Introduction To The Hp Cloud Environment - HP Jet Fusion 340 Product Documentation Site Preparation Manual

Introduction to the HP Cloud environment

The HP Cloud environment includes two main components:
HP SmartStream 3D Command Center is the software used to manage your HP 3D devices and
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communicate with the HP Cloud.
HP 3D Center is a Web-based set of applications that will help you to manage your printer fleet and boost
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your productivity.
If you want to know more about HP Cloud benefits, how it works, and what is the information that is sent and
how, see the document HP Jet Fusion 3D Cloud Connection Security. If you have not been provided with this
document alongside this guide, you can download it from
manuals.
HP SmartStream 3D Command Center ecosystem
HP SmartStream 3D Command Center consists of two different pieces of software, Server and Client.
HP SmartStream 3D Command Center Server needs to be installed in only one computer that is permanently
running (it never goes to sleep or standby mode) and has access to the HP Cloud and all the printers. It needs to
be always on to monitor devices and transfer their information to the cloud.
On the other hand, there can be as many instances of HP SmartStream 3D Command Center Client in different
computers as needed, including the computer running the Server.
HP SmartStream 3D Command Center Server is the central connection point between all the HP 3D devices and
the HP Cloud. The different instances of HP SmartStream 3D Command Center Client access the Server instance
to get information about the devices; they do not connect directly to them. If you want to install
HP SmartStream3D Build Manager in one of those computers, keep in mind that the restriction varies, and that
computer must have access to the devices to be able to submit jobs.
HP SmartStream 3D Command Center Server has no user interface, although it displays an icon in the Windows
system tray that shows status and connectivity information. It runs as a set of background processes.
IMPORTANT:
the same time zone (reference is UTC/GMT). Check that the computer has correctly configured the date and time,
the same as the world official time (http://worldtimeserver.com/current_time_in_UTC.aspx). Also check that the
daylight-saving time is correctly configured, if applicable.
In the example configuration above, the upper computer runs 24/7, has access to the HP Cloud and to the
devices, and is running HP SmartStream 3D Command Center Server. The same computer is also running an
instance of HP SmartStream 3D Command Center Client. The two lower computers (PC1 and PC2) are running
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Ensure that 3D printers and computers running HP SmartStream 3D Command Center are set to
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