Administrator sets rules to establish automatic re-routing of print jobs when a printer is:
- Busy or Down for any reason.
- Has a paper jam.
- Out of paper.
- Out of toner.
- A user has met their color limits.
- Wrong size paper, not color, not duplex, etc….
RoutXpress sends an IM to user when job is re-routed.
RoutXpress
uses intelligent routing to deliver all print jobs to the
best printer on the network, just like the Administrator would
do if he had the time to monitor every print job and user.
The Administrator creates a set of rules that determine
if and how RoutXpress will route all print jobs on the network,
even print jobs sent to small local (USB) printers. The
rules can only be set or changed by the Administrator, thus
providing a secure network.
Intelligent routing typically occurs when a printer is;
broken, out of paper, out of toner, does not have correct
paper size, is not color capable, or has a paper jam. Routing
can also occur if the Administrator wants to save money
by sending larger print jobs to less expensive printers.
For example, the Administrator could decide that user A
can only print 1 color page or up to 3 black & white
pages on their expensive inkjet printer. If the print job
is larger it will be sent to the local networked laser printer.
But, user B (the President) can print any size print job
he wants on his inkjet. The Administrator can get very creative
with how the rules are setup, limiting color printing according
to users and departments, driving large print jobs to the
larger less expensive printers or CRD. The Administrator
can also assure that the routed print jobs are not sent
to printers that are far from the users.
