Maintaining Optimal Ex/I Print Server Performance - Xerox EX 570 Configuration And Setup

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5 If you are prompted to enter a network password, type Administrator in the Connect As field,
type the password in the Password field, and then click OK.
6 Inform the user to use the drive letter in the VDP search path when the user sends the job to
the EX Print Server.

Maintaining optimal EX/i Print Server performance

The EX/i Print Server does not require maintenance. In addition to servicing and maintaining
the printer and replenishing consumables, you can improve the overall performance of your
system by regularly monitoring the performance of the EX/i Print Server.
• Make the best use of your network connections.
Publish only connections that will be used. The EX/i Print Server constantly checks all
published connections, even if they are inactive.
Review the published connections by printing a Configuration page. Eliminate the
connections that are not being used. It is easy to re-establish them when needed.
• Leave less urgent jobs to times when there is less network traffic or printing.
You can print recurring print jobs or jobs that are not urgent to the Hold queue. At low-traffic
times, the administrator or a user of the job management tools with Operator privileges can
move (or copy) all the Hold queue jobs to the Print queue for printing.
• Reduce unnecessary network communication.
Large numbers of users running Fiery utilities, especially with frequent updates, may have a
significant effect on EX/i Print Server performance.
• Make sure that you have adequate disk space on the EX/i Print Server.
Periodically review the list of jobs in the Hold queue, and the number of jobs being retained
in the Printed queue.
An administrator can print or delete jobs that are in the Printed queue and Hold queue.
Consider printing or offloading inactive jobs. If disk space on the EX/i Print Server is
frequently low, you can disable the Printed queue and choose not to publish the Hold queue
(in Printer Setup).
To move or remove queued jobs, use the job management tools. When you free up disk space
by removing inactive jobs, new jobs are spooled and printed more quickly.
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