LPR Overview and Benefits

Destination Retry & Failure

When INTELLIscribe fails to transmit a job to the configured destination, INTELLIscribe analyzes the reason why. If the cause is something that may change over time, e.g. "too many connections, try again later", then:

INTELLIscribe will retry automatically, up to a configurable number of times, before failing the destination.
INTELLIscribe gives the job every reasonable chance to succeed instead of bombing out when the job fails.
INTELLIscribe gives you choices on how to handle this automatically.

INTELLIscribe® provides a robust, economical alternative to centralized spooling by using Internet protocols. Print from a remote site by creating a virtual printer within INTELLIscribe and print to any IP addressable device! With our LPR Client, there is no need to log into a network to print to a network printer!

Printing speed has been improved again in INTELLIscribe. The previous version was significantly faster than earlier versions and the Windows LPR; the new INTELLIscribe is up to twice as fast for large files, and all job sizes should see increased speed. Current INTELLIscribe users have confirmed this result; one reported that a print job which previously took over three hours completed in fifteen minutes with INTELLIscribe, with no other changes to their network or other processing.

INTELLIscribe's LPR Printing Process

A user prints a file from any application to a Windows printer. This printer is configured to print through INTELLIscribe.
Using the print driver, the application formats the data specifically for the printer. When finished, the formatted print file is placed in the Windows print manager, commonly called the spooler.
INTELLIscribe then intercepts the print job from the Windows spooler. Using this method allows INTELLIscribe to print to virtually any type of printer without affecting either the application or the Windows print manager.
Finally, INTELLIscribe spools the print job to the destination(s) configured in the "Virtual Printer Port". Almost any TCP/IP addressable printer or print server will work.

INTELLIscribe Features Benefit the End User

Define Multiple Ports

Every Windows printer uses a port. When more than one printer uses the same port the Windows' spooler blocks jobs from even starting until all previous jobs are done. By defining multiple ports, INTELLIscribe lets Windows print as efficiently as it can.

In addition, system resources on your network server are freed up, allowing your server to concentrate on other tasks and allowing users to print locally or remotely-without a network server. INTELLIscribe is available for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista.

Queues

INTELLIscribe has some great features for managing multiple destinations. By organizing destinations into queues, and associating each port with a queue, INTELLIscribe makes the operation completely straight forward and most efficient.