Print Release Options
Last Updated: June 30, 2026
There are several options available to release print jobs, depending on how Secure Release Print A feature that holds print jobs in a virtual print queue until the authorized user authenticates to release them. Secure Release Print includes Pull Print, Direct Secure Release, Offline Secure Release Print (OSRP), and Delegated Release. Release methods include the Control Panel Application (CPA), badge, PIN, QR code, and the Release Portal. is implemented in your environment. This section explains some alternate methods for printers that do not have a digital display.
Release Stations
If your printer does not have a digital display or a badge reader, your administrator may set up a device near the printer where you can sign in to the Release Portal A web portal where users sign in to view and release held print jobs before they are sent to physical printers.. The release portal only lists the printers linked to the release station. You can select the appropriate printer and release your print job.
Simple Badge Release
If your printer has a badge scanner but no interface, you can still release print jobs on the printer using Simple Badge Release. Simple Badge Release does not require a login. Instead, your administrator will have set up your badge to trigger the print job release, and generally uses a badge scanner attached to the printer via USB rather than a built-in badge scanner.
If you have Pull Print jobs held in the queue, when you scan your badge, all the print jobs are released automatically.
Direct Secure Release print jobs are released depending on how your administrator set up the feature. The badge scan may release either the last print job sent to the queue or all print jobs in the queue.
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