The UNIX based operating system provides an excellent, stable foundation for HELIOS products, with scalability from small up to enterprise server solutions.
Mac-based remote server administration with EtherShare Admin on Mac OS 9 or Mac OS X can be done by any experienced Mac user.
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Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Server (SP3) |
Moving print jobs between printer queues |
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TCP/IP spooling |
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TCP/IP Mac OS 9 printer driver |
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HELIOS mDNS (“Bonjour”) printer driver |
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UNIX command line spooling (lpr) |
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Balance queue spooling (Distribution of jobs to other available queues) |
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Custom spool directory per printer queue |
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Job pipelining to multiple printers |
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EtherShare |
Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Server (SP3) |
Three levels of service reliability |
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Separate process per active Mac client |
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Separate process per active Win client |
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Separate process per active print job |
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Separate process per active spool job |
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Automatic process restart on failure |
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AFP file security enforced by operating system | √ | – |
AFP server failure will disconnect all users |
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Individual users can be monitored via tracing tools (“truss”, “strace”) |
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EtherShare |
Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Server (SP3) |
HELIOS mDNS (“Bonjour”) server and services (similar to AppleTalk zones / names) |
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Support of AFP two way random passwords |
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Support of AFP DHX128 64-bytes passwords |
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Scripting via UNIX Desktop Tools (mv, chmod, touch, incl. desktop update) |
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Support of private home volumes |
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Volumes security for group members only |
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Volumes security via TCP/IP access lists |
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Service security via TCP/IP access lists for each service |
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HELIOS Time Server for OS 9 clients |
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Migration of server configuration to other servers (“var” folder) |
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Desktop rebuild tools (during server operation) |
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Support of PAP print spooler authentication |
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LanTest diagnostic and benchmarking tool |
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Network maintenance via “netconf” |
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UNIX Text to PostScript printing |
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EtherShare |
Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Server (SP3) |
Software upgrade path to medium and large servers |
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Server data format compatibility between servers |
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