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Installing MarkVision Professional

Before you install

Before you install the MarkVision Server:

1

Make sure you have 70MB of hard disk space available for a complete installation.

2

Decide where to install the MarkVision Server.

You must install at least one MarkVision Server on the network.

Note: You may install any of the other packages on the same workstation running the

MarkVision Server, although this is not necessary.

Where to install MarkVision components

If your devices are distributed across a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN), network traffic increases as users try to access them. With MarkVision, you can choose where to install components, letting you reduce network traffic.

To minimize network traffic and improve performance, install the MarkVision Server on a host that offers relatively high-speed access to users and to the devices you want to monitor.

Installable components

MarkVision supplies several installable components

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MarkVision Application—Installs the primary client application that is used to manage your devices. This application requires a MarkVision Server to be available on the network.

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MarkVision Server—Installs the necessary files to set up the MarkVision Server.

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MarkVision Messenger—Installs the MarkVision Messenger Web-based utility.

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MarkVision Web Client—Installs a Web browser-based version of the MarkVision Client to the MarkVision Server, allowing you to access MVP from a remote location using a browser.

Because the installation process is operating system-specific, there are different install packages that can be used for this version of the client. These files include:

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Windows Web package

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Mac OS X Web package

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UNIX Web package (Java runtime environment is required)

When you are installing the MarkVision components, a dialog box will appear that shows the hierarchy in which the different components can be installed. You can install the MarkVision application and the MarkVision Server separately; the application only requires that one instance of the MarkVision Server be installed somewhere on the network, not necessarily on the same machine.

Note: For Windows based operating systems, you must also be sure to select the parent branches in the hierarchy if you want to include any items located in a sub-branch.

Installation notes

In order to run the web client, you must first enable your web browser to support Sun’s Java Runtime

Environment (JRE) by installing the Java Plug-in. In Windows environments, the plug-in is provided and the user is automatically prompted to install it the first time they run the MarkVision Web Client.

Note: The MarkVision Client program does not require the installation of the browser plug-in.

The MarkVision Web Server is automatically installed along with the MarkVision Server.

MarkVision Professional relies on technology that is specific to the web server that it provides, so it is not possible to use other web servers to make MarkVision available. During installation, you are given the choice to make the MarkVision web server the default server on the machine. This allows the browser-based application to access the server from the standard port (80), which requires no additional numbering in the URL. When this option is rejected, the MarkVision Web Server listens for

HTTP requests on a non-standard port (9180) that should not interfere with any other existing web servers.

Note: If another web server is listening on port 80, the option to have the MVP Server listen on the default web port (80) is not present.

As an administrator, if you already have a department or corporate web server on which you want to publish the URL to access MarkVision Professional or Messenger, it is recommended that you create a URL on your current web server that automatically forwards the user’s browser to the URL used by either tool.

Installing MarkVision Professional for Windows and Mac OS X systems

There are two ways to install MarkVision Professional on your system:

• CD installation

Insert the CD into your CD-ROM drive and follow the instructions on the screen.

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• Web site installation

If you chose the Web Installation Package option, the MarkVision Professional Web

Installation Package is downloaded to your server.

For a successful Web site installation

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The operating system must be supported by MarkVision Professional.

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You must use a supported web browser.

To uninstall MarkVision Professional

To remove MVP from a Windows system, select MarkVision Professional in the Add/Remove

Programs application. For a Mac OS X system, run the MarkVision Professional Uninstaller application located in Applications/Utilities. This will shut down both servers that are running and then remove all aspects of MarkVision Professional.

Windows default file locations

MarkVision Application

C:\Program Files\Lexmark\MarkVision Professional

MarkVision Server

C:\Program Files\Lexmark\MarkVision Server\Granite

Macintosh default file locations

MarkVision Application

/Applications/MarkVision Pro Client

MarkVision Server

/Applications/Utilities/MarkVision Pro Server Control

Installing MarkVision Professional for UNIX systems

MarkVision Professional supports multiple UNIX operating systems.

HP-UX

1

Download the MVP package file from the Lexmark Web site and place the package file in the

/tmp directory.

2

Start the System Administration Manager by typing

/usr/sbin/sam &

.

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On the Sam areas screen, click Software Management.

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Click Install Software to Local Host. The SD Install-Software Selection screen and Specify

Source dialog appear. If these dialog boxes do not appear, go to the Actions menu and click

Change Source to open the Specify Source dialog.

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Make sure that the hostname of the computer that you are installing on appears in the Host

Name text box. If it does not, enter the hostname or select it from the list.

6

In the Source Depot Path field, enter the full path to the HP-UX package file:

/tmp/markvision-pro-hpux11.pkg

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Make sure Change Software View is set to All Bundles. If it is not:

a

Click Change Software View.

b

On the Software View screen, click All Bundles. Then, click OK.

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On the Specify Source screen, click OK.

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Select the bundles you want to install. There are two ways to mark the packages: for installing all the MarkVision packages at once or installing individual packages.

To install all the MarkVision packages at once a

Click the MarkVisionPro bundle.

b

Go to the Actions menu, select Mark for Install. This marks all the MarkVision

Professional packages for install.

c

Skip to the next step.

To install individual packages a

Double-click the MarkVisionPro bundle. This displays the server and client packages.

b

Double-click each package bundle to view its contents.

c

For each package that you want to install, click the package, then go to the Actions menu and select Mark for Install. A “Yes” appears beside each package that you have selected to install.

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Go to the Actions menu and select Install (analysis).

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Click OK. A confirmation message appears.

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Click Yes to start the installation.

Note: If the HOME variable was not set for root when you started SAM, an error message appears. Ignore the message and click OK.

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During Installation, select Logfile to view the installation log.

Important:

Make sure there are no errors or warnings during installation.

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When installation is finished, select Done to return to the SD Install-Software Selection screen.

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Click File, and then click Exit to return to the Software Management screen.

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Enter the following in the command line and answer any questions that may appear:

/opt/lexmark/setup.mvjserver

This file will set up the MarkVision Server users for use with the MarkVision Professional server.

AIX

1

Download the MVP package file from the Lexmark Web site and place the package file in the

/tmp directory.

2

Type the following in the command line and press Enter:

smit install_latest

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When prompted to enter the input device directory for software, enter:

/tmp/markvision-pro-aix.pkg

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All packages are normally installed by default, though you can choose to install some packages individually. To install only the packages you want:

a

Under the Software to Install option, select List.

b

Select the packages you want to install.

c

Select Do.

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Specify any other install options, such as COMMIT.

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Select Do to begin installing MarkVision Professional. A message is displayed when installation is finished.

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Enter the following in the command line and answer any questions that appear:

/usr/lpp/markvision_pro/setup.mjserver

RedHat Linux; SuSE Linux

1

Download the MVP package file from the Lexmark Web site and place the package file in the

/tmp directory.

2

Unzip and untar the file:

$ tar zxvf /tmp/markvision-pro-linux-glibc2-x86.tar.gz

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cd to the package directory:

$ cd /tmp/markvision-pro-linux-glibc2-x86

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Install either all or individual MarkVision components:

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To install all MarkVision components, issue the command:

rpm -ivh *.rpm

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To install individual MarkVision Professional components, specify the file name of the

MarkVision Professional component that you want to install. For example, to install just the MarkVision Professional Server, issue the command:

rpm -ivh markvision-pro-MVJserver-*.i386.rpm

or rpm -ivh markvision-pro-MVJclient-*.i386.rpm

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Type the following on the command line and answer any questions that appear:

/usr/local/lexmark/setup.mvjserver

Solaris SPARC systems

1

Download the MVP package file from the Lexmark Web site and place the package file in the

/tmp directory.

2

Start the package installation program:

pkgadd -d /tmp/markvision-pro-solaris2-sparc.pkg

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When a list of available packages appears:

a

If you want to install all the packages, type all and then press Enter.

b

If you want to install individual packages, type each package number separated by a comma and then press Enter. For example: 1,2,3.

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Follow the prompts and answer any questions that appear on the screen:

a

To accept the defaults, press Enter.

b

To answer yes/no questions, type y, n, or ?, and then press Enter.

c

When a message appears telling you the installation was successful, type q to quit.

Note: You must install all the packages in the same location.

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Type the following on the command line and answer any questions that appear:

/opt/lexmark/setup.mvjserver

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Unix general file locations

MarkVision Application

/usr/mvp/bin (executable files)

/usr/mvp/etc (configurable files)

/usr/mvp/lib (archive/library (JAR) files)

MarkVision Server

/usr/mv_pro/bin (executable files)

/usr/mv_pro/etc (configurable files)

/usr/mv_pro/lib (archive/library (JAR) files)

Setting up the MarkVision Professional UNIX Server

Once the MarkVision Professional package is installed on a system, a setup script must run to complete the installation process. This script is installed at:

<install-dir>/setup.mjserver

The MarkVision Server must be run as a standard system daemon. It collects information about network attached devices, such as printers and print servers. For security reasons, this daemon must be run as a normal user with no special privileges. Therefore, we recommend using an existing user

ID or to create a special user ID for this daemon to run as.

The default user ID is user nobody. Most modern UNIX systems ship with this ID pre-installed. If you want to change it and use a different ID (for example markvision), create the user ID before running the setup script.

The setup script checks if the MarkVision Server is currently running, and if so will exit, prompting the user to stop the server using the appropriate command. If the server is not running, it prompts for the user ID and verifies its validity. Once the user ID is verified, the MarkVision Server starts.

The following shell scripts are used during the MarkVision Server setup and startup process:

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/usr/mv_pro/bin/findJava

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/usr/mv_pro/bin/MvService

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/usr/mv_pro/bin/MvWebService

FindJava

This script is used by multiple scripts to locate the appropriate version of Java Virtual Machine on the system. This script attempts to find the path to the “java” binary in standard system locations. If the

JVM is not found in standard system locations, it tries to search the PATH environment variable for the JVM. If the search for the appropriate JVM fails, it exits with an error message informing the user that a suitable JVM was not found. It also indicates the appropriate JVM version(s) required to run the MarkVision Server software.

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If you believe a suitable JVM is on the system, make sure it is in your PATH and run the /usr/mv_pro/ bin/findJava script again. This creates a symbolic link from /usr/mvp_java to the Java home directory

(JAVAHOME).

For example, if the full path to the appropriate “java” binary is:

/usr/local/java/bin/java

The Java home directory is “/usr/local/java.”

Therefore, the link can be created as follows:

# /bin/ln -s /usr/local/java /usr/mvp_java

MvService

The /usr/mv_pro/bin/MvService command is used to start and stop the MarkVision Professional

Server as a Unix daemon.

$ man MvService

MvWebService

The /usr/mv_pro/bin/MvWebService command is used to start and stop the Tomcat Web server.

Tomcat is the official reference implementation of the Java Servlet 2.2 and JavaServer Pages 1.1 technologies. (For more information on the Tomcat web server, visit the official Tomcat Web site at:

http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/index.html

.)

The MvWebService process is used to provide the following services over HTTP:

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Serve the MarkVision Professional web client

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Provide access to MarkVision Messenger

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Provide browser-based access to MarkVision Professional documentation

To access the above features, point your browser to port 9180 of the machine where you installed

MarkVision Professional Server with the following URL: http://<markvision-server-host>:9180/markvision or http://<markvision-server-host>:9180/messenger

NFS mounting the MarkVision Professional UNIX client

You can install MarkVision Professional on one host computer and export the file system to other host computers for mounting. Using NFS eliminates the need to perform individual installations at each workstation and conserves disk space.

We recommend to install both the MarkVision Professional UNIX client and server packages on one host computer. The host computer can then be designated as an NFS server, as well as the

MarkVision Server. Client workstations can then mount the MarkVision Professional directory on the server, and run the MarkVision Professional UNIX Client locally.

Important:

The NFS server and client workstations must use the same operating system.

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To NFS mount the MarkVision Professional UNIX Client

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Configure the server.

a

Make sure you’re logged on with root user authority.

b

Install the MarkVision Professional UNIX client. Follow the directions for the operating system you’re using.

c

Export the directory where you installed the MarkVIsion Professional UNIX Client. For example: /opt/lexmark/ or /usr/local/lexmark/

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Configure MarkVIsion Professional on the local workstation.

a

Make sure you’re logged on with root user authority.

b

NFS mount the MarkVision Professional directory from the server (Refer to your operating system documentation for mounting instructions).

c

Run the install script in the mounted MarkVision Professional directory. The script creates symbolic links to this directory in /usr/mvp. The following example uses /mnt as the mount point. cd /mnt/lexmark

./MVJclient.link

To uninstall the MarkVision Professional UNIX Client

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Run the uninstall script which removes the symbolic links to the mounted directory from /usr/ mvp.

./MVJclient.unlink

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Unmount the MarkVision Professional directory. Refer to your operating system documentation for unmounting instructions.

Removing MarkVision Professional packages

With root authority, you can remove MarkVision Professional using these utilities:

Operating system

HP-UX

IBM AIX

RedHat; SuSE Linux

Sun Solaris SPARC

Package removal tool

sam smit rpm -e pkgrm

Depending on the utility on your system, either mark the packages for removal after you start the program, or provide the names of the packages you want to remove in the command line. Refer to your operating system documentation for more information.

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Removing remaining directories

Package removal utilities usually do not remove directories shared by more than one package. The following two software packages share the same directory structure (install-directory>markvision)

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Enhanced Printer Drivers

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MarkVision Professional

After removing all the previously mentioned MarkVision packages (if one or more were installed), some directories may need to be removed manually.

To see if any directories remain after removing all the MVP packages, check the directory where you installed MarkVision. By default, MVP installs in either /opt/lexmark/ or /usr/local/lexmark/.

Installing MarkVision Professional into CDE

You can integrate MVP into the Common Desktop Environment (CDE). Integrating installs CDE icons, actions, and online Help.

To integrate MarkVision Professional into the CDE:

1

Make sure you have root user authority.

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Type the following in the command line:

/usr/mv_pro/bin/mark2cde

On some CDE systems, the MarkVision Professional CDE icons may not appear after installing the

MarkVision Professional CDE snap-in. The icons appear after logging out and logging back in again.

If you encounter problems while running mark2cde manually, try running it again using the Korn shell

(ksh) rather than the Bourne shell (sh).

Removing the MarkVision Professional CDE:

When removing the MarkVision Professional client package, you must manually remove the CDE snap-in.

To uninstall the CDE snap-in, as root, type the following in the command line:

# /usr/mv_pro/bin/mark2cde -d

Installing MarkVision Professional into KDE

You can integrate MVP into the K Desktop Environment (KDE). Integrating installs KDE icons, actions, and online Help.

To integrate MarkVision Professional into the KDE:

1

Make sure you have root user authority.

2

Type the following in the command line:

/usr/mv_pro/bin/mark2kde

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You must restart KDE after installing the KDE snap-in to see the icons.

If you encounter problems while running mark2kde manually, try running it again using the Korn shell

(ksh) rather than the Bourne shell (sh).

Removing the MarkVision Professional KDE:

When removing the MarkVision Professional client package, you must manually remove the KDE snap-in.

To uninstall the KDE snap-in, as root, type the following in the command line:

# /usr/mv_pro/bin/mark2kde -d

Note: MarkVision Professional is currently not supported under KDE 2 environments due to a reported bug in Sun’s Java Virtual Machine 1.3.x. However, the supported

Linux platforms under KDE 1 have been found to function correctly. For details on the bug, refer to Sun’s Java Web site at:

http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/bugParade/bugs/4392053.html

Installing MarkVision Professional into GNOME

You can integrate MVP into the GNU Network Object Model Environment (GNOME). Integrating installs GNOME icons, actions, and online Help.

To integrate MarkVision Professional into the GNOME:

1

Make sure you have root user authority.

2

Type the following in the command line:

/usr/mv_pro/bin/mark2gnome

On some GNOME systems, the MarkVision Professional GNOME icons may not appear after installing the MarkVision Professional GNOME snap-in. The icons appear after logging out and logging back in again.

If you encounter problems while running mark2gnome manually, try running it again using the Korn shell (ksh) rather than the Bourne shell (sh).

Removing the MarkVision Professional GNOME:

When removing the MarkVision Professional client package, you must manually remove the GNOME snap-in.

To uninstall the GNOME snap-in, as root, type the following in the command line:

# /usr/mv_pro/bin/mark2gnome -d

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Finding space to install MarkVision Professional

Some operating systems require you to install MarkVision Professional in a particular directory. If the file system containing that directory is full, you can create a symbolic link that points to a directory in another file system. The symbolic link appears to be a real directory, but the files are actually installed in the location the link points to.

For example, to appear to install MarkVision Professional in /disk2/lexmark, do the following:

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Create a directory in the location where you want the packages to be installed. For example, to install the /disk2 file system:

mkdir /disk2/lexmark

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Create a symbolic link pointing to the directory you created. For example:

ln -s /disk2/lexmark /opt/lexmark

Installing MarkVision Professional for a Novell Netware server

MarkVision Professional 10.2 supports the use of Novell Netware 6 and 6.5 as a server platform. The

Novell server must have a Java 1.4.1 VM installed in order for the MarkVision Server to work properly. The MVP Client system is currently not supported on Novell systems. For information on installing MVP on a Netware server, see the MarkVision Professional README and your Novell

Netware documentation. To locate the MVP README file, see

Where is the README file?

under

Frequently Asked Questions.

Upgrading from previous versions of MarkVision

Prior versions of MarkVision for Windows are easily upgraded by running the installation program. All prior folders, filters, devices, and so on are retained with the new version. If you are upgrading from an earlier release of MarkVision Professional for Unix systems, make sure you upgrade your

MarkVision clients and server(s) together.

Note: When upgrading MarkVision Professional for Unix systems, you should remove the currently installed package.

For versions earlier than MarkVision Professional 6.0, such as MarkVision for Intranets, or classic

MarkVision, we recommend that you uninstall the old version before attempting a new installation.

To export devices from classic MarkVision:

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In Classic MarkVision, under the Configure - TCP/IP option, click the Manage Print Server

List button, and then click Export to File.

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Enter the location where you want the file stored.

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Once you have exported the file, you need to edit the file to accommodate the current MVP format. Configure the file path to match the following naming convention:

IP <Ip address or hostname> <read community name> <write community name>

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Install your new version of MVP 10.2, and then click Load in the Device Discovery task.

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Select your updated file. Click OK. The list is imported for discovery.

Getting started

Once MarkVision has successfully installed, you are ready to access the the MarkVision Client.

Invoking the MarkVision Client

Select which version of the MarkVision client you want to use. You can use either the MarkVision

Client Application or the MarkVision Web Client.

Opening the MarkVision Application

In the application form, the client is installed locally, so it can be launched just like any other program.

For example, in Windows environments, you can double-click the MarkVision Professional icon on the desktop, or go to Start

Æ

Programs

Æ

Lexmark

Æ

MarkVision Professional.

Accessing the MarkVision Web Client

Since the MarkVision Web Client is browser-based, you will need to open your browser and point it to the MarkVision URL:

http://<your server>/markvision

In this URL <your server> is the IP address or hostname of the machine that is running the

MarkVision Server.

Note: If during installation you did not make MarkVision Professional the default server on your machine, you must use the non-standard port number (9180) in the URL:

http://<your server>:9180/markvision.

Opening the MarkVision Application on a UNIX system

If you are using MarkVision Professional from a UNIX system, you can access MVP from either a command line or the MarkVision Professional Web Client.

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Using the MVP UNIX Client from the command line:

If it is supported by your workstation, you can use the X Window system. To use MarkVision with X, you must set the display variable.

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Set the DISPLAY environment variable.

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Korn (ksh) and Bourne (sh) shell users type the following:

Display=hostname:0.0

export DISPLAY

Where hostname is the name of your workstation.

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C shell users type the following:

setenv DISPLAY disphost:0.0

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If you are running the MarkVision Professional UNIX client on a different host computer than your X server, make sure the remote host has permission to access your display. For example, if the MVP UNIX client is running on the host flora, type the following in the command line:

xhost + flora

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Type

mvp

in the command line, and then press Enter.

Using the MVP UNIX client from a Web browser:

Once the MarkVision Web server is configured, a MarkVision Web client starts when you connect to

/markvision on that server with your browser.

For example, to start a MarkVision Web client on a Web server whose IP address is 190.168.112.21, point your browser to the following URL:

http://190.168.112.21:9180/markvision

Starting MarkVision Professional

When you open MarkVision Professional for the first time, select the server you want to use. Enter the computer/hostname or IP address of the machine running the MarkVision Server, or click

Browse to locate it, and then click Connect.

If you click Browse to locate a supported MarkVision Server, the display will list several server details. This provides you the opportunity to select which instance of the MarkVision Server you want to use based on each individual server’s current status. For example, If you have multiple instances of the MarkVision Server on your network, and multiple clients are currently active, you can select the supported server that holds the least number of connections, allowing you faster access to MVP.

Clicking Hide Details will remove the server details from the display.

Once you have connected to a MarkVision Server, the setup wizard appears. Use the steps outlined in the wizard to:

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Configure MarkVision Professional to your specific needs.

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Locate and organize devices across your network.

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Establish a device management strategy that lets you quickly begin working with MarkVision.

Note: To prevent MarkVision Professional from opening the setup screen at startup, check the Do not show me this setup window again box.

If you are new to MarkVision Professional, completing these steps in the setup wizard will help you to get the most out of what MarkVision has to offer. Depending on your needs, some steps may not be necessary.

1

Find your devices

. Create device profiles and find printers and print servers on your

network.

2

Organize your devices

. The setup wizard provides a default set of installation folders that

you can install on your system, or you can use the Folder Configuration task to organize your devices into folders based on criteria you choose.

3

Customize your device information

. The setup wizard provides default sets of custom tables and views, or you can use the Custom Views and Custom Tables tasks to customize the ways that you view your devices.

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Creating custom tables

. Use the Custom Tables task to create a table of specific device

information. A custom table can be exported as a comma separated variable (.csv) file, which can be opened by spreadsheet or word processing software.

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Creating custom views

. Use the Custom Views task to create multiple views that let you

view only the printer attributes you want to see.

4

Secure access to available information

. Use the User Accounts and Groups task to grant

or restrict access to tasks and devices.

Managing your devices with MarkVision Professional

After you have configured MarkVision, you can begin exploring the powerful management features that MarkVision has to offer.

•

Using filters

. Use the Filters task to create criteria filters that can be saved and applied to folders.

•

Using device policies

. Use the Device Policy tasks to uniformly configure many devices at

once.

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Scheduling tasks

. Use the Scheduling task to schedule certain tasks.

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Collecting information about print jobs

. Use the Job Statistics task to gather and store information about each print job sent to a specific printer.

•

Gathering information about printers

. Use the Printer Inventory task to gather and store

information about the devices in your organization.

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Managing plug-ins

. Use the Software Update task to install and remove plug-ins for

additional device support.

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The All Tasks list

There are many more device management tasks available in MarkVision Professional than those

listed above. For a complete listing, see the

All Tasks list.

Basics

Home screen

After you

log in to MarkVision Professional

, the Home screen appears, which lists things you can

do with MarkVision Professional. These lists contain some of the most commonly used functions available in MarkVision Professional. You can customize these lists by selecting Customize next to the list's category name.

The MarkVision Professional toolbar is directly below the menus. The icons in this toolbar represent frequent tasks. To add or remove tasks from the toolbar, select MarkVision Personal Settings from the menus. With the Personal Settings task, you can also configure the level of message detail and other miscellaneous options.

Note: Frequent tasks are also available when you right-click a device in a context menu.

Layout

The left pane of the MarkVision Professional window is typically used to select one or more devices.

You can find the devices you want by using the Quick Find feature or Folders. (See

Creating folders

for help setting up and populating folders.) Devices that appear with a strikethrough are not supported for the selected task. Devices that are displayed in

red

text are password protected.

Task information for the selected device(s) appears in the right pane.

Multi-select capability

When you are presented with a list of items, such as printers, you can multi-select them using the

Control or Shift key. This lets you edit an attribute for all the selected devices at one time. For example, if the contact name for a group of printers has changed, you can multi-select those particular printers and change the contact name for those printers only, without having to change each one individually.

Enhanced accessibility

MarkVision Professional offers alternative keyboard navigation in accordance with industry standards. MarkVision’s user interface and subsequent task oriented dialog boxes can be navigated exclusively with a keyboard. The navigational features include using the Alt key to activate mnemonic

(underlined character) options in the Task bar menus, accelerator key combinations that invoke menu items without navigating the menus, and the ability to “jump” through the different elements of a

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dialog screen using either the F6 function key, which navigates between sections of the dialog, or the

Tab key which navigates specific components in a section.

Enhanced security features

MVP 10.2 includes several enhancements to MarkVision’s existing security features, as well as enforced levels of user authentication making MVP 10.2 more secure than ever before.

Here are some of MVP’s enhanced security features:

Adapter password conformance

Adapter password conformance enforces the use of print server passwords over the network. By using the Device Password task, an administrator can set a print server’s password to restrict user access to the device. Users are then prompted to enter the print server password to gain access to the device. Administrators can also enter exisitng print server passwords into a master list with the

Manage Global Passwords List task, maintaining easy access for users with the appropriate permissions.

User authentication with LDAP including secure SSL login

Administrators can now assimilate corporate login IDs and passwords for use with MarkVision

Professional. MVP can now connect to LDAP servers that utilize the Microsoft Active Directory service. This provides MVP with the capability to authenticate a user’s login with either a simple bind using SSL, or a secure bind using Kerberos. Authenticating user IDs through an LDAP server eliminates the need to use a unique user ID and password when accessing MarkVision Professional, reducing the amount of upkeep on user accounts by MVP administrators.

Password expiration

User account passwords can now be set to expire after a preset interval of time, promoting regular password turnover. If user authentication with LDAP has been enabled, password expiration is not needed and will not be available until user authentication with LDAP is disabled.

Active session expiration

MVP now provides administrators with the ability to set a maximum period of time that a client session will remain idle before re-prompting the user to enter their password.

MarkVision tasks

There are a variety of tasks you can perform using MarkVision Professional, and a variety of ways to access them:

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The All Tasks list on the MarkVision Professional Home screen

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The menus (for example: MarkVision

Æ

Personal Settings)

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The MarkVision Professional toolbar (also available by right-clicking a device)

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The MarkVision Professional (MVP) Home screen

Note: Because of its customizable user environment, your version of MarkVision may contain a different set of tasks than those listed below.

All Tasks list

The following table briefly describes the tasks available from the All Tasks list.

Task

About

Function

View the version information of MarkVision.

Add Devices Search networks and add devices to MarkVision

Professional.

Administrative Settings Change settings regarding how MarkVision Professional obtains information from the server.

AppleTalk

Application Links

View or modify the AppleTalk network settings.

Configure external applications to launch from MarkVision.

Change Password

Contact Name and

Location

Change the current user’s password.

View or modify the contact name or location for a specified device.

Create Windows Print

Objects

Create a Windows print object (queue) on a remote host computer.

Custom Media - Custom

Paper Name

View or modify custom paper names.

Custom Media - Custom

Paper Type

View or modify custom paper type settings.

View or modify custom paper loading settings.

Custom Media - Paper

Loading

Custom Media - Paper

Texture

View or modify custom paper texture settings.

View or modify custom paper bin settings.

Custom Media - Paper

Type Bin

Custom Media - Paper

Weight

Custom Tables - Create/

Manage

Custom Views - Create/

Manage

Device Discovery

Profiles

View or modify custom paper weight settings.

Configure and export tables of device information.

Create custom views with multiple pieces of information.

Create discovery profiles to search attached networks and add discovered devices to MarkVision Professional.

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Task

Device Discovery

Results

Device Password

Function

Display device discovery results based on specific discovery profiles.

Device Policy - Check

Device Conformance

Change a selected device’s password or create a new password for a device.

Determine if selected devices are conforming to device policies.

Device Policies - Apply Apply created policies to selected devices to enforce settings.

Device Policies - Create/

Manage

Manage list of device policies to quickly set or change device settings (such as print quality), or enforce those settings.

Open the Lexmark driver and utilities Web page.

Drivers and Utilities (On the Web)

E-mail Destinations

Emulators

Create and manage e-mail destinations for selected devices.

View emulator (printer language interpreters) settings for selected printers.

Enter Device Password Enter a password to gain access to a password protected device for the duration of the current client session.

Fax (Printer)

Fax Destinations

View or modify a printer's fax settings.

Create and manage fax destinations for selected devices.

Fax Settings

Feature Overview

(Printers)

Feature Overview (Print

Servers)

Filters

View or modify the fax settings for a specified device.

View printer data, such as identification information, capabilities, code levels, and page count information.

View print server data, such as identification information, protocol, and fax settings.

View or edit the list of saved filters, which can be used to limit the number of devices displayed.

Finishing

Firmware Download

(Print Server)

View or modify a printer's finishing settings, such as copies, collate, and resolution.

Firmware (On the Web) Open a Web page to obtain print server upgrades for supported print servers.

Upgrade your print server firmware.

Folder Configuration

Font Cartridges

FTP Destinations

- Organize devices using folders.

- Filter folder contents based on printer attributes.

View information about any installed font cartridges.

Create and manage FTP destinations for selected devices.

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Task

General Settings

(Printer)

Home

Home Page (On the

Web)

Hosts Table

Function

View or modify printer settings, such as job timeout, emulation, and power saver.

General Settings (Print

Server)

View or modify print server settings, such as job timeout, contact name, contact locations, and network speed.

Generic File Download Download miscellaneous files such as postscript files, universal configuration files (UCF), or font files to one or multiple devices on your network.

Return to the Home screen.

Open the Lexmark home page on the Web.

HTTP Settings

Inputs

Job Statistics: Trend

Analysis

Job Timeout (Print

Server)

LexLink

A configuration of host computer names. A part of Print

Permissions Technology.

View or modify a device's HTTP settings.

View settings for paper trays and other printer inputs.

Gather and store information about your print jobs.

View or modify a device's job timeouts.

Manage Global

Password List

MarkVision Setup

Map

MarkVision Messenger

Launch

MFP - Backup

Configuration

Information

View or modify the LexLink network settings.

View and edit a list of passwords for devices managed by

MarkVision Professional.

Access the MarkVision Setup Wizard.

Place device icons on a graphical representation of your organization to illustrate the distribution of your printers.

Open the MarkVision Messenger application.

Create a backup copy of all configuration settings on MFP device(s). The backup copy will be used to restore the settings during disk recovery or code update operations.

View or modify Copy Settings for an MFP device.

MFP - Default Copy

Settings

MFP - Default Scan to

E-mail Settings

View or modify Scan to E-mail Settings for an MFP device.

MFP - Default Scan to

Network Settings

View or modify Scan to Network Settings for an MFP device.

MFP - Features View feature information for multifunction devices.

MFP - General Settings View or modify General Settings for an MFP device.

MFP - LDAP Settings View or modify LDAP Settings for an MFP device.

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Task Function

MFP - Manage Function

Access

View or modify Function Access for an MFP device.

MFP - OptraImage Job

Statistics Settings

MFP - Specify External

Destination File

MFP Status

Names of Devices

View or modify OptraImage™ job statistics settings for an

MFP device.

View or modify OptraImage external destination settings for an MFP device.

View the current status conditions of multifunction devices.

View or modify a device's name.

NetWare

Network Time Protocol Synchronize a print server's internal clock with the

MarkVision Server.

Operator Panel

Operator Panel LCD

View or modify the NetWare network settings.

Display a functional operator panel for a specified printer.

Display the LCD display from the operator panel for a specified printer.

Remotely lock and unlock a printer operator panel.

Operator Panel Lock/

Unlock

Outputs

Output Bin Names

Page Counts

Paper Settings

PCL

Personal Settings

Picture of Printer

Ports

PostScript

PPDS

Printer Inventory

Printer Statistics

Summarizes device output options. Associated with the

Feature Overview tasks.

View or modify a printer's custom bin names.

View a printer's current page count information.

View or modify a printer's paper settings.

View or modify a printer's PCL™ settings.

Personalize MarkVision to fit the way you work.

Display a picture of a selected printer.

View or modify a device's ports.

View or modify a printer's PostScript™ settings.

View or modify a printer's PPDS settings.

Gather and store information about your printers.

Profile Destinations

Display statistical data for selected printers in a table format.

Create and manage profile destinations for selected devices.

Property Tag View or modify a property tag (user identification) for a printer.

Open the Lexmark publications Web page.

Publications (On the

Web)

Refresh Devices Refresh cached information for selected printer and/or print server devices.

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Task

Registration (On the

Web)

Remove Devices

(Advanced)

Remove Windows Print

Objects

Function

Open the Lexmark printer registration Web page.

Lets administrators remove all or specified devices from the system.

Removes Windows print objects (queues) from remote host computers.

Reset Reset a specified printer or print server.

Resource Management Download fonts and overlays to printers.

Scheduling

Service Location

Protocol

SNMP Traps

Software Update

(Manage Plug-Ins)

Status of Printer

Status Overview

Specify times to automatically initiate certain tasks.

Enable or disable the Service Location Protocol (SLP) function on a print server.

View or modify a device's SNMP Trap Destination.

Install and remove new MarkVision Professional plug-ins for additional device support.

View the current status conditions of selected printers.

Storage Devices

View the LCD panel, picture of printer, and status of printer for selected devices.

View information about a printer's storage devices, such as hard disks and flash memory.

Supplies (On the Web) Open a Web page where printer supplies can be ordered.

TCP/IP View or modify the TCP/IP network settings.

Technical Support (On the Web)

Open a Web page where technical support for Lexmark products can be obtained.

Toner/Ink Levels

User's Guide

Monitor toner or ink levels for a specified printer.

Opens the MarkVision Professional User's Guide.

User Accounts and User

Groups

Create or edit individual accounts or account groups to restrict access to certain tasks.

User’s Table Configure user printing privileges on devices that support

Print Permissions Technology.

Web Page (Print Server) Open a Web page displaying settings for a selected device.

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