HP Site Flow User Manual

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Document #4AA7-7831ENUS June 2020

HP Site Flow

Minimum Requirements For Environment

Mandatory

Recommended

Optional

Station Devices

Press Station: At least 1 x PC
with cabled network or wireless
network.

Other types of devices including
tablets may not be supported.

We recommend selecting a
Chromebook model with
Kensington lock compatibility
for security. The cheapest base
models are normally fine - If in
doubt, purchase one first to try
before ordering more. Different
stations can share the same co­located Chromebook if you
want to keep costs down or you
have a finishing station which is
not used often. Alternatively,
many companies have unused
PC's or laptops that can also be
used, as only a browser is
required.

Pre-press and finishing stations

Dispatch Devices

At least 1 x Chromebook or 1
x PC with cabled network or
wireless network

Network
Infrastructure

10Mb or WiFi

100/1000Mb

Dispatch Label
Printer(s)

For printing your address
labels, you will need at least
one Zebra GK420d. Please
ensure you specify the model
with an on-board Ethernet
connection (RJ45).
This must be setup with a static
IP address.

Do not attempt to use a USB
model with any separate print
server (hardware) device or
connected to a PC. This will not
work and will not be supported.

TIP: If you are purchasing these
from new, please buy only one,
test and then purchase more.

Local Agent Server

The 'agent’ needs to be

installed on a PC, server, VM or
a compatible DFE. This software
communicates with local
printers and manages the
synchronisation of files with the
cloud. The agent will be
installed remotely from the
cloud following separate
installation instructions.

Server size can be small
or medium, with a minimum of
100GB storage 8GB RAM
running 64bit Windows 8
onwards

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Mandatory

Recommended

Optional

The agent must have direct
accessibility to folders on
presses, DFEs, artwork storage
folders, network domains and
printers that you intend to use
on the network.

Print drivers for all printers,
including green-sheet/batch­sheet, reconciliation, invoice,
dispatch note, attachment and
label printers must be installed
on the server and tested by
local IT to confirm test pages
can be printed from within
Windows print manager.

Local Storage
(optional)

Most customers already have a
local file server/SAN used to
store customer artwork prior to
it being sent to press. The Local
Agent server can also be used
for this purpose – please
increase storage as needed

Batch-sheet
A4/letter laser or
inkjet printer

You will need a separate
laser/inkjet printer for printing
banner (batch) sheets at the
press so that the press
operator can insert the sheets
into the stack.

The printer you use must be a
network printer with its own
integrated network card
connected via a network cable,
not a USB printer connected via
a print server or PC. USB
connectivity will not be
supported.

Assembly OR
Reconciliation wall
displays

1 x Chromebook or PC with
cabled network or wireless
network.
If required, displays can also be
mounted on stands or on walls.
These can be either Smart TV's,
TV's with Chrome adaptors or
PC's connected to monitors,
each simply needs to be able to
display a web browser. You can
also use the Dispatch Device
above.