Sharp CALLISTO V2 User Manual

Publication Date: 07/04/2005 Business I.T. Systems Limited

Callisto V2.x.x

Print Management Software

Getting Started Guide

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Definition of Terms

User – Defined as a person doing the printing i.e. someone using Microsoft Word or

Excel who want s to print their document.

Administrator – Defined as the person who has the responsibility of setting up Callisto on to the network. They also have the responsibility of managing user’s accounts and implementing user’s requirements.

Input Queue – An Input Queue is the ‘Virtual’ printer to which a User will send a document. Assigned to each Input Queue are one or more Output Queues that represent physical printing devices.

Output Queue - An output queue is the ‘Real’ device to which Callisto will direct a print job. Each Output is attached to an Input Queue.

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Contents

Introduction..............................................................................................................................................5

How Callisto Works.................................................................................................................................5

Before Installation....................................................................................................................................6

Installation................................................................................................................................................6

Registering Your Software.......................................................................................................................6

Quick Guide to Setting up Callisto...........................................................................................................7

Setting up a Simple Accounting Configuration......................................................................................10

Setting up a Splitting Copy Count..........................................................................................................15

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Welcome to Business I.T. Systems’ Network Print Management Software – Callisto. Please take a few minutes to read this guide. It will help with the installation and initial setting up of the product.

Introduction

Callisto Version 2 is a powerful tool designed to give Network Administrators total control of print management across entire networks and will run on servers or workstations using Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows Server 2003.

How Callisto Works

Callisto works by creating Queues – Input and Output Queues. Output Queues relate to actual physical printers (or devices) that are visible to the network. Users will not send their print jobs to an Output Queue directly but will send them to a virtual queue called an Input Queue. The Input Queue does not relate to an actual physical printer but simply accepts all print jobs and decides which of the Output Queues is ready and most appropriate to accept the print job.

IN1_ps

OUTA_ps

OUTB_ps

The Network Administrator has created an Input Queue, IN1_ps, and has connected this to two Output Queues, OUTA_ps and OUTB_ps. The User will send their print jobs to the Input Queue that is visible to them as IN1_ps. The Input Queue will decide, using the settings provided, which of the Output Queues is ready to accept the print job.

The Administrator has considerable control when defining how Output Queues are used. The decision algorithm uses several threshold parameters for resolving which of the Output Queues the print job is ultimately sent. For example the Input Queue has ‘Split By Copy Count’ where a job can be split across a number of printers. Thresholds also define the operating parameters of the Output Queues. A typical parameter would be ‘Exclusion Rule: Maximum Page Count’ where a printer would be excluded from use if the number of pages in a print job exceeded this value. Callisto can, if required, monitor the status of printers i.e. out of paper, paper jam, door open etc. so this can be involved in the decision making process.

Since printers have differing capabilities, speed, colour, duplex etc. each Output Queue can be set with different parameters so the full potential of the system can be realised.

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Before Installation

Before installing the Callisto product, check that the machine you are installing on matches or supersedes the system requirements detailed below.

1. Server or workstation running Windows 2000, Windows XP or Windows

Server 2003

2. Minimum 128Mb RAM (Recommended 256 Mb or more).

3. Video resolution of 800 x 600 pixels, 256 colour.

4. TCP/IP and Microsoft SNMP service installed (Microsoft SNMP is not

automatically installed with Windows NT – the service must be added manually. During installation, Callisto will check that SNMP, and service pack 6, are already installed).

5. Please ensure Internet Explorer version 4 or greater is installed

Installation

Insert the Callisto CD. The software is designed to auto-run. If for some reason is does not start, use Windows Explorer to browse the CD contents and double-click SETUP.EXE

Registering Your Software

Callisto is supplied with a 30-day evaluation period. If Callisto is not registered within this period, the software will cease to operate on the 30th day.

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