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Improves document security on networked
printers that are shared by many users.
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Works with most printing devices.
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Use to monitor and log printer usage.
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Full accounts on a per-user, cost center
and printer basis.
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A complete hardware and software package.
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Simple to use and install with intuitive user
interface.
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Includes its own 10/100 network connection.
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Extra ID cards available.
FeatureS
FollowMe Printing
not only gives you a practical way to protect
the privacy of documents sent to a printer shared by multiple network
users, but it’s also an ideal tool for monitoring your overall printer
usage.
The system enables a print job to be sent from any Windows
PC to a secure designated server (running TCP/IP on Windows NT 4,
Windows XP, or Windows 2000), which holds the print job until
the person who printed it arrives at the printer. The user carries a
”proximity” card that identifies them as an authorized user. This card,
once recognized by the
FollowMe Printing
ID card reader, prompts the
system to print the document held on the server.
The card-based system improves confidentiality for sensitive
documents sent to shared printers, particularly high-end ones located
in open-office environments.
Because
FollowMe Printing
offers a more efficient way of
controlling the printing process, you can reduce associated printing
costs and consumables, such as for toner and paper. What’s more,
FollowMe Printing
gives you a low-tech solution that requires minimal
setup and ongoing maintenance.
Simple to use and install with its intuitive user interface,
FollowMe
Printing
is compatible with all MFP/MFD devices, and its hardware
supports over 99% of printers in the world that have a parallel port.
All hardware and software are included, and the system includes
its own network connection.
Setting up the components
FollowMe Printing
works on a client-server infrastructure with a
central server or servers handling all print jobs in a similar way to a
print server.
Setting up
FollowMe Printing
involves three main procedures:
• Attaching the ID card reader and controller unit to the printer,
and adding a 10BASE-T or 100BASE-TX network cable leading
from the controller to a network hub or switch.
• Installing and configuring
FollowMe Printing
client software
on as many PCs on the network as required.
• Installing and configuring the
FollowMe Printing
Q-Server
software onto the designated server PC. Q-Server stores all print
jobs uploaded from the client.
The client software
Once installed and configured on any Windows 95/98/Me,
Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, or Windows XP machine, the
FollowMe Printing
client software operates transparently to the
client PC user.
To print from any application while using the
FollowMe Printing
system, simply follow your normal print setup procedure and select
the required printer. The print job will be automatically directed to the
PC running the Q-Server software to await printing, and you can use
the client software to view print jobs sent from the PC that are
OVERVIEW
Three controllers/ID card readers deployed in a network switched environment
TCP/IP Network
Server Running
Q-Server Software
Workstation PCs Running
Client Software
Ethernet Switch
Shared
Printer
Controller
ID Card
Reader
Shared
Printer
Controller
ID Card
Reader
Shared
Printer
Controller
ID Card
Reader