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How to enable Okta authentication

Before enabling Okta authentication, it is necessary to configure Okta.

  1. Open a new browser window and sign in to Okta Console (okta.com) using your Okta administrator account credentials.
  2. In the Okta Console, select Admin.
  3. In the Okta Admin console, select Applications, and then Applications.
  4. Select App Application.
  5. Select Create New App.
  6. In the Create a New Application Integration dialog box:

    • In Platform, select Web.

    • In Sign in method, select OpenID Connect.

  7. Select Create.

    The Create OpenID Connect Application pane appears.

  8. In Application name, type: Printix
  9. In Application logo, select Browse files.
  10. In Login redirect URIs, select + Add URI.

    • Paste the Redirect URI value you can copy to the clipboard on the Okta tab on the Authentication page in Printix Administrator. Alternatively, type: https://auth.printix.net/identity-providers/okta/signin/response

  11. Leave Logout redirect URIs empty (it is not used). Select Save.
  12. On the General tab in the Client Credentials section:

    • Copy the Client ID. You need to paste it in step 19.

    • Copy the Client Secret. You need to paste it in step 20.

  13. On the General tab in the General Settings | APPLICATION section:

    • Ensure Authorization Code is selected.

  14. On the General tab in the General Settings | USER CONSENT section:

    • Optionally, clear Require consent.

    • In Terms of Service URI, optionally, type: https://printix.net/terms

    • In Policy URI, optionally, type: https://printix.net/privacy

    • In Logo URI, optionally, type: https://assets.printix.net/img/logo/logo420×120.png

  15. Select Save.

    Now that Okta is configured, the following steps describe how to enable Okta authentication.

  16. In Printix Administrator on the Authentication page, select the Okta tab.
  17. Select Connect.

  18. In Domain, enter your Okta domain (acme.okta.com).
  19. In Client ID, paste the value you copied in step 12.
  20. In Client Secret, paste the value you copied in step 12.
  21. If Okta, for your organization, is set up with an Authorization Server, then enter the value, otherwise, leave it empty (default).
  22. Select Connect.

How to add multiple domains

  1. Select Add to add another Okta domain.