Product Overview

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Dossier for Enterprise Print allows completeĀ visibilityĀ of your printer within yourĀ environment, reportingĀ physicalĀ machine details, usageĀ statistics & printĀ environmentĀ details in real time.

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Printer Usage Statistics

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PrinterĀ EnvironmentĀ Details

Printer Usage Heat Map

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Print Specific Power Lists

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Concept Overview

The below diagram represents the concept of Dossier for Enterprise Print within anĀ environment. Printing within anĀ environmentĀ can beĀ achievedĀ through the following ways;

  • Network Printing Via a Print Server.
  • Direct Network Connection via an IP Address.
  • Direct Connection via USB Cable.
  • Shared network printing.
  • Shared Locally attach printing.
In order to record accurate and real time printing data the DMA Client Agent is required to be installed on multiple locations in order to capture the correct data.
  • To capture network printing the DMA Client Agent is required to be installed on endpoints and on print servers
  • To capture direct network printing and shared network printing the DMA Client Agent is required to be installed on multiple endpoints.
  • To capture printers that are directlyĀ connectedĀ to endpoints via USB and also shared printing using locally attached printers the DMA Client Agent isĀ requiredĀ to be installed on endpoints.

The above diagram is a best practice guide which demonstrates the DMA installation requirements to capture all Network & Local Printing information