Pharos Sentry Print Setup

What is Pharos?

Pharos is Farmingdale's secure printing management system.  By using Pharos, you can print to and securely release your print jobs at any printer on campus.  Documents printed to Pharos will remain in the queue for # days/hours/minutes before they are automatically deleted.

Print Setup for Pharos Sentry Secure Print

The Pharos Sentry Print System is software installed on campus computers, that works with the campus printers to provide secure printing from anywhere to any campus printer, regardless of location.


Pharos Sentry First Time Print Setup

  1. Access the Pharos Sentry Print Setup Application on your office PC.

    Search for the Pharos Sentry Print Setup application from the start menu (located in the lower left hand corner of your computer screen).

    pharos search in start menu

  2. From the Sentry Print Application Click Login to Continue.

    Pharos welcome login page

  3. You will then be prompted to login with your Farmingdale email credentials via your web browser.
    Please note: If you are already logged into your Microsoft 365 account or applications, you may not need to provide your credentials again.

    Sign In Window

  4. After successful authentication, a confirmation page will be displayed. You can now close this browser window.

    authenticated successfully confirmation

  5. After closing the web browser, return to the Pharos Sentry Print Setup Application. You will be provided your unique passcode for use on the Farmingdale printer fleet.

Please Note:

  • This passcode is unique to you, please do not share this passcode with anyone.
  • You will also receive an email from Pharos Cloud containing your unique passcode for your records.

You will need this passcode to complete the registration at the printer.

  1. At the Print Sentry Application, Click Continue to complete the configuration for proximity card configuration to use your ID card to print at any printer.

    passcode authentication window

  2. Select the proximity card option, and follow prompts to configure the proximity card.

    Sentry point release methods

  3. Click the Start option to continue.

  4. Click Print Test Page.

  5. Select the Pharos Secure Printer and click Print.
    You will now be able to register your card and release the print job at the printer using your ID card.

    Please note, you will need your 6-character alpha numeric code for the next steps at the printer.

    The following steps will be completed on the front panel of the printer. The configuration steps will only need to be completed once per card.

  6. At the printer, tap your access badge to sign into the printer.

  7. You will then be prompted to login using your 6-character alpha-numeric passcode that was given to you during the Pharos Sentry Print Setup application.

  8. Once you have logged in, you will now be able to use your ID card to access the Farmingdale printer fleet printers. You will not need to provide your passcode when using your ID card.

  9. To print your document, select Print All.

What if I get a new ID card?

If an employee has been issued a replacement ID card, the new card will need to be set up for secure printing from anywhere to any campus printer, regardless of location.

I know my passcode

  1. At the printer, tap your ID card to sign into the printer.

  2. You will then be prompted to login using your 6-character alpha-numeric passcode that was given to you during the Pharos Sentry Print Setup application.

    pharos sentry setup - printer ID not recognized

  3. Once you have logged in, you will now be able to use your ID card to access the Farmingdale printer fleet printers. You will not need to provide your passcode when using your ID card.

  4. To print your document, select Print All.

I need a new passcode

  1. Access the Pharos Sentry Print Setup Application on your office PC.
    On your computer, search for the Pharos Sentry Print Setup application from the start menu (located in the lower left hand corner of your computer screen).

  2.  Click on the silhouette icon that is located in the upper right hand corner of the 'Welcome to Sentry Print' window. 

  3.  Choose the 'Reset Passcode' option.

    pharos sentry print setup guide - reset passcode

  4. At the Print Sentry Application, Click Continue to complete the configuration for proximity card configuration to use your ID card to print at any printer.

    passcode authentication window

  5. Select the proximity card option, and follow prompts to configure the proximity card.

    Sentry point release methods

  6. Click the Start option to continue.

  7. Click Print Test Page.

  8. Select the Pharos Secure Printer and click Print.
    You will now be able to register your card and release the print job at the printer using your ID card.

    Please note, you will need your 6-character alpha numeric code for the next steps at the printer.

    The following steps will be completed on the front panel of the printer. The configuration steps will only need to be completed once per card.

  9. At the printer, tap your ID card to sign into the printer.

  10. You will then be prompted to login using your 6-character alpha-numeric passcode that was given to you during the Pharos Sentry Print Setup application.

  11. Once you have logged in, you will now be able to use your ID card to access the Farmingdale printer fleet printers. You will not need to provide your passcode when using your ID card.

  12. To print your document, select Print All.
Last Modified 2/15/24