HP DSS 5 User Manual

Figure 2-2  Configuration Utility
Remote Configuration Utility
The Remote Configuration Utility is a version of the Configuration Utility that is designed to install and
operate on a remote computer.
Using the Remote Configuration Utility allows DSS configuration across the network.
1.Launch the Configuration Utility.
2.Click Another Computer.
Figure 2-3  Remote Configuration Utility
3.Type in the network name of the DSS server.
4.Click OK.
DSS Service
The core component of the HP Digital Sending...

Internally, the DSS service is divided into several subcomponents and has dependencies. The below
figure shows this at a high level:
Figure 2-4  DSS Service Architecture
DSS-enabled device
DSS-enabled devices are the HP MFPs, Digital Senders, or ScanJet products that support DSS.
These devices allow end-users to make use of DSS functionality by scanning to the various
destination types, using the address book etc. For a complete list of supported devices, see
Supported devices on page 5.
The firmware in...

Figure 2-5  OCR engine
The figure above shows the process flow for OCR processing in DSS. When DSS receives a job that
requires OCR processing, it invokes the I.R.I.S. OCR engine using COM (Component Object Model).
The image data/document is transferred together with control parameters, such as the required
output file type. Once OCR processing is completed, the searchable document is passed back to
DSS which delivers the document to the destination.
DSS is a multi-threaded application and will launch...

Local Data Store
The Local Data Store is the series of files located in the DSS installation directory, which is used to
store the DSS configuration data, device information, and debug logs. This is also where the job
queue resides.
Table 2-1  Local Data Store – Technical Detail
Technical detail
Default installation folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Hewlett-Packard\HP Digital Sending
Software 5.0
Default temporary jobs folder: \CustomerData\DSS\Jobs
Configuration folder: \Product\DSS\Configuration
NOTE:The...

Understand DSS data structures
The following describes the different types of data that makes up the DSS system and where they are
stored.
Table 2-2  DSS data
Component Location Description
Job logs Database Job logs for all devices are stored in the
DSS database.
Error logs Database and Windows Event Log The error logs show system events for
information, warning and error
conditions such as service stop and
security audit.
Debug logs [Install Path]\FileSystems\MachineData
\LogsDSS maintains a set of...

●License activation and rehosting
Licensing requirements
DSS server software does not require a license to operate. A license seat is required for each device
which is managed by DSS. Licenses can come in bundles of 1, 5, 10, 50, and 250 seats. Licenses
can be combined in a DSS server in any combination up to 1000 seats.
Trial license
When DSS is first installed on a new server it comes with a sixty day, fifty seat trial license. If a
purchased license is installed in DSS during the trial period, the...

Understanding DSS Address Books
DSS can maintain several different address books to make available to the devices maintained by
DSS. This section will explain the different types of address books and when the addresses from
each are available to users at a device control panel.
Address Book Manager
The Address Book Manager, or ABM, is a feature within DSS that allows for the management of
several of the DSS address books. It is started from the Addressing tab of the Configuration Utility.
DSS Address...

Replicated LDAP Address Book
DSS is capable of replicating address information from an LDAP server into the DSS database. This
allows users to access these addresses via the DSS server instead of directly from the LDAP server
at job creation time, offloading some load from the LDAP server to DSS. A replication schedule can
be configured to collect addresses at regular intervals to keep the replicated data synchronized with
the LDAP server data.
Entries
●Only via the replication mechanism that can be...

Table 2-3  Accessing Address Books form a FutureSmart MFP (continued)
View Non Signed-In user Signed-in User
Local View Private MFP Guest Private MFP Guest
Personal View Private MFP User + Personal MFP User
Table 2-4  Accessing Address Books from a pre-FutureSmart MFP
View Non Signed-In user Signed-in User
All View Public + LDAP + Private MFP
GuestPublic + LDAP + Private MFP User + Personal (when configured) + Private
MFP Guest
Local View Private MFP Guest  
Personal View Private MFP User + Personal MFP...

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