Konica Minolta Digital StoreFront - Manual (Page 80)

Digital StoreFront 5.2 Administration Reference
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Remote Print Center
Remote Print Center (RPC)
Help on Remote Print Center (RPC)
● Overview of Remote Print Center
● Installing and uninstalling RPC
● Enabling Remote Print Center
● Monitor Remote Print Center Activity
● Managing Remote Print Centers
● Managing Print Shops Contents
● Output Devices
Overview of Remote Print Center (RPC)
What is Remote Print Center for? When should you use RPC?
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Outputting files (job ticket, buyer-
uploaded content files, static product
files, etc.) to a computer on another
domain. RPC enables communication
between the Digital StoreFront server and
computers running on another network
domain (e.g., for remote hosting or
routing to a remote output device).
• RPC is needed only for environments that
will use MicroPress, Fiery, Fiery XF,
OneFlow, E-Doc, or hot folder output
channels.
•
Note: For sites with print workflows that
print files exclusively from the PDF link on
the ticket, Remote Print Center is not
required. Print shop operators could also
open the PDF and click the Save icon to
save the file to a hot folder (without a
ticket).
To send files (product PDF files and the
associated job ticket) to a computer on
another firewall-secured domain (for example
a print facility on a different network) for
printing, archiving, etc.
The Remote Print Center enables end-to-end
workflow (e.g., job tickets and files
transferred directly to EFI Fiery Controllers,
Fiery Central, and MicroPress) when your
Digital StoreFront site is hosted by EFI (SaaS)
or by your site outside of the print production
facility’s network.
Why the RPC?
By default, data files such as the job ticket and buyer-uploaded content files are stored locally (i.e., on
the Digital StoreFront server). This may not suit all deployment situations, however (i.e., if a firewall is
preventing normal file sharing, FTP, or other common file transfer operations). Thus Digital StoreFront
administrators can use Remote Print Center (RPC) file system management tools to configure Digital
StoreFront to designate a remote client computer (i.e., other than the Digital StoreFront server) to