This topic contains the following instructions:
Use the correct path syntax
Map a drive to a hotfolder on a Microsoft Windows 10 workstation
Map a drive to a hotfolder on a Mac
Use WebDAV hotfolders on Linux
Use a JDF ticket in a hotfolder
The Settings Editor shows the paths that can be used to map a drive to one of the hotfolders. It depends on the workstation operating system and the configured communication protocol which path you must use when you map a drive to the hotfolder.
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Communication protocol and workstation |
Notation of path |
Example path notation |
|---|---|---|
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SMB / Microsoft Windows |
The path name is according to the Universal Naming Convention (UNC) syntax. A UNC name consist of two parts: the hostname and the hotfolder name. |
\\<hostname>\<hotfolder_name> |
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SMB / Mac |
Use the parts of the UNC name, but add smb and flip the backslashes. |
smb://<hostname>/<hotfolder_name> |
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WebDAV / Microsoft Windows |
The path is expressed as a WebDAV URL. |
For HTTP: http://<URL printer>/dav/<hotfolder_name> When HTTPS has been configured: https://<URL printer>/dav/<hotfolder_name> |
|
WebDAV / Mac |
The path is expressed as a WebDAV URL. |
For HTTP: http://<URL printer>/dav/<hotfolder_name> When HTTPS has been configured: https://<URL printer>/dav/<hotfolder_name> |
To map a drive to a hotfolder, you need to enter your PRISMAsync Print Server credentials. PRISMAsync Print Server verifies if you are authorized to access this folder.
Open [File Explorer] from the taskbar or the [Start] menu.
In Windows 10, click [This PC] at the left side of the window and then click the [Computer] tab.
Click the [Map network drive] button.
In the [Drive] drop-down list, select a drive letter.
In the [Folder] field, type the path of the hotfolder.
Take the path that is displayed in the [SMB path] or [WebDAV path] in the Settings Editor.
Select the [Reconnect at sign-in] or [Reconnect at logon] check box.
Enter your PRISMAsync Print Server username and password and click [OK].
Click [Finish].
After authentication, [File Explorer] automatically opens the drive.
NOTE
Do not use the [Add network location] function in Windows 7.
NOTE
You can also use a third-party WebDAV client.
NOTE
Use a third-party WebDAV client, for example CyberDuck. Use always the latest version of CyberDuck.
Open CyberDuck.
Select + and choose WebDAV (HTTP).
Click [More Options].
Enter a Nickname if desired.
Enter the IP address of the PRISMAsync Print Server in the Server name field.
Enter the username and password of the PRISMsync Print Server.
Enter the path to the hotfolder.
Use the following format to define the path: /dav/hotfolder name
Click [Close].
To use WebDAV hotfolders on Linux, install the davfs2 package on the Linux system.
In the configuration file of the davfs2 package (located on /etc/davfs2/davfs2.conf), the parameter "use_locks" must be added with value "0".
To create a mount on the Linux system do: Mount -t davfs https://%3CURLprinter>/dav/<hotfolder_name> /<local_directory>.
To copy files from the Linux system to the WebDAV hotfolder change the Linux mask on the local directory, so chmod 777 /<local_directory>.
You can use the ticket editor to create or change a JDF ticket before you store it in the drive mapped to the hotfolder.
Prepare a JDF ticket.
Store the JDF ticket in the drive mapped to the hotfolder.
The JDF ticket is verified. When the JDF ticket is not valid, the JDF ticket is removed.
NOTE
Refer to the Operation guide of the printer how to create a JDF ticket and how to use the JDF ticket properties.