Ricoh InfoPrint Pro C900AFP AIX Planning Guide - Page 26

Understanding InfoPrint Manager for AIX features, Supported printers, PCL printers

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Understanding InfoPrint Manager for AIX features These features are currently only available in InfoPrint Manager for AIX: v InfoPrint E-Mail output support v Generalized Fax input and output support v SAPconnect support for fax-in and fax-out in the InfoPrint SAP Print Feature v Support for printers that use standard AIX printer backend programs (piobe and some versions of rembak) v AFP Upload TCP/IP v SMIT interface for performing tasks not supported by the InfoPrint Manager Administration GUI, including PPO and security administration If you require the features currently only available on InfoPrint Manager for AIX, but prefer the Windows platform, consider a mixed environment of AIX systems and Windows systems. In many cases, a mixed environment provides you with immediate access to all InfoPrint Manager features. Understanding InfoPrint Manager for Windows features This release of InfoPrint Manager for Windows includes these features that are unique to the Windows platform: v The InfoPrint Manager Management Console interface for performing administrative tasks not supported by the InfoPrint Manager Administration GUI. The InfoPrint Manager Management Console also features graphical administration of the security Groups and Access Control List (ACL). v Interaction between InfoPrint Manager and the Windows print spool to expand InfoPrint capabilities v Distributed Print Facility (DPF) for host printing v Support for the Internet Print Protocol (IPP) to allow InfoPrint Manager to access a printer using a Uniform Resource Indicator (URI) string v The Windows gateway printer to allow job submission to without using an InfoPrint Manager client. (The destinations appear as shared printers on the Windows network.) v Customization of MVS Download without programming Supported printers InfoPrint Manager for AIX supports a wide range of printers from InfoPrint and other vendors. PCL printers InfoPrint Manager for AIX supports all compatible printers capable of interpreting the Hewlett-Packard Printer Control Languages (PCL 4, PCL 5, PCL 5c, PCL 5e, PCL XL, and PCL 6). InfoPrint Manager is capable of converting all kinds of datastreams to PCL 4, PCL 5, PCL 5c, or passing through any version of PCL to your PCL printer. 10 InfoPrint Manager for AIX: Introduction and Planning Guide

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Understanding InfoPrint Manager for AIX features
These features are currently only available in InfoPrint Manager for AIX:
v
InfoPrint E-Mail output support
v
Generalized Fax input and output support
v
SAPconnect support for fax-in and fax-out in the InfoPrint SAP Print Feature
v
Support for printers that use standard AIX printer backend programs (piobe and
some versions of rembak)
v
AFP Upload TCP/IP
v
SMIT interface for performing tasks not supported by the InfoPrint Manager
Administration GUI, including PPO and security administration
If you require the features currently only available on InfoPrint Manager for AIX,
but prefer the Windows platform, consider a mixed environment of AIX systems
and Windows systems. In many cases, a mixed environment provides you with
immediate access to all InfoPrint Manager features.
Understanding InfoPrint Manager for Windows features
This release of InfoPrint Manager for Windows includes these features that are
unique to the Windows platform:
v
The InfoPrint Manager Management Console interface for performing
administrative tasks not supported by the InfoPrint Manager Administration
GUI. The InfoPrint Manager Management Console also features graphical
administration of the security Groups and Access Control List (ACL).
v
Interaction between InfoPrint Manager and the Windows print spool to expand
InfoPrint capabilities
v
Distributed Print Facility (DPF) for host printing
v
Support for the Internet Print Protocol (IPP) to allow InfoPrint Manager to access
a printer using a Uniform Resource Indicator (URI) string
v
The Windows gateway printer to allow job submission to without using an
InfoPrint Manager client. (The destinations appear as shared printers on the
Windows network.)
v
Customization of MVS Download without programming
Supported printers
InfoPrint Manager for AIX supports a wide range of printers from InfoPrint and
other vendors.
PCL printers
InfoPrint Manager for AIX supports all compatible printers capable of interpreting
the Hewlett-Packard Printer Control Languages (PCL 4, PCL 5, PCL 5c, PCL 5e,
PCL XL, and PCL 6). InfoPrint Manager is capable of converting all kinds of
datastreams to PCL 4, PCL 5, PCL 5c, or passing through any version of PCL to
your PCL printer.
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InfoPrint Manager for AIX: Introduction and Planning Guide