Sharp Gen 2 Cloud Terminal

The terminal is a public beta, not the final solution.

Prerequisites

The MFD must have OSA 5.5 or higher.
Make sure that you have Cloud Terminal Integration enabled. For information on how to do this, see Enable Cloud terminal integration.

Limitations

Cloud print

If a finishing option is not available in print API, it will be omitted.
Media type selection is not supported.
Toner saving (economy printing) is not supported.
Specific paper size is supported only for the following formats: A3, A4, A5, A6, B4, B5, Executive, Legal, Letter, Ledger, Tabloid
Tray 6 input type is not supported.
Borderless print is not supported.
The stapling and punching functionality can vary based on the type of finisher, paper size, and paper orientation, which may result in outcomes that differ from expectations.
The UpperRight stapling option is not supported.

Authentication

Users cannot log out via their cards
Authentication can fail at printers that do not support TLSv1.3. For how to configure these printers properly, see the Troubleshooting section of this page.

Scan

When scanning from the glass, a prompt to place a new original appears every time, regardless of whether the Merge Originals function is enabled.

Device setup

If you plan to use a card reader, connect it to the MFD.
Log in to the MFD UI and go to System Settings > Authentication settings.
Enable User Authentication.
In the Authentication Server Settings, select Sharp OSA.
Make sure that Offline Authentication is disabled.
1. Select Store User Information
2. Deselect Enable Offline Authentication with stored User Information.
3. Deselect Store User information again.
Select Use IC Card for Authentication.

Installing the cloud terminal

The terminal can only be installed manually via installation packages. Ask support@ysoft.com for the packages.

To install the terminal, perform the following steps:

Log into the MFD UI and go to System Settings > Sharp OSA Settings.
In Embedded Application Settings, tap Add.
Tap Browse and select the SafeqCloudAuth.emo package and SafeqCloudTerminal.emo.
Tap Execute.
In External Accounting Application Settings, select Enable and assign the SafeqCloudAuth embedded application as Server 1. Disable servers 2-4.
Tap Submit.
Reboot the MFD.

Configuring the Terminal settings

Have your SAFEQ Cloud domain at hand. You can find it in SAFEQ Cloud Web UI in the Customer information section.
If you haven't done so already, create an API key of the Embedded type. See API access keys.
After rebooting the MFD, you will be presented with the Not configured screen. Tap Configure.
Enter your SAFEQ Cloud domain and API key. You can verify the domain by tapping Test connection.
In Log level, you can choose four levels of log details (Debug, Info, Warning, Error). We recommend the default level - Info. The Debug level will give Y Soft more information for troubleshooting but may slow down the terminal.
Tap Save.

Registering the cloud terminal in SAFEQ Cloud Web UI

Upon installing the terminal, you will see a screen with the Serial Number of the device (prefixed with sh_). Note down the ID number.
In SAFEQ Cloud web UI, go to Security > Endpoints and find the entry with ID number that you noted in the previous step. Select the entry and click Authorize selected.
Back at the MFD, you will see the following screen:

Adding the Sharp printer and Embedded configuration in SAFEQ Cloud Web UI

If you want to connect the MFD that is already connected and registered to a different SAFEQ Cloud account, you must remove the Embedded applications in the Sharp OSA settings and add them again (see the Installing the cloud terminal section of this guide).

In the SAFEQ Cloud Web UI, go to Printers > Embedded templates.
If not done already, create an embedded configuration for your Sharp MFD(s) by clicking Add.
In Vendor, select Sharp.
In Application type, select Sharp Gen 2.
Fill in the rest of the configuration according to your needs and click Save. For more information on embedded configuration, see Embedded Terminals' configuration.
Go to Printers.
Click Add.
In Vendor, select Sharp.
In Serial number, enter the serial number that the MFD displayed on the screen in the previous steps.
Fill in all the other required information.
Select the checkbox next to Embedded software This will display additional fields related to embedded configuration.
In Embedded configuration, select your Sharp embedded configuration from the list.
Click Save.
Return to MFD, if you see the screen from the end of the previous section tap Reload. The MFD will now display a login screen with your chosen authentication type.

Troubleshooting

Error message "Cannot communicate with authentication server. Call administrator"

Problem description: When trying to use the MFD, you get an error message:

Solution: A possible cause of this is that Sharp OSA is configured for authentication; however, Offline authentication is enabled (possibly from the previous state of the MFD). You must disable it. See the Device setup section of this guide.

The card reader is not working

Problem: The card reader is not recognized.

Solution:

A possible cause is that the reader is not enabled after it was plugged in.
Connect the card reader to the MFD. A prompt to enable it will appear. Tap Administrator Login and log in as machine administrator.
Enable the card reader. You will see a message "Detected the device."
Note that if you disconnect and then reconnect the reader, you might be required to enable it again.

Accessing terminal settings

On certain screens (Authentication screen and Device Authorization Grant screen), when there is no explicit button to access settings (e.g., the Not Configured screen), due to security reasons, the administrator can only access the terminal settings by holding the terminal logo pressed for 5 seconds.