Xerox – Lexmark eSF printers

Contents

Prerequisites
Configuring the printer using Embedded Web Server
“Installing the web-service for Xerox Lexmark”
Known issues and limitations

Prerequisites

Before you install, make sure these prerequisites are met:

• The printer is a Lexmark printer, or a Xerox printer with eSF compatibility (not EIP)
• The printer is connected to an active LAN connection.
• The printer has a fixed IP or DHCP reserved IP address.
• The network allows management by Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) v1/v2.
• Enable HTTPS for Lexmark secure access.

!IMPORTANT: Make sure the Celiveo Web Service API is installed to allow the interface with SQL Server. Follow the instructions below to download the API Package to install on the same machine as the one hosting the Web Admin.

Configure the Xerox – Lexmark printer through Embedded Web Server

Setting up Printer Administrator credentials

To prevent printers from being reconfigured by an unauthorized person who could disable Celiveo you need to define an administrator login/password used on the printer.
You will need to indicate that set of credentials in the printer settings during the import process, the Celiveo ABA for browser will use it to install the agent and configure the printer.
Follow these instructions to configure the Lexmark printer through Embedded Web Server.

1. In the browser address bar, enter the IP address of the printer in the format shown below:
   https://Device_IP_Address
   The device Embedded Web Server page opens.
2. Click Settings in the left panel, then click Security and open Login Methods block.
   
3. Under Local Accounts section, click Add User button.
   
4. Fill in user information such as name, username, e-mail, password etc.
5. Select Admin checkbox under Permission Groups, and click Save.
   
6. Go back to Security.
7. In the Public section, click Manage Permission link.
8. Uncheck all “Administrative Menus, “Device Management” and “Apps” controls.
9. Uncheck all Function Access that you want to be restricted.
10. Then, click Save.
    

Log in to the printer web page

1. At the web browser, enter the IP address of the Lexmark printer.
2. On the printer home page, click [Log In].
3. When prompted, enter a valid administrator username and password.

*Note: Ensure that the same login credentials are entered when adding the printer in Celiveo Web Admin.

4. Click [Log In].
   

Configuring the IP address

1. In the left menu, select Settings > Network/Ports > Ethernet.
2. Either enable the Enable DHCP checkbox or set a static IP address by clicking the Set Static IP Address link.
   

Installing the Web Service for Xerox Lexmark

Xerox Lexmark devices require a Celiveo Webservice API to be installed and active to connecto to the SQL Server database.
It has to be installed on a Windows 10/11 or Windows Server instance that can access the Xerox Lexmark printers using TCP-IP.
To download and install the Celiveo Webservice API:

1. In the Web Admin, add your Lexmark printer and select it.
   
2. Go to the Settings menu and select DB Settings.
3. Select your database and click Edit.
   
4. Enter the address IP of the machine on which your Web Admin is installed.
5. The URL and Key fields are automatically populated.
6. Click the Download button.
   
7. Open the downloaded zip file and run the CeliveoAPI.exe file.
   
   

Known issues and limitations

• Regional databases are not yet supported by the Celiveo printer agent for Xerox Lexmark printers.
• Quota is not available in the current version and will be implemented in a future release
• Secondary ID Code is not available in the current version and will be implemented in the next version.
• Tracking for Copy and Scan jobs is not available in the current version and will be implemented in the next version.
• Stealth mode is not available.
• Smartcard authentication is not available.
• When the Pull-Print job name includes both 1-byte and non 1-byte characters together, the job name ends with a corrupted character.
• The following features are currently unavailable:
  • Dual-Credential
  • Zero-Config
  • UniDriver (less needed with the sunrise of WPP)

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