Mail2Print

Mail2Print enables direct printing of email messages and attached files (documents and images). It allows users and guests to print by sending an email message (from the email addresses defined in user definitions), without connecting to the organization's LAN. The system sends a reply message indicating success or failure of printing.

NOTES:

These parameters apply to the whole Sentinel system.

To keep your changes, click Save.

 

Parameter

Explanation

Shared Queue

The Microsoft Windows share name of the printer that is used to print Mail2Print jobs (case sensitive). You can find the name in the printer properties (Start à Devices and Printers, select the printer, right click Printer properties, click the Sharing tab, Share name). It can be a physical or virtual printer and you must have configured it in the printers list before defining it here.   

Server IP

The Sentinel print server's IP address. This might not be the same server where Sentinel is installed if you are concerned about server load distribution.

Guest Budget

The print cost limit per guest. If Sentinel cannot recognize the email of the sender, Sentinel treats the sender as a guest, so it is wise to set a budget limit for guests. (Each guest has their own budget.)

Key Size

The number of numeric characters that the unregistered users (e.g., guests) should use in the subject field of the email message as an identification code. The subject field must not contain anything else. Default: 5.

Email Account

Name of the email account that receives the Mail2Print messages for processing. Must be a valid, existing address and should be dedicated to this purpose. (Users send the emails from their own email accounts, defined in the user settings.)

Incoming Server

IP address or name of the incoming mail server.

Incoming port

Port used at the incoming mail server.

Account Type

IMAP or POP3.

Builder

Write customized messages (sent by email) suitable for each type of error shown in the list. You can edit the content of the email:

  1. Select a message type from the list.

  2. Click Builder.

  3. Edit the message. Do not include apostrophes or quotation marks. Add variables from the list on the right where relevant.
    [KEY_SIZE] was defined above.
    [FROM_EMAIL] was defined above.

  4. Click Save.

This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL)

Select according to the incoming mail server settings.

 

Outgoing Server

IP address or name of the outgoing mail server.

Outgoing Port

Port used at the outgoing mail server.

User

User name used by the system to log into the incoming mail server.

Password

Password used by the system to log into the incoming mail server.

Enable Direct Print

Allows push printing in addition to pull printing.

Allow Mail2Print Temp User

Allows non-registered users (i.e., guests) to use Mail2Print.

Activate domain border

Allows the system to only process email messages that are sent from email addresses of the organization's domain name.

Notify me when ready

Allows sending response messages to the user indicating the status of the job.

<Enable print attached files>

The file types that are allowed to be printed (when attached to an email). When you print the message body, Allow TXT files is enabled by default.

NOTE: To print Microsoft Office files, you must have Office 2010 installed.