User's Manual

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microMIND - Installation Guide
2.1
Introduction
The microMIND provides the possibility to add a MiCard (V2) reader as a Secure Print
solution for any printer. Thus allowing you to turn your normal office printer into a cost
effective secure print solution. No matter if this printer is a USB, a network printer or a
printer with a different connection. The microMIND supports both, MiCard V1 (deprecated
former version of the MiCard) and MiCard V2 readers.
The microMIND is designed to add the Secure Print feature to single function printers, not
only limited to Canon devices. Each device from each vendor is supported. It doesn't
matter if your printer provides an Ethernet TCP/IP network connection, WLAN connection,
USB connection etc. Thus, NT-ware provides an easy and cost effective solution to include
almost all printers makes and install them in uniFLOW as a secure printer.
However, an Ethernet TCP/IP network connection is required for the microMIND. The
microMIND has a build in network switch, allowing it to connect the printer to the network
through the microMIND. This can be required for network printers. Note that the microMIND
must not be attached to the printer. It only transfers the ID data, read from the users ID card,
to the uniFLOW Server and thus tells the uniFLOW Server to release the print jobs for this
user.
The microMIND is designed to support Secure Printing. As Secure Printing
always requires a uniFLOW Server to be present, Emergency Access is not
possible with the microMIND. This is not a specific limitation of the microMIND
itself, but should be mentioned here.
The following graphics outline how the microMIND is implemented in the network
environment. The microMIND also offers two Ethernet ports, allowing both the microMIND
and a network printer to connect to the companies network. Thus no additional network
port or switch port is required. The first graphic shows a USB printer connected to the
uniFLOW Server. The second graphic shows a normal network printer using the build in
network switch.