Loftware Print Server Barcode RFID Software

Specifications

• Performance
  
  
• High-speed, multithreaded print engine handles heavy labeling loads without slowing down.
  
• Multi-processor support with load balancing between processors.
  
• Multiple LPS's can be used to "divide" the load if necessary.
  
• Support for Microsoft Clustering for automatic failover
  
• High-speed support for up to 500 target printers across the LAN/WAN and Internet.
  
• High-speed input thread is notified of incoming print jobs and launches them instantly, regardless of how busy the LPS is servicing other requests.
  
• High-speed printer drivers communicate with the printers in their own native language.
  
• Printer output streams directed across the Internet are compressed.
  
• Label Formats and graphics are pre-downloaded to the printers, only data that changes between jobs is sent.
  
• Documented strategies for optimizing system performance <learn more>
  
• Printers and labels can be added to the system without the need for shutting down.
  
• Runs as an NT service with all applicable security.
  
  Internet Printing Features
  
  
• 'i-push' technology allows the LPS to control printers across the Internet
  
• 'i-pull' technology allows the On Demand Print Web Client to access the
• LPS across the Internet
  
• ActiveX Web Control allows you to write your own program to access the
• LPS across the Internet
  
  Error Detection and Recovery
  
  
• Print jobs are automatically recovered and restarted in the event of an unscheduled system shutdown.
  
• Client programs are notified of system shutdown so that they can take appropriate action.
  
• If a printer is offline for any reason, jobs are queued and printed when the printer comes back Online.
  
• Event logging of warnings and errors in the NT/2000 event log.
  
  
  Printer Connections
  
  
• Local serial (COM), parallel (LPT) and Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are supported.
  
• TCP/IP socket connections are supported for network printers on the LAN or WAN.
  
• 'Web User' connections for internet printing
  
  
  Clients - No programming required
  
  
• Thin On-Demand Print Client
  
• Internet Printing Client
  
• Status Client
  
• Notification Agent
  
  
  Programming Controls and API's
  
  
• ActiveX Client Control
  
• ActiveX Web Client Control
  
• .NET Client Control
  
• .NET Reader API
  
• Java API
  
  
  Host Programming Interfaces <learn more>
  
  
• File Drop
  
• Unidirectional TCP/IP
  
• Bidirectional TCP/IP
  
• Loftware Connector Support
  
• Java API
  
• XML File Syntax
  
• Pass File Syntax
  
• CSV File Syntax
  
  
  RFID Features
  
  
• 64 & 96 bit Tag Support
  
• Class 0+, Class 1, and Class 1 Gen2
  
• Support for 'Dallas' and 'Monza' tags
  
• EPC Calculator for encoding and decoding blocks of EPC codes
  
• HF & UHF tag frequencies
  
• EPC, DOD, ISO compliant tool set
  
• Support for SSCC, SGTIN, SGLN, and GID encoding types
  
• Support for DOD encoding types
  
• Universal Tag Interface for creating with multi-block
  
• .NET Reader API
  
• Reader Simulator
  
• Advanced Tag Filtering
  
• Extensive Sample Applications
  
  
  General Features
  
  
• Host and client programs are printer independent.
  
• Automatically handles complex barcode symbologies such as RSS, UCC128, Maxicode with compression, PDF417, MicroPDF, and Datamatrix.
  
• Supports a wide range of Windows, Barcode, and RFID Smart Label printers as well as RFID Readers.
  
• Fully featured Label Designer makes it easy to design labels.
  
• Label Wizard makes it easy to adhere to automotive, healthcare (UPN), and DOD standards.
  
• Direct connections to WMS systems from Lilly Software, Catalyst International, and EXE Technologies.
  
• Supports the Loftware Connector for printing from Oracle WMS and MSCA applications
  
• Auditing features for tracking what has been printed
  
• Configurable housekeeping feature for purging old jobs on a periodic basis.
  
• Connect to Oracle, SQL Server, Access, Excel, and any other database supporting 32 bit Open Database Connectivity (ODBC).
  Support for Citrix Metaframe and Terminal Server environments. <learn more>
  
• Print foreign character sets for international labeling requirements.
  
• Extensive serial number, formula, math and date time format support.
  
• Constrain label design mode to only allow fields that your program knows how to send.
  
• Scan multiple directories simultaneously.
  
• WDPING utility for system troubleshooting.
  
• Control Panel Applet for configuring all aspects of LPS.
  
• Java based servlet for connecting across the Internet.
  
• Extensive printed as well as on-line documentation.
  
  
  System Requirements
  
  Supported Operating Systems include:
  
• Windows 2000, XP, 2003
  Minimum Requirements:
  
• Windows 2000 = Processor: PII-233 MHz / Memory: 128 MB or higher
  
• Windows XP / 2003 = Processor: PII-300 MHz / Memory: 256 MB or higher
  Minimum MB Based on Load Type:
  
• Light - Less than 20 Printers = 256 MB
  
• Medium - Up to 50 Printers = 256-512 MB
  
• Heavy - 50 to 250 Printers = 512+ MB
  
  Technical Support
  
  Your purchase of a Loftware Product includes an Annual Support Contract.
  This contract is renewable each year and extends the return on your investment, with on-going FREE upgrades of your Loftware Software for one full year, plus unlimited calls to our technical Support Call Center!

Features and Benefits