Using device policies

Reasons to create a device policy

• To enforce a standard configuration across a set of devices.

  For example, Power Saver is set to Off and Printer Timeout set to 20 for all printers.

• To use multiple configurations for a device.

  For example, create one device policy to set Toner Saver on with a low resolution for draft printing. Create another device policy where Toner Saver is set to off with high resolution for final document printing.

Tasks associated with device policies

• Device Policies - Create/Manage—Create, edit, or remove a policy.

• Device Policies - Apply—Apply a policy to one or more specified devices.

• Device Policies - Check Conformance—Determine if selected devices are conforming to device policies.

• Scheduling—Specify days and times to automatically apply a policy or perform a conformance check.

Creating a device policy

1. From the MarkVision Professional Home screen, select Device Policies - Create/Manage from the All Tasks list.

2. Click New to create a new device policy, or click Copy to copy the settings of an existing device policy.

3. If you selected New, select one of the following options:

   • For Any Printer (empty printer policy)

   • For Any Print Server (empty print server policy)

   • Based On A Specific Device (policy derived from the actual settings of a known device)

4. Type a policy name.

5. Select or change settings, and then click OK.

6. Click Apply to save the policy.

Applying a device policy

A device policy must be created before it can be applied.

1. From the MarkVision Professional Home screen, select Device Policies – Apply from the All Tasks menu.

2. From the device list, select the devices to update.

3. Select a device policy from the Device Policies list, and then click Apply Policy.

Checking device policy conformance

The Device Policies - Check Conformance task displays selected device settings in comparison with its applied device policy.

1. From the MarkVision Professional Home screen, select Device Policies - Check Conformance from the All Tasks list.

2. Select the device you want to check for policy conformance.

3. Select a policy from the Device Policies list.

4. Click Check Device Conformance.

   Results of the conformance check will appear in the field beneath the Check Device Conformance button.

Note: To see a side-by-side comparison of device settings and policy settings, with differences highlighted in red, right-click any difference noted in the policy conformance results (displayed in red), and then click Details.

Scheduling device policies

Schedule policy applications to multiple devices to provide updates such as daily default resets or device conformance.

1. From the MarkVision Professional Home screen, select Scheduling from the All Tasks list.

2. Click Add.

3. Select Device Policy: Check Conformance or Device Policy: Apply, and then click Next.

4. Schedule a date and time for the update, and then click Next.

5. Select a device policy from the Device policy box, and then click Next.

   Note: You may select Apply policy automatically if devices are out of conformance.

6. Select discovered devices from the device folders window, or use the Quick Find feature to locate new devices and place them in the Selected Printers window using the > button.

7. Click Finish.