Need suggestions setting up temporary remote location

Tue Sep 3 08:42:37 PDT 2013

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Boaz Bezborodko [mailto:boaz at mirrotek.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 11:08 AM
> To: Bob Rasmussen
> Cc: Richard Kreiss; filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subject: Re: Need suggestions setting up temporary remote location
> 
> Right now I'm no yet doing it.  But I do need to get this resolved by Tuesday,
> the 10th, or faster.
> 
> What I think I prefer to do is to connect to a PC that is running locally with the
> server.  I would rather connect with LogMeIn if this works since it's easier to
> set up than RDP and I haven't yet used GoToMyPC.  (I'm open to change if the
> overall setup is made easier by one of the other methods.)
> 
> The remote laptop will run Filepro Windows to generate a packing slip.
> This is currently done by sending the Filepro output to a PrintWizard service
> on a separate computer that then sends it to a printer connected to a PC by
> USB cable.  (PW made this so much easier to set up when I did
> this.)
> 
> The second part of the operation builds a CSV flat file that then gets imported
> to UPS WorldShip which then prints the label. During the UPS Endo Of Day
> operation another CSV file is built with the shipment information I need to
> send to the customer.  On the local network I can run a remote workstation
> for UPS and keep the database intact so all data is in one place to generate the
> CSV.  I am unsure that I can connect the label printer on the remote laptop to
> the UPS software through LogMeIn.  I am also unsure that I can run a separate,
> stand alone, version of the UPS software on the laptop and keep the database
> info intact or even keep the same UPS shipper number and setup.
> 
> Adding another PW service isn't a problem if that is needed.  But I don't know
> if PW can then connect to the remote printer via LogMeIn or the other
> service and if that connection will remain in place if I lose network connection
> and reconnect.
> 
> Another possibility (though it may make things more complex than I would
> like) is to set up a VPN for the UPS connection and run LogMeIn for running
> the Filepro operation locally.
> 
> I don't have much experience with these tools so I was hoping to get some
> feedback.
> 
> Boaz
> 
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> 
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I will be easier to set up remote printing thru LogMeIn or GoToMyPC as the handle the redirection to the local printer.  It is that easy.  Just tell the program what local printer to print to and it does it.  This has to be configured at the remote printer.

I have client's on each and therefore use both remote printing from both programs.  It works well.  

Have not been able to set up filePro to print locally when logged in with RDP.  RDP sets up a virtual printer for the session when redirecting.

Richard Kreiss
GCC Consulting

Office: 410-653-2813

> On 9/3/2013 10:13 AM, Bob Rasmussen wrote:
> > Sorry, I wasn't paying attention to this thread. Let me take a stab at
> > restating the question, and tell me if I'm on track:
> >
> > You connect to a host using RDP or similar. Within that session, you
> > run Print Wizard. You want PW to print it's output on a redirected
> > printer. You know the local name of the printer, but the name from the
> > host's perspective is different every time. So you need a resolution
> > mechanism.
> >
> > Wait! Alert! I just saw Boaz's later post. It says there's a SERVICE
> > running. If this is always running, either as a foreground service (in
> > some other session) or as a Windows service (totally in the
> > background), it would need to resolve the printer name on a DIFFERENT
> > process. I don't know if Windows provides a call that would make that
> > possible, but I'll check.
> >
> > Please clarify the scenario.
> >
> > On Tue, 3 Sep 2013, Richard Kreiss wrote:
> >
> >> Top post.
> >>
> >> Which version of PW are you using?
> >>
> >> Single user or server version?
> >>
> >> If the server version you can set up services to handle which
> >> printers get used. This is similar to Pfpostprint. The service
> >> watched a particular directory and when an output hits that directory
> >> processes the output and directs it to whatever devices is specified.
> >>
> >> Check with Anzio support as the can help you with this.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Richard
> >> Sent from my iPhone
> >>
> >> On Sep 2, 2013, at 9:05 PM, Boaz Bezborodko <boaz at mirrotek.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >>>> Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 15:28:56 +0000
> >>>> From: Richard Kreiss<rkreiss at gccconsulting.net>
> >>>> Subject: RE: Need suggestions setting up temporary remote location
> >>>> To: Walter D Vaughan Jr<wvaughan at steelerubber.com>, filePro Mailing
> >>>>    List    <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
> >>>> Message-ID:
> >>>>
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> >>>>
> >>>> I have found it difficult to get Terminal Server to pint locally as
> >>>> it creates a different "remote Printer" each time one logs in.
> >>>>
> >>>> LogMeIn and GoToMyPC(Citrix) are fairly secure and are easy to set
> >>>> up for remote printing.  I have a number of clients using each and
> >>>> have not had problems.   Since the appears no need for downloading
> >>>> files, the free version of each will work fine.
> >>>>
> >>>> As for broken connections, since everything is running on the
> >>>> server, just log back in and continue working.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Richard Kreiss
> >>>> GCC Consulting
> >>>>
> >>>> Office: 410-653-2813
> >>>
> >>> This may be a bit more complicated than that.  I print the packing
> >>> slips through PrintWizard, but I need my existing PW server to
> >>> handle the local printers.  Does this mean I need another server to
> >>> handle the remote printer?  And, if so, how do I connect PW to that
> >>> remote printer?
> >>>
> >>> Second, how do I add the remote printer to UPS WorldShip? Doesn't
> >>> the UPS software need to see the printer before adding it?
> >>>
> >>> (BTW, the free version of LogMeIn doesn't have remote printing.)
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