Xerox FREEFLOW 701P47393 User manual

User Guide
Xerox FreeFlow Print Server
PrInteract Remote Services
701P47393
September 2007
Versions 60.xx

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Table of contents
User Guide i
1 What is PrInteract Remote Services?
Benefits of Remote Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 How do I start using Remote Services?
Remote Services network configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
User access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Launching the Remote Services application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Home page navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3 How can I customize application preferences?
Enable or disable application features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Customize settings for data capture and transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Modify proxy server settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
4 How do I request Xerox support?
Accept a Xerox request to enable desktop sharing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Email Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
5 How does Xerox ensure quality support?
Remote Monitoring (RM) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Data Capture & Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Update Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Execute Script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Download and Execute Script . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Software Updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
6 How are problems identified and reported?
Capture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Capture & Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Files Ready for Transfer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
File Cleanup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
7 Can I automatically submit meter readings?
MeterAssistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
8 Is an activity history available?
Information provided on History page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

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9 How are software updates delivered?
Types of software updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

User Guide 1
1 What is PrInteract Remote Services?
PrInteract Remote Services is a Web-based application that
enables remote communication and support with Xerox.
Whenever you have service-related questions or your printing
environment is not running as smoothly as you want, Remote
Services can be used by you and Xerox to more quickly diagnose
problems and deliver solutions.
Benefits of Remote Services
Remote Services allows you to:
• Provide data to the Xerox Customer Support personnel and
Xerox engineering personnel on-demand or automatically, to
facilitate rapid problem analysis and resolution.
• Share either view-only access to your desktop or share the
control of your Remote Services cursor and desktop with
Xerox Support. Desktop sharing enables Xerox to
troubleshoot problems and remotely install software updates
for you. This also allows Xerox to present remote
demonstrations of new application features.
• Use automated system Remote Monitoring: This feature Xerox
personnel may proactively access and analyze data on the
Xerox server and allow solutions to be more quickly delivered.
• Download software updates.
• Receive new product and application information.
Remote Services features translate to benchmark productivity
opportunities and machine up time.

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What is PrInteract Remote Services?

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2 How do I start using Remote
Services?
After your Xerox customer representative installs and configures
Remote Services, you can immediately access the Home page.
The Home page provides links to all application features included
within Remote Services.
NOTE: For Remote Services registration information, please refer
to the Remote Services Setup Guide.
You can use the following links to access topics discussed in this
section:
Remote Services network configuration
User access
Launching the Remote Services application
Home page navigation
Remote Services network configuration
Before Remote Services is ready to provide full service, settings
for your network configuration need to be verified by your Xerox
customer service representative. If your system uses a proxy
server, settings to enable the network connection are defined as
follows:
1. Open the [Remote Services Home: Setup: Network
Settings] page.
2. Enter the HTTP Proxy Server, HTTP Proxy Port, user name
and password.
3. Click [Apply New Settings].
Additionally, your customer service representative must verify
settings for IP Address, Netmask, Gateway and DNS Host on the
[Remote Services Home: Setup: Network Settings] page. As
these settings are read-only in the Remote Services application,
the settings are edited through FreeFlow Print Server Setup.
Once these settings are configured, Remote Services is ready to
provide full network service.
Or, click Restore Settings if you do not want to modify the
capture settings and you want to restore the settings that were
saved last.

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How do I start using Remote Services?
User access
There are four types of users who have access to the FreeFlow
Print Server. Each type of user has different access privileges for
Remote Services. The following list presents the default settings
for each user.
•User: Allowed access to Support Access, History and
Contacts.
•Operator: Access to all the features of a User and access to
Problem Reporting and Support Requests.
•CSE (Customer Service Engineer): Access to all system
features, except the ability to enable and disable features.
•System Administrator: Access to all system features.
Launching the Remote Services application
All features included within Remote Services are accessible
through the Home page.
To open the Remote Services Home page:
1. Place your cursor outside the FreeFlow Print Server GUI. You
may have to minimize the FreeFlow Print Server GUI screen.
2. Press the <Help> key on your keyboard.
The Remote Services Home page opens.
OR
1. From the, upper right corner, FreeFlow Print Server GUI select
the Remote Services ICON.
NOTE: Remote Services must be installed and running to launch
the application.
Remote Services
Installed, Running
and Connected
Remote Services
Installed, Running
and Not Connected
Remote Services
Not Installed or
Installed but not
Running

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How do I start using Remote Services?
Home page navigation
The table that follows identifies each link located on the Home
page and describes when to use each link.
Link Description
Problem Reporting Click [Problem Reporting] to display
options for capturing and transferring
job and/or machine data. Data capture
and transfer is usually necessary after
Xerox conducts a preliminary
investigation of your environment and
needs additional data for further
analysis.
Support Requests Click [Support Requests] to display a
table of requests Xerox Support has
forwarded to you. Execution of these
requests helps to ensure optimum
operability of your print environment.
Different types of support requests
you may receive are:
• Remote Monitoring
• Data Capture and Transfer
• Update Attributes
• Execute Script
• Download and Execute Script
• Software Updates
Support Access Click [Support Access] to accept a
verbal request from Xerox Support to
activate two-way, online
communication. The Support Access
page is used to communicate with
Xerox using a dynamic chat window
and to enable permission-based
desktop sharing with either desktop
control or view-only privileges.
MeterAssistant Click [MeterAssistant] to view a
statistical summary table of automatic
meter readings. This feature is
available on monochrome and
highlight color printers, only.

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How do I start using Remote Services?
Setup Click [Setup] to verify settings for the
Remote Services proxy server and
network settings.
History Click [History] to view a status table
listing all service tasks you have
received from Xerox Support.
Contact Click [Contact Information] to view
the information; Customer Address,
FreeFlow Print Server Version, Print
Engine Serial Number, Host ID, and IP
Address.
On this page click [Contact Xerox] to
open an automatically addressed
email message you can send to Xerox
Support.
Software Updates Click [Software Updates] to
download operating system patches,
Remote Service patches, and
FreeFlow Print Server patches. This
link appears on the Home page only
when software updates are available.
Alternately, you can access the
Software Updates page via the
Software Updates tab on the [Home:
Support Requests] page.
Link Description

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3 How can I customize application
preferences?
There are a number of default settings you may customize. You
may specify which application features are enabled or disabled.
You may specify default settings for data capture and transfer, as
well as network settings for your proxy server.
•Enable or disable application features through the [Home:
Setup: General] page.
•Customize settings for data capture andtransfer as well as the
timing of data transfer through the [Home: Problem
Reporting: Settings] page.
•Modify proxy server settings through the [Home: Setup:
Network Settings] page.
Enable or disable application features
To specify which features in Remote Services are enabled:
1. Select [Home: Setup].
2. Select the [General Settings] tab.
A list of features you may either enable or disable are listed on
the page. To enable a feature, place a checkmark in the
feature box. Clear the check mark to disable a feature. The
features listed are:
•Problem Reporting–options for capturing and transferring
job and machine data to Xerox Support.
•Support Requests / Software Updates–accept download
requests Xerox Support has forwarded to you. Download
operating system patches, Remote Service patches, and
FreeFlow Print Server patches. Execution of these
requests helps to ensure optimum operability of your print
environment.
•Support Access–communicate with Xerox using a
dynamic chat window and to enable permission-based
desktop sharing with either control or view-only privileges.
•MeterAssistant–statistical summary table of automatic
meter readings.
You can also manage the following options:
• Select a UI Language from the pull-down menu.

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How can I customize application preferences?
•Automatic Synchronization with Xerox Support Server
is enabled by default.
• You can enter or edit the Print Engine Serial Number.
NOTE: Changing the serial number is not recommended, and
should only be performed in special cases by the CSE or if
Xerox specifically asks for the change to occur.
3. Click [Apply New Settings].
Or, click Restore Settings if you do not want to modify the
capture settings and you want to restore the settings that were
saved last.
Customize settings for data capture and transfer
The [Problem Reporting: Settings] page has an option that you
can select to automatically delete captured data after it is
transferred.
To specify settings for captured files
1. Select [Home: Problem Reporting: Settings].
2. Select the Capture tab.
3. If you want to delete the captured files from your system after
they are transferred to Xerox, check the [Remove Capture
Data after Transfer] checkbox. This eliminates the redundant
storage of the files on your system. Or if you want to save the
captured files clear the checkbox.
4. Enable Job Data Capture is enabled by default. If the
selection box is not marked, the Job and Machine & Job data
types cannot be selected on the Capture or Capture &
Transfer pages. To disable this feature, remove the mark from
the checkbox.
5. Note the directory location of the captured files. This field is
read-only. You can verify this location when you select files to
transfer to Xerox.
6. Click [Apply New Settings] to save the settings.
Or, click [Restore Settings] if you do not want to modify the
capture settings and you want to restore the settings that were
saved last.
To specify options for transferring data files
1. Select [Home: Problem Reporting:Settings].
2. Select the Transfer tab.

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How can I customize application preferences?
3. If you want to enable the periodic capture and transfer of
systems Remote Services log data, check the [Enable
Remote Monitoring] option. Selecting the information icon
opens a window that presents remote monitoring details.
4. If you want to specify the time that files will automatically be
transferred, use the Transfer Time selection arrows. The first
field indicates the hour, the second field indicatesminutes,and
the third field indicates AM or PM.
5. Specify the default delivery location of transferred files.
Options available are:
•Xerox Support Server: Data transmitted to the Xerox
Support Server must be associated to a log number before
data transmission. This number is provided by Xerox
Support.
• Save to CD: If desired, the operator may store captured
data using CD writer when one is available.
•FTP Server: If your system is functioning on a private
network, the operator may install the Remote Services
Proxy agent which allows data communication between a
private network and a Xerox FTP site. If FTP Server is
chosen select the FTP Settings tab and follow the
instructions.
6. Click Apply New Settings to save the settings.
Or, click Restore Settings if you do not want to modify the
settings and you want to restore the settings that were saved
last.
To specify FTP Settings
1. Select Home: Problem Reporting:Settings.
2. Select the FTP Settings tab.
a. Enter the URL of the FTP server.
b. Enter the path of the shared directory on the FTP server.
c. Enter the server user name.
d. Entertheserverpasswordwhichwillautomaticallyenable
system login.
If necessary enter the FTP Proxy Server information for
(SOCK 4 or 5 only)
3. Select Verify Connections after the information is entered.
4. Select Apply New Settings to make your changes
Or, click Restore Settings if you do not want to modify the
settings and you want to restore the settings that were saved
last. By default the Server Address, Share Path, Username,
and Password are blank.

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How can I customize application preferences?
Modify proxy server settings
To modify proxy server settings:
1. Select [Home: Setup: Network Settings] page.
2. System administrators can modify the system settings of the
HTTP proxy server:
• HTTP Proxy Server
• HTTP Proxy Port
• Username (distinct usernames may be utilized for HTTP
Proxy and FTP Proxy)
• Password (distinct passwords may be utilized for HTTP
Proxy and FTP Proxy)
• Connectivity information can be viewed and is read only.
3. Select Verify Connections after the information is entered.
4. Click [Apply New Settings].
Or, click Restore Settings if you do not want to modify the
capture settings and you want to restore the settings that were
saved last.

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4 How do I request Xerox support?
When you want to request assistance from Xerox Support, you
can call the Xerox Support Hotline through standard support
procedures. If Xerox Hotline support is unable to immediately
resolve your issue or concern, you will be asked to click the
[Home: Support Access] link to enable remote desktop sharing.
Desktop sharing enables Xerox to remotely troubleshoot problems
quickly in real-time.
You can also send Xerox an email message that describes your
questions or comments through Remote Services.
Accept a Xerox request to enable desktop sharing
To enable desktop sharing:
1. Click [Home: Support Access].
A support dialog box opens.
2. Enter your name, contact information and a description of your
question or issue.

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3. Click [Submit].
Your request is placed in a queue.Your queue displays in the
eCare Support dialog window.
When Xerox Support responds to queue, a two-way dynamic
chat window opens. Use this chat window for an instant, text
based conversation with Xerox Support.
If Xerox Support wants to view your desktop, you will receive a
Invite Observe or Invite Control request in the chat window.
• If Xerox Support needs to control your mouse and desktop,
you will receive a Invite Control message. You may either
accept or reject this invitation.
Invite Control enables Xerox Support to direct you to
specific screen or menu locations or to directly resolve
operational issues.
• If Xerox Support wants to share your desktop with view-
only rights, you will receive an Invite Observe message.
You may also accept or reject this invitation.
Invite Observe enables Xerox Support to remotely
present training demonstrations.
Email Contact
When you want to communicate with Xerox Support without
enabling desktop sharing, you may send Xerox an email message
from the Remote Services Home page.
To send a message to Xerox Support:
1. Click [Contact Information] to view the information; Customer
Address, FreeFlow Print Server Version, Print Engine Serial
Number, Host ID, and IP Address. Then click [Contact Xerox]
to open an automatically addressed email message you can
send to Xerox Support.
2. Enter a description of your issue into the Subject field.
3. Enter your text message.
4. Click [Send].
Or, if you want to close the message window without sending
the message, click [Close Window].

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5 How does Xerox ensure quality
support?
To ensure and maintain optimum operability of your print
environment, Xerox Support may ask you to perform a specific
task or action. These requests are called Support Requests. Each
time Xerox sends you a Support Request, a link to download the
request is placed on the Home page. Click this link to open the
Support Requests page.
You may either accept or reject any Support Request. Support
Requests you accept aredownloaded to your system where Xerox
Support can connect to your system and execute the request.
Different types of Support Requests that you may receive are:
•Remote Monitoring (RM)
•Data Capture & Transfer
•Update Attributes
•Execute Script
•Download and Execute Script
•Software Updates
Information included on the Support Requests page includes:
•Support Request ID–identifies the tracking number assigned.
click an ID link to pop open additional details.
•Type–classifies requests by OS or patch.
•Status–indicates whether you have accepted, completed, or
rejected the request.
•Data/Time–indicates the date you received the request.
To accept or reject a request, perform the following:
• To accept and install an update, click the desired row and click
the [Accept] button.
• To reject an update and remove a support request from the
available list, click the desired row and click the [Reject]
button. A rejected update may be accepted at a later time.
By default, Remote Services checks for new Support Requests on
startup, and then every 15 minutes. To manually check the Xerox
Support Server for new Support Requests, click the [Get New]
button. New Support Requests may take a few minutes to arrive.
To refresh the display to include Support Requests that have just
arrived, click the [Refresh Table] button. New entries are
highlighted as New! under the Refresh column.

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How does Xerox ensure quality support?
Remote Monitoring (RM)
Remote Monitoring is a timer-based script that automatically
captures and transmits machine data to Xerox Support. Job data
is not captured using Remote Monitoring. Collected machine data
is transmitted to Xerox Support at regular intervals. Xerox uses
this information to identify and resolve issues. When you receive a
Remote Monitoring Support Request, you only need to accept the
request once. The scheduled data collection and transfer will then
occur automatically.
NOTE: To protect your privacy, Job data is not transmitted to
Xerox at regular intervals. Job data is transmitted only if a Job
Capture is performed directly via the Capture or Capture &
Transfer page.
Data Capture & Transfer
Data Capture & Transfer is a script that customers are asked
to execute when additional job and machine data is required.
When Xerox Support needs additional data, you will receive a
Support Request.
Update Attributes
The Update Attributes Support Request enables the Xerox
Support team to remotely update device attributes. Examples
of device attributes typically included within this type of
Support Request include enabled or disabled logging, the
frequency of Remote Monitoring (RM), or the canceling of a
Support Request.
Execute Script
The Execute Script Support Request enables the Xerox
Support team to execute an installed script. For example, you
may be asked to execute a script that restores machinery to
the factory settings.

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Download and Execute Script
This Support Request enables the Xerox Support team to
remotely load an additional script on a device and immediately
initiate script execution.
Software Updates
Each time the Remote Services application opens, the system
checks for software updates from the Xerox Support Server.
Software updates can be accepted or rejected. For additional
information, see: How are software updates delivered?

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How does Xerox ensure quality support?