[1954] in Enterprise Print Delivery Team
Re: Central Print Service article for your review
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robyn Fizz)
Tue Nov 27 17:16:06 2001
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Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 17:15:53 -0500
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Hi Dave,
Thanks for your suggested changes. Mary Ellen and I have incorporated
them. I'm including the new version for your reading pleasure. ;-)
If you have additional comments, please try to let me know by the end
of the day tomorrow (Wednesday).
Thanks,
Robyn
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IS Offers New Central Printing Service to the MIT Community
* Mary Ellen Bushnell
Information Systems now offers a network-based printing service at no
cost. The goal is to meet the need for large-volume administrative
PostScript and PDF print output such as that generated by the
Admissions Office or CAO. However, the service is available to anyone
in the MIT community.
Features
The new service is built on IBM's Infoprint Manager (IPM) - queue
management software that lives on the network and accepts print
requests submitted over the network from desk- top computers and
networked servers. IPM runs on an RS6000 server under the AIX
operating system and prints to two IBM IP3160s and an HP8100.
How to Submit a Print Request
There are two ways to submit a print request to IPM:
* Set up a desktop printer. This option is easy since it is the same
as setting up a desktop printer for any networked PostScript printer.
* Use the Web interface. This option offers more control. Users can
view their queue and make changes after submitting a job, such as
changing media, or number of copies, or even deleting the job. IPM
processes PDF and image files, but all other files (e.g., Word), must
be printed to file in PostScript Level 2 format. This option requires
a one-time edit to Netscape Preferences so that IPM correctly
interprets the PostScript file format.
Either method requires a one-time setting up of your delivery address
and cost object via the Web interface. For full instructions, start at
http://web.mit.edu/is/help/centralprinting/
Security
Users are authenticated depending on the method used to submit their
print job. A job submitted via KPLR from a desktop computer or
application server is authenticated by Kerberos. A job submitted over
the Web is secured via the user's MIT Web certificates.
Files traveling the network to IPM are exposed; the Central Print
Service does not provide encryption at this time.
Security of the printed output itself between the Data Center and the
user is handled by whatever delivery requirements have been arranged
for the job.
Output Delivery
Print output from IPM is delivered by campus mail. Customers who need
output sooner can have jobs set aside for pickup at W91 by calling
x3-7049. Output can be directed to other campus addresses by changing
the room num- ber on the Account Info Web page at
https://pillage.mit.edu/accountinfo/accountinfo.html
Support
Customers who currently call the Business Liaison Team for support
should call the BLT for help with printing problems associated with
the Central Print Service. Others should call the Help Desk -
Macintosh, x3-1101; Windows, x3-1102. There are also related Stock
Answers, under Printing, at
http://hdstock.mit.edu
>Hi Robyn,
>
>Here are a few suggested changes in the draft article for the i/s Newsletter.
>Thanks much...
>
>Printdel Team, would one of you kind folks confirm my correction to the
>one time browser config changes below?
>
>-Dave
>
>
>On Tue, 20 Nov 2001 11:25:11 -0500 you said:
>>Hi Dave,
>>
>>Here's the copy-fitted version. Let me know if you have changes as
>>soon as you can, but by Monday at the latest.
>>
>>Thanks, and have a great holiday if I don't see you.
>>
>>Robyn
>>
>>-------------------------------
>>
>>IS Offers New Central Printing Service to the MIT Community
>>
>>* Mary Ellen Bushnell
>>
>>Information Systems now offers a network-based printing service at no
>>cost. The goal is to meet the need for large-volume administrative
>>PostScript and PDF print output such as that generated by the
>>Admissions Office or CAO. However, the service is available to anyone
> >in the MIT community.
>>
>>Features
>>The new service is built on IBM's Infoprint Manager (IPM) - queue
>>management software that lives on the network and accepts print
>>requests submitted over the network from desktop computers and
>>networked servers. IPM runs on an RS6000 server under the AIX
>>operating system and prints to two IBM IP3160s and an HP8100. The
>>equipment and software reside in W91 except for one printer in E19.
>
>I'd suggest killing the last sentence. We're trying to shut down
>our E19 printing service.
>
>>How to Submit a Print Request
>>There are two ways to submit a print request to IPM:
>>
>>* Set up a desktop printer. This option is easy since it is the same
>>as setting up a desktop printer for any networked PostScript printer.
>>
>>* Use the Web interface. This option offers more control. Users can
>>view their queue and make changes after submitting a job, such as
>>changing media, or number of copies, or even deleting the job. IPM
>>can process PDF and image files, but all other files (e.g., Word or
>>Excel), must be printed to file in PostScript (level 2) format. This
>>option requires a one- time edit to Netscape Preferences so that a
>>PostScript file is saved to disk.
>
>I believe the change to Netscape is required to provide the appropriate
>mime wrapper around the previously saved Postscript file - not for
>saving to the disk. Would another team member please confirm?
>
>It would be useful to say something about the one time need to establish
>your delivery address & Cost Object via the Web interface.
>
>>For full instructions, start at
>>http://web.mit.edu/is/help/centralprinting/
>>
>>Security
>>Users are authenticated depending on where they originate their print
>>request. A job submitted from a desktop computer or application
>>server is authenticated by Kerberos. A job submitted over the Web is
>>secured via the user's MIT Web certificates.
>
>'where' in the first sentence above makes it sound a little like
>an IP address or hostname. Might be clearer to replace 'where they originate
>their print request' to 'the mechanism used to submit their print job'.
>Also, in the second sentence, please insert 'via KLPR' after 'submitted'.
>
>>Files traveling the network to IPM are exposed; the Central Print
>>Service does not provide encryption at this time
>>.
>>Security of the printed output itself between the Data Center and the
>>user is handled by whatever delivery requirements have been specified
>>for the job.
>
>Change 'specified' to 'arranged' - to better indicate this is a discussion
>with humans.
>
>>Output Delivery
>>Print output from IPM is delivered by campus mail. Customers who need
>>output sooner can have jobs set aside for pickup at W91 by calling
>>x3-7049. Output can be directed to other campus addresses by changing
>>the room number on the Account Info Web page at
>>
>>https://pillage.mit.edu/accountinfo/accountinfo.html
>>
>>Support
>>Customers who currently call the Business Liaison Team for support
>>should call the BLT for help with printing problems associated with
>>the Central Print Service. Others should call the Help Desk -
>>Macintosh, x3-1101; Windows, x3-1102. There are also related Stock
>>Answers, under Printing, at http://hdstock.mit.edu
>>--
>>
>>Robyn Fizz
>>News Coordinator
>>MIT Information Systems
>>N42-290B
>>Phone: 617 253-0540
>>Fax: 617 258-6875
>>
>>For up-to-date computing news, see
>>http://web.mit.edu/is/newslink/
--
Robyn Fizz
News Coordinator
MIT Information Systems
N42-290B
Phone: 617 253-0540
Fax: 617 258-6875
For up-to-date computing news, see
http://web.mit.edu/is/newslink/
