DRS setup and device registration

Set up DRS and create an application for the Unified Client for Konica Minolta. Before you begin, note the following:

  • Make sure you have administrative credentials for the device.

  • The Unified Client for Konica Minolta, when configured as the authentication agent, cannot coexist with another embedded client on the device that is also handling authentication. This includes the Kofax Combined Client for Konica Minolta. Unregister any embedded client that is configured as an authentication agent before registering the Unified Client for Konica Minolta.

    The ControlSuite server can support multiple Kofax embedded solutions for Konica Minolta. So, it can support certain Konica Minolta devices running the Unified Client for Konica Minolta and other Konica Minolta devices running with other Kofax embedded clients, such as Kofax Combined Client for Konica Minolta.

  • If you want to use custom images on the welcome screen, they must be in .bmp, .jpeg, .jpg, and .png format and meet these dimensions:

    • Application logo: 288 x 72 pixels.

    • Welcome screen: 174 x 174 pixels.

Do the following:

  1. On the server, install DRS and make sure that the Device Registration System service is running.
  2. Open the DRS Web Client.
  3. Create the application in DRS.
    1. Select the Applications tab.
    2. Click the green Add (Add button) button at the top of the left Applications pane. The Add Application function loads into the right pane.
    3. In the Name field (required), enter a name for the application. You can use any name.
    4. In the Application Type field (required), select Konica Minolta Unified Client.

      Additional fields appear.

    5. Enter the addresses of the primary and backup DWS servers.
    6. In the Server Configuration field, enter the server configuration to be used for the application.
    7. In the fields that appear, enter the host name or address, port, and other configuration settings for the servers.

      For each server, select whether or not you are using TLS. For the port number, select the following depending on what servers you use:

      • If you are using AutoStore, enter the port number in the AutoStore Server TLS Port if TLS is used or AutoStore Server Port if TLS is not used.

      • If you are using Equitrac, enter the DCE server names.

      • If you are using Output Manager, enter the port number in the Print Manager TLS Port if TLS is used or Print Manager Port if TLS is not used.

      The default port number is 8069 if TLS is used or 8068 if TLS is not used.

      We recommend changing the Trust self-signed Certificate setting for the server to False to use certificates from a trusted certificate authority as shown in Device certificate management. If you need to use self-signed certificates, leave the option set to True.

      The selections you make should reflect your server configuration as defined in ControlSuite.

    8. If you use Equitrac or Output Manager, additional fields appear for authentication. For Authentication, select True to use the Unified Client for Konica Minolta as the authentication application on the device or False to use another authentication application.

      Note the following:

      • If you set Authentication to True, you can have Unified Client for Konica Minolta overwrite the existing authentication agent by setting Overwrite Existing Authentication Agent (if any) set to True.

      • If you set Authentication to False, you must have a third-party authentication agent available to authenticate the user.

      • If authentication is managed by CAC, Authentication must be set to False. The CAC user name must match the User principal name field for the user's Windows user account in Output Manager. Otherwise, single-sign-on will fail.

    9. Click the Save button (Save button) at the top of the Add Application screen.
  4. If you are uploading files to use for customizing the welcome screen, make sure they meet the requirements and do the following:
    1. Select the Files tab.
    2. In the Device Type field, select Konica Minolta Unified Client.
    3. Click Upload.
    4. Follow the instructions on the screen to select the files and upload them to the server.

    The files appear in the list.

  5. Add the device in DRS.
    1. Select the Devices tab.
    2. Click the green Add (Add button) button at the top of the left Devices pane. The Add Device function loads into the right pane.
    3. In the Name field (required), enter a name for the Konica Minolta device that identifies it on the network.
    4. In the Address field (required), enter the IP address or the hostname of the device.

      For the IP address, you can enter IPv4 or IPv6 addresses depending on the configuration of your system. If you enter an IPv6 address, brackets ([ ]) are automatically added to it if missing when you exit from the field.

    5. Enter the Username and Password for the device.
    6. In the Application field (required), select the application you have created from the list.

      Based on the application you select, fields that apply to that application appear.

    7. To change the name of the application as it appears on the device, set Customize Application Name to True and enter the name in the Application Name field. To use the default application name, set Customize Application Name to False.

      Note the following:

      • A maximum of 32 characters can appear on the device front panel. Keep the application name to that length.

      • After installation, if you need to change the application name or return to default values, the app must be installed again.

    8. In the Logon Screen field, select Welcome (default) or Logon. If you select Welcome (default), you have options to customize the welcome screen. If you select Logon, only the logon prompt appears.
    9. If you had set Logon Screen to Welcome (default), you can customize the Welcome screen by doing the following:
      • To customize the Welcome screen, set Customize Welcome Screen Text to True and enter the text you want to appear in the Welcome Screen Text field (up to 255 characters).

      • If you want to change the logo and image that appears on the Welcome screen, set Customize Assets to True. In the Application Logo and Welcome Screen Image fields (both required), select the file name of the image you want to use. Images that meet the requirements and have been uploaded to the server appear in this list. You can also select Default to use the default logo or image, or None to not use an image.

        If the files do not appear in the Application Logo and Welcome Screen Image field, make sure you have uploaded them as shown in step 4 and that they meet the requirements listed in this section.

    10. If you have selected an application that includes authentication, use the Card Reader Type field to select the card reader attached to the device. Note the following for these card readers:
      • For OmniKey, additional options are available to use the reader in CCID and wedge modes.

      • YSoft readers are only supported in CCID mode, and they only deliver data in hex or converted to decimal. Wedge mode is not available.

      • If you select Custom, enter the PID and VID. The card reader will be supported in keyboard wedge mode only.

      • All other card readers are in wedge mode.

      For more information about supported card readers and modes, see the Unified Client for Konica Minolta Technical Specifications.

    11. Click the Save (Save button) button at the top of the Add Device pane.

      Assets you have specified in DRS are pushed to DWS for deployment.

  6. Install the Unified Client for Konica Minolta client application onto the device. From the drop-down list at the top of the Details pane, select Install and Configure option and click the Run Action button Run Action button.

    Follow deployment status feedback under Action History. The action may take a few moments to complete. If you had customized the Welcome screen by uploading files on the Files tab, set Customize Assets, and selected those uploaded files in the Application Logo and Welcome Screen Image fields, those files are synced with the devices.

    Once finished, a Successfully completed message appears in the Action History pane at the bottom of the screen.