What Special Features Are Available; Logical Printer Architecture - InfoPrint 6500 Series User Manual

Chapter 1

Logical Printer Architecture

What Special Features Are Available?

The ethernet interface offers an extensive list of features including:
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built-in HTML forms for easy cross-platform configuration
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availability of Printer Management Utility (PMU)
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a detailed and easy-to-use command shell built-in to the firmware
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multi-level configuration security through passwords, permission levels,
and access lists
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WAN-wide communication access
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numerous printer logging methods (e.g., automatic email) to record
printer errors and usage
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remote management through HTML forms, Telnet sessions, rsh/rcmd/
remsh commands, SNMP, and pre-defined log methods
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extensive built-in troubleshooting tools
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built-in telnet and ping clients
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configurable memory usage by disabling protocols and destination
services
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multiple destinations/queues for versatile printer manipulation and distinct
print setups
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header and trailer strings to instruct printers on font, pitch, printing, etc.
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flexible naming conventions
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automatic network connection and frame type sensing
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simultaneous printing across all I/O ports and all supported protocols
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multiple network protocol support
Logical Printer Architecture
The ethernet interface implements a logical printer architecture which gives
the system administrator the possibility to configure the print server to handle
and act upon the print data in several ways. When a print job comes through
the print server, there is a certain logical print path that it follows before it gets
to the printer. Each logical print path consists of a sequence of logical steps
where extra processing may be performed on the print data before it is sent to
the printer. This ability to preprocess the print data before it is sent to the
printer allows elimination of certain printing problems, or implementation of
printer enhancements that may be difficult and time consuming to solve or
introduce at the system, spool file or queue level. The preprocess ability is
also simplistic to perform at the print server level.
NOTE: If the printer is configured for IPDS, any reference to "d4prn" should
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be understood to mean "dipdsprn." This queue should only be used to
print IPDS.