Using Documatch On A Network; Using A Controlling Pc; Using The Documatch As A Shared Printer; Using A Peer-To-Peer Network - Pitney Bowes DocuMatch Integrated Mail System Application Notes

DocuMatch Application Notes

Using DocuMatch on a Network

Using a
Controlling PC
Using the
DocuMatch as a
Shared Printer
Using a Peer-to-
Peer Network
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Using DocuMatch on a network is straightforward and easy
if you follow the recommendations in this application note.
Pitney Bowes has extensively tested DocuMatch in the
Novell Netware 3.12 environment and also with Windows
peer-to-peer networking.
The simplest way to use DocuMatch with a network is to
use one networked PC to drive the DocuMatch and directly
connect the DocuMatch to that PC. The controlling PC can
access shared data and documents through the network,
and all merging and formatting of data for the DocuMatch
is performed on that PC. In this case, the DocuMatch
driver only needs to be loaded on the controlling PC and
other PCs on the network could run different operating
systems.
Another option is to connect the DocuMatch directly to the
network as a shared printer. This allows multiple PCs to
share a single DocuMatch system. The Novell environment
allows a printer to be either directly connected to the file
server or remote from the file server, with a separate print
server. We strongly recommend the separate print server
option for two reasons: First, the print server gives you
much more flexibility in locating the DocuMatch. Secondly,
the separate print server option provides approximately
30% faster performance. Pitney Bowes offers a high
performance print server option that is easy to install. The
vendor's installation procedure and setup administration
software are included with this kit (order H5N0). Please
refer technical questions concerning installation and ser-
vice of this print server to the vendor's technical support
number included in the documentation.
With a peer-to-peer network, you do not need extra hard-
ware. The DocuMatch connects directly to one of the PCs
on the network and is set up as a shared printer. See your
Windows documentation for information on how to do this.
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