app running on the printer. The Device Scout only becomes available for download after confirming that the Site Encryption Key has been saved. See Download the Device Scout.
  1. Install the Device Scout on a Windows Server machine. Install the downloaded Device Scout package on a supported Windows server machine. See Installing the Device Scout
  2. Discover Printers. There are two ways to discover printers, depending on how your environment is configured:
    • Use the Device Discovery & Deployment Utility to discover devices that can be later secured for zero-infrastracure cloud printing with the cloud connector.
    • Use the local Device Scout to discover devices to be secured with the local connector.

    See Discovering Printers for more information.

  3. Download Print Scout. Using the previously saved Site Encryption key, download the master Print Scout. See Downloading the Print Scout.
  4. Install Print Scout on workstation. Install the master Print Scout on a supported workstation. See Install the first Print Scout.

Next Step: Configuring Secure Print