HSLAB Print Logger EE 5.2.0

HSLAB Print Logger EE 5.2.0 is an ideal print management solution for enterprise usage: business, enterprise, small business, small office, personal, family.

The Print Logger software is intended for a control and audition printing activity for print servers. The program inspects the print jobs on a computer, where software is installed. Main assignment of the program - collection of the information about sizes (in pages and money units) of local print jobs and record it to the database for the subsequent analysis or creation reports about printing activity.

Besides the program can inspect sizes of printing according to the defined quotas and to prohibit printing, if the quotas are exceeded. Quotas for printing is very powerful and effective mechanism for cost management on printing in your organization. Limiting printing activities for some employees, you can really save on a paper, a toner for printers (especial at a color printing), expenses for repair and service for printers.

The collection of the information and printing job control can be organized by several ways:

• collection of the information and control of printing jobs for the selected printer (printers);
• collection of the information and control of printing jobs for the selected user (users);
• collection of the information and control of printing jobs for the selected group (groups); 
• collection of the information and control of printing jobs for the selected computer. 

The program has the modular architecture and consists of several modules:

• the collection module (main server module) - provides the process of collection of the information from printers, maintenance of a urgency of the information about the printer's configuration in the system, job control on printing; 
• the remote information module - provides remote access to all statistics information remotely, useful for accounting, billing and administrative divisions;
• the "My print jobs" agent, may be running on client machines. This module allows to users to see they printed jobs and spent costs remotely; 
• an administrative console module (plAdmin) - provides the process of the software configuration and definitions of quotas;
• the - provides the remote access to the printing statistics;
• the HTTP and HTML module - provides the remote access to the printing statistics using embedded Web server, creates HTML reports; 
• the reporting module - creates reports using PDF, RTF, BMP and other file formats;
• the notification module - provides the notifications for users and administrators about printing events.

If you want to use a quotas for printing, you should to remember, that a base principle of job control is a mechanism of quotas. The quota is amount of pages (or money units) in the print job, which amount can not be exceeded. In case of exceeding quotas the print job is removed from printing and the information on it can be shown to the user (depending on the selected mode). The program can operate with four varieties of quotas:

• the quota for the computer - defines a maximum quantity of pages (costs), which can be printed by any user of the given computer on any printer of this computer;
• the quota for the user - defines a maximum quantity of pages (costs), which can be printed by the given user on any printer of this computer;
• the quota for the printer - defines a maximum quantity of pages (costs), which can be printed on the  by any user
• the quota for the groupany printer by the given group.

The quotas are summarized by the or rule - if any of the defined quotas is exceeded, the print job is canceled. If the control of printing is not used, the program allows to print any amount of the information and only gathers the information on printing

As enterprise level software, The HSLAB Print Logger allows you remote access to the statistics using client software or any web browser. Administrator can set access rights for the remote clients to the statistical information about print jobs. Access rights can be defined being based on a login name, users group membership or on IP address of a computer from which request the information. Such as client components using TCP/IP protocol as a transport, information can be accessed using local area network, wireless network or any IP-based network including Internet.

Major Features:

1. The collection module (agent) - provides the process of collection of the information from printers, maintenance of a urgency of the information about the printer's configuration in the system, job control on printing;
2. The remote information module - provides remote access to the print jobs information based on several security conditions;
3. An administrative console module (PLAdmin) - provides the process of the software configuration and definitions of quotas;
4. HTML statistics generator - provides statistical information in HTML format;
5. Remote access and control module - provides access to the printing statistics;
6. HTTP module - provides HTTP server functionality.

Enhancements:

1. Cost accounting engine has been added. Now you can see your printing expenses in real time
2. Hint displaying time option has been added.

Requirements:

1. Windows (XP/Vista is supported, but not recommended).
2. CPU Pentium III Compatible or higher. Minimum: 500  MHz, Recommended: 1 GHz or higher. See editions matrix for details.
   32-bit and 64-bit
3. At least one local printer installed. Local area network (or dial up connection) to Internet, TCP/IP is required.
4. System memory: Minimum: 512 MB, Recommended:1024 MB or higher
5. Disk space: 250 MB free space
6. Printer(s): For maintenance of the exact accounting you should to adjust some printer's parameters .
7. Screen resolution: 800 x 600 (with any color depth), 1024 x 768 x 16-bit color recommended.
8. Prerequisite software:

• Microsoft .NET Framework v2, download from the .NET Framework 2.0 Download Center.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later (prerequisite for .NET Framework)
• Windows Installer 3.1
• Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8
• Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
• Windows XP Service Pack 2
• Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

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