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Secure Pull Printing
Secure, cloud-based print workflows help to enhance your security posture
Eliminate Print Servers
Eliminate print servers and their potential vulnerabilities.
End-to-end Encryption
Secure the workstation to printer print path by encrypting data at rest and in transit.
Authentication Required
Prevent documents from being left unattended at a print device and getting into the wrong hands by requiring authentication at a printer to release print jobs.
Old Way
Mapping and printing to specific printers
Sensitive information may be left unattended at the printer—posing a security risk
Wasted toner and paper from documents left forgotten and abandoned for days at the printer
With Pharos Secure Release
Walk up and release your print job at any secured device that’s convenient—no need to map to specific printers or manage print drivers
Print jobs are not released until the user authenticates at the device
Print jobs that aren’t released are automatically purged after an Admin-set period of time
A Convenient Experience for All Users
Support your workforce with an incredibly simple and intuitive print experience across all platforms.
How Pharos Secure Pull Printing Solution Works
The print job is encrypted and parked on the user workstation after it is submitted.
Depending on tenant configuration, a backup copy of the encrypted job can be sent and stored securely in the Cloud.
When the authorized user successfully authenticates at a secured printer, Pharos Cloud identifies an available Print Scout to deliver the print job from where it is stored to the printer .
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DownloadWhy should I migrate my print management to the cloud?
Managing traditional print infrastructure is time-consuming and costly. With Pharos Secure Release, you can:
- Eliminate print servers and their potential vulnerabilities.
- Eliminate vendor print drivers by supporting all print devices with Pharos’ universal print driver.
- Enhance document security by preventing documents from being left unattended at the printer.
- Reduce waste, as well as the cost of managing your print infrastructure.
Are print jobs stored in the cloud?
With Pharos Cloud’s Secure Release workflow, a copy of a print job is temporarily stored in the cloud if the cloud backup option is enabled. This allows the print job to be released even if the originating workstation is offline or does not have network line of sight to the printer by routing it to the printer through another available Print Scout. Organizations can prevent print jobs from being stored in the cloud by not enabling cloud backup. In this case, however, the user will not be able to release the job if the originating workstation is offline or does not have network line of sight to the printer.
For non-Print Scout submissions (iOS, iPadOS, Android, Chrome OS, Linux), the document will always be stored in the Pharos Cloud.
Pharos Cloud’s licensable Data Privacy and Regional Document Storage capability helps global organizations adhere to local data privacy and data sovereignty requirements by providing 21 different global regions where Administrators can control 1) what print job information is collected for reporting purposes and 2) where Secure Release print jobs are stored in the cloud at rest.
How does Pharos Secure Release enhance security?
Documents left unattended at the print device introduce risk if sensitive information gets into the wrong hands. But in addition to preventing sensitive documents from being exposed, Pharos Secure Release:
- Eliminates print servers from the equation, removing an attack surface hackers could use to disseminate malware
- Secures data with end-to-end encryption
- Supports zero trust security principles
How does Pharos’ universal print driver improve productivity?
Traditional environments connect employee computers to the print server and queue via a driver. When a vendor’s driver is updated, IT staff need to update it, which can be especially time-consuming if you have a large printer fleet from multiple manufacturers. Pharos’ “universal” print driver supports thousands of printer models—from low-volume, single-function printers to high-volume, multifunction devices across all manufacturers.
With only a single package to manage, Pharos requires only a fraction of the administrative overhead of traditional driver management. In addition, its common user interface simplifies printing for employees and troubleshooting for IT staff.
How does Pharos Secure Release reduce the burden on help desk employees?
A universal print driver providing a consistent and intuitive printing experience across platforms to a multi-vendor fleet reduces user training, user frustration, and troubleshooting vectors for the Help Desk.
Can Pharos Secure Release work with mobile devices?
Yes. Because Pharos Release works in a cloud environment, it can support a variety of devices and operating systems. This means iOS, Android, and other operating systems can be used to submit print jobs, giving employees the freedom to initiate the printing process from wherever they are—at or away from their desks. Mobile devices can also be used to release print jobs via QR code scan.
What happens to print jobs that get left in the queue?
If a job gets left in the queue, it is automatically deleted after an admin-set period of time.
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