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Pi5500 print connections
Pi5500 print connections
In Pi5500 Printer Setup, you decide how the Pi5500 manages print jobs by deciding
which printing connections should be “published” to users over the network. All
published connections are constantly checked for the presence of jobs. If you do not
want users to print to a connection, do not publish it.
You can publish two types of connections on the Pi5500: the Direct connection and
queues. At least one connection to the Pi5500 must be published.
Direct connection
Jobs are transmitted to the Pi5500 Direct connection only when the Pi5500 is ready to
print. They remain at the sending workstation until the Pi5500 is ready, and are
processed as soon as a prior job is finished, before the next queued job is processed.
Jobs sent to the Direct connection are not stored on the Pi5500 hard disk. The jobs
appear in the Fiery WebSpooler displays of current jobs, but they cannot be selected
for reprinting, moving, or deletion. Therefore, the Direct connection provides a
measure of security for sensitive jobs. If you plan to download fonts to the Pi5500 via
the network, you must publish the Direct connection.
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You cannot use the Direct connection for lpd printing over TCP/IP. You can,
however, use the Direct connection for downloading fonts.
Queues
A queue is a storage area for print jobs. Queues are particularly useful when many print
jobs are being sent to the Pi5500. When a job is printed to a Pi5500 queue, it is stored
on the Pi5500 hard disk rather than the user’s hard disk, quickly freeing up the user’s
workstation.
Users can print only to published connections. However, job storage areas for all
queues exist on the Pi5500, so that administrators or other users of Fiery WebSpooler
can move or copy jobs to the Print or Hold queue, whether or not these queues are
published.
