The Service

The Service is a Windows service that performs the following operations:

•	Monitoring Watched Folders for supported documents.

•	Batching documents then sorting them in a specified order.

•	Outputting documents to a printer driver associated with a Watched Folder.

System Requirements

The Service has the following system requirements:

•	PC/server capable of running a Microsoft supported Windows 64 bit operating system.

•	Multi-core CPU recommended when using multiple Tasks.

•	4GB RAM (for Home and Office products), 8GB RAM (for Business and Enterprise products) for optimal processing.

•	100MB HDD space for installation

•	2GB HDD (for Home and Office products), 4GB HDD (for Business and Enterprise products) per Task for optimal processing.

•	.Net 4.0 Framework.

•	Internet connection for licensing.

Installing

The Service is installed independently from the Client on the same or different PC/server.

The Service installation program (SilentPrint3_[product name]_Service_Setup.exe), is available for download from the following location:

funasset.com/softwaredownloads

NOTE:

It is advised you install the Service first then the Client.

Double-click the Service installation program to begin the installation process. Following this, the SilentPrint3 Service Setup Wizard (Fig. 9) opens which guides you through the installation process.

Fig. 9 SilentPrint3 Service Setup Wizard

Installation can be aborted at any time by clicking the Cancel button.

Following installation, the Service is automatically started unless a previous installation was set to be started manually.

NOTE:

If the Service is installed on a different PC/server than the Client, port 7183 (the default port) must be opened on the Service PC/server.

Third-party Software

The Service has the following third-party software automatically installed with it:

 

Starting and Stopping

Following installation, the Service is automatically started and will automatically start by default on Windows startup.

Use the Windows Services application to start and stop the Service manually or change whether it is started automatically or manually on Windows startup. Its name is SilentPrint3 Service.

MORE:

For further information about starting and stopping services, refer to your Windows documentation or help.

Configuring the Location

The following information must be configured so the Client knows where the Service is installed:

•	Service IP

•	Service Port

This information will have been determined automatically or specified manually during the installation of the Client. However, if the IP and port settings of the Service change or are incorrect, the information can be specified manually by performing the following actions:

1.	Click the Service Settings option on the Tray Menu (Fig. 4) to open the Service Settings dialog (Fig. 10).

2.	In the Service IP Address edit box, specify the IP address of the PC/server where the Service is installed.

3.	In the Service Port edit box, specify the port the Service uses*. The default port is 7183.

4.	Click the Save button to save the changes and close the Service Settings dialog.

Fig. 10 Service Settings dialog

*MORE:

To determine the port the Service uses, refer to Getting Started > Configuration File.

Licensing

All products are supplied as fully functional evaluations that place a watermark on all output until the associated Service licence is activated.

NOTE:

The Client does not require a licence.

The licence status is viewed, and activating and deactivating a licence is performed, on the Licence page (Fig. 11) of the interface (Fig. 6).

Fig. 11 Licence page

Activating and Deactivating

To activate or deactivate the Service licence, perform the following actions:

1.	Open the interface (Fig. 6).

2.	Click the Licence menu option to open the Licence page (Fig. 11).

3.	Specify your Funasset user name and password in the associated edit boxes. If deactivating a licence the user name and password will already be specified and cannot be changed.

4.	Click either the Activate SilentPrint3 button or the Deactivate SilentPrint3 button.

If the user name and password are correct and a licence that matches the associated product is available in your user account, the licence is activated or deactivated.

Watermark

If the Service licence is not activated, the following watermark appears on all output:

Unlicensed Funasset software! Please purchase a licence from funasset.com

Purchase a product licence then activate it to prevent the watermark appearing.

Uninstalling

To uninstall the Service, firstly deactivate its licence if activated. Following this, search for Uninstall SilentPrint3 in Windows Search or Cortana, or perform one of the following actions:

•	Select the Uninstall SilentPrint3 option in the SilentPrint3 [product name] folder on the Windows Start menu, or

•	Use the Windows Uninstall Programs feature and select the SilentPrint3 [product name] entry.

An Uninstall SilentPrint3 wizard guides you through the uninstall process.