Print job tracking
You can collect statistical data about print jobs sent by ThinPrint Engine (Tracking). The printing information, which is included here in an SQL database, includes:
- origin of a print job
- printer used
- settings used
- print data compression
- number of pages printed
- information on whether or not the print job was transmitted without errors
Furthermore, the Tracking Report Engine allows the information contained in the SQL database to be clearly presented in a web browser. According to various criteria, all the essential data from print jobs can be accumulated and sorted, and presented in graphical form.
The tracking component is included within ThinPrint Engine.
summary of SQL data in web browser (example)
Connection Service
The switch from expensive leased or dedicated lines to low-cost VPN connections – mostly based on the inexpensive DSL standard – is a must these days for every IT manager. But printing over these VPN connections presents the administration with some challenges: termination of entire jobs at the slightest instability in the DSL connection, inability to address printers in masked networks (or networks with Network Address Translation, NAT) or the need to provide printer drivers centrally, for printers that are located in branch offices, are just a few of the difficulties that administrators must deal with. Moreover, print jobs with very high data volumes can quickly cause the cost of VPN connections with volume-metered tariffs to skyrocket.
Connection Service offers the ideal solution for all these problems.It stabilizes the transmission of print data, even during line interruptions of up to 90 seconds.In contrast to the usual direction of communications, Connection Service enables connections from remote sites to the central server and thus allows the addressing of network printers over TCP/IP, even in masked networks or behind firewalls. It is ideal for use in the DMZ (or Demilitarized Zone), as the direction of the TCP connection is always incoming, so no data will be cached on the host computer, i. e. in the DMZ.
Connection Service is a component of the ThinPrint Engine. It is also supported by Management Center and Management Services.
ThinPrint Engine sends print jobs using Connection Services (arrows indicate the directions of communication)