HP DSS 5 User Manual

Introduction to DSS
This section contains the following topics:
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Advantages of DSS
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Features overview
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Supported devices
Advantages of DSS
The HP Digital Sending Software (DSS) extends the embedded Digital Sending functionality of
supported devices by adding the following capabilities:
●Routing e‑mail through a central point (the DSS server), which simplifies SMTP security
management in environments with Access Control List security.
●Multiple SMTP gateways for redundancy in delivering e‑mail jobs....

Routing e‑mail through the DSS server simplifies SMTP security management in
environments with Access Control List security on the SMTP gateways.
◦SMTP gateway redundancy. Multiple SMTP gateways for redundancy in delivering e‑mail
jobs.
◦Encrypted e‑mail channel. DSS can provide a secure e‑mail channel using SMTP over
SSL.
●Fax
◦Manage analog fax settings. The DSS Configuration Utility provides an intuitive interface for
managing fax settings on devices that have an analog fax accessory installed....

Supported devices
DSS supports most recent high-end HP multifunction devices, Digital Senders, and some ScanJet
products. This document refers to these devices as 
DSS-enabled devices. For a list of all compatible
products currently available, see 
Table 3-4 Device firmware requirements on page 28. For an up to
date list of supported devices, go to 
www.hp.com/support/dss.
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Embedded Digital Sending vs DSS
There are two ways to implement Digital Sending:
1.Embedded Digital Sending. Embedded Digital Sending indicates device-specific Digital Sending
capabilities. These Digital Sending capabilities are embedded in the firmware of the DSS
enabled device. Embedded Digital Sending includes capabilities such as e‑mail and fax.
2.Digital Sending Software (DSS). DSS is a software service running on a network that expands
the existing embedded capabilities of DSS enabled devices. DSS...

Table 1-1  Feature comparison (continued)
Area Feature Pre-FutureSmart FutureSmart  
Addressing Direct LDAP
Replicated LDAP DSS DSS
Public Address Book DSS DSS
Personal Address Books DSS
Exchange Contacts DSS
Local Address Book E E
Other Optical Character Recognition (OCR) DSS DSS***
Workflow DSS DSS
Metadata support
Configurable metadata DSS DSS
FileNet integration DSS DSS
Single point for e‑mail routing DSS DSS
SMTP gateway redundancy DSS DSS
SMTP over SSL DSS
Quick Sets NA
Compact PDF DSS
Signed...

●** — Not available on the HP ScanJet Enterprise 7000n Document Capture Workstation.
●*** — Enterprise ScanJet products and MFP workflow products have this feature available both
embedded in the product firmware and when managed by DSS.
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DSS vs Web Jetadmin
HP Digital Sending Software and HP Web Jetadmin are two different software products available
from HP with very different value propositions. However, while the products are different there is still
some overlap in functionality. The purpose of this section is to provide a basic understanding of the
differences between DSS and HP Web Jetadmin.
HP Web Jetadmin is a fleet management tool designed to manage printers, including DSS-enabled,
multifunction devices, on a network. Features...

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2 Theory of operations
This chapter contains the following topics:
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Components
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Understand DSS data structures
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Understand licensing
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Understanding DSS Address Books
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Components
Figure 2-1  DSS Components
DSS can be viewed as a system that consists of a number of components, where each component
provides a specific set of features that allows the system to function as a whole. The above diagram
shows the DSS components and how they are connected. The following covers each of these in
detail.
Configuration Utility
The role of the Configuration Utility is to act as a management console for DSS. It provides a user
friendly interface to manage all settings for DSS...