Hello Peter,
enabling the "User Authentication" under the "Print Options" tab is the first step to use the PIN code for printing.
When the "User Authentication" is enabled in transaction SPAD, that just means that this option will be available for modification in the R/3 printer popup - so you have to enter the PIN code in this printer popup before each printout from R/3.
Here is an example:
- Transaction SMARTFORMS
- Enter Form SF_EXAMPLE_01 (or any other Form you would like to test - I just mention this Form because it is a SAP standard object), and press the "Test" button
- Press the "Test" button again
- Press the "Execute" button
- Now the R/3 printer popup appears. Enter the name of the Output Device which uses the Xerox Device Type with "User Authentication" enabled, and press Enter
- After you have pressed Enter, an additional button with the name "Additional options" appeared in the R/3 printer popup. Press this button
- In the new screen double-click on "User Authentication"
- In the appearing field enter the PIN code.
Now when you print this spool request, the PIN code will be sent along with the spool, which needs to be entered at the printer.
Also: for front-end printing only Access Method G should be used. I'm not sure whether Access Method F can handle such authentication data. The Access Methods do not modify the content of the spool requests so this should not be an issue, however, Access Method F is outdated and isn't developed anymore, so only Access Method G should be used for front-end printing.
Best regards,
Laszlo