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2-1 Levels of access and control
The RIP Station fits into a variety of work environments. Before you configure the
RIP Station for printing at your site, you must decide the levels of access you will
implement for your site.
Levels of access and control
The RIP Station allows you to implement the level of control to fit the needs of your
organization. Strict control might be appropriate for a printing environment where an
administrator or operator controls the job flow and all printing; jobs sent by users are
spooled (stored) to the RIP Station disk until the operator decides it is time to print
them. In addition, only the administrator or operator has access to job management
tools. Least control might be appropriate for a small site where anyone on the local
network can control all printing and RIP Station functions. Although there may be an
administrator or operator charged with certain duties, all users have equal access to the
system and job management tools.
When you configure the RIP Station by performing Setup, you (the system
administrator) implement a particular level of control by enabling (or not enabling)
passwords, print connections, and access to Fiery WebTools.
One of the ways a system administrator manages jobs is by using job management
tools, which are mentioned in this chapter. The term “job management tools” refers to
Fiery Spooler and Fiery WebSpooler.
Passwords
To control access to RIP Station functions, you can set an Administrator password
from the Control Panel.
The RIP Station allows you to set the following passwords:
• Administrator—from the Control Panel or Fiery WebSetup
• Operator—from Fiery WebSetup only
Chapter 2:
Preparing for
RIP Station
Setup