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consists of different service components that run as Windows services on the servers and/or workstations. The following table provides an overview:

 

 

Process/Service

Installation Location / Program Component

Description

steadyPRINT Agent

Terminal Servers and Workstations

 

(Client)

Used for printer administration on terminal servers and workstations. The steadyPRINT Agent sets up the printer connection according to the configuration as pre-defined by the administrator and/or user.

steadyPRINT API

(Arbitrary)

 

(Server)

Used for the administration of the environment via a RESTful API.

steadyPRINT Center

Print Servers

 

(Management)

Used for the central administration of your printing environment and is ideally installed on each print server.

steadyPRINT SecurePrint

Arbitrary

 

(Server)

Web server for Secure Printing.

steadyPRINT Server

Master and Backup Print Server

 

(Server)

A list of responsibilities below:

•Synchronization of printer and print server information
•Collection of information for Dashboard and Monitoring
•Monitoring of primary or secondary print server
•Server side VPD print

steadyPRINT Service

Terminal Servers and Workstations

 

(Client)

Service the remote administration of the printing environment.

 

steadyPRINT Microsoft Office Outlook Add-In

Terminal Servers and Workstations

 

(Client)

Integration of to Microsoft Office Outlook as Add-In.

steadyPRINT Virtual Printer Driver

Terminal Servers and Workstations

 

(Client)

Used to process and display print jobs which are sent via steadyPRINT VPD.

steadyPRINT WebCenter

Arbitrary

 

(Server)

Serves the web-based central administration of your printing environment.

Table 1: Overview of steadyPRINT components

 

 

Additionally, a background process runs during every user session, which establishes a communication channel to the steadyPRINT Service. A database system on Microsoft SQL Server basis serves as data storage. Using the free SQL Server Express Version is also possible.