Secure Enabling Iprint printers on Linux OES2

Enabled secure iPrint printers and users can still install printer.

How do I SSL enable iPrint printers?

What are the steps to using secure iPrint printers?

 

Detailed steps to enable and test SSL enabled iPrint printers on Linux OES2

 

1) SSL enable the printer

Run iManager    http://serveripaddress/nps/iManager.html

Select iPrint option in left hand column

Select Manage printer

Select Printer Agent

Click Client Support tab

Under iPrint Support check the enable secure printing checkbox and click apply

 

2) Check the Access Control to verify what Users/Groups/ Containers  have access to print to the printer.

Manage the Printer Agent  in iManager

Select the Access Control Tab

under the Users window add or remove users/groups/*containers to allow them to print to the printer.

*note:  container rights flow down the tree

 

3) Restart ipsmd

rcnovell-ipsmd stop

rcnovell-ipsmd start

 

4) Test on workstation 

If you have the Novell Client (not iprint client) for Windows

it will attempt to pass the credentials of your logged in edir user to the iprint printer install so be aware

that for testing purposes you may need to clear your Novell Client connnections, this is done by right clicking on

the Red N and going to Novell connections and detaching and refreshing till the list is empty

Aso you may want to clear any cached credentials on the iPrint client before testing.

Right click the Iprint icon in the tray

go to iPrint Settings

go to Passwords tab

clear out all usernames/passwords

 

Now hit the http://ipaddress/ipp page on the iPrint server

SSL enabled printer agents have little yellow lock icon on the printer icon far left next to the name

Click on the printer to install it will bring up a login dialog 

Put in username and password , you should NOT have to use Full ldap context if your ldap search is working properly

(full ldap example:  cn=joeuser,ou=users,o=novell )

 

For regular users that are NOT in the users access control of the printer it should return an insufficient rights message, and

users that are in the access control should be able to install the printer.

 

Note:  The Scope of the document does not include problems with the ldap authentication when using SSL enabled printers.

To get more information on LDAP/iPrint problems for authentication see other TIDS