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2-36 Setting up the Fiery X3
Direct connection
Jobs are transmitted to the Fiery X3 Direct connection only when the Fiery X3 is ready
to print. They remain at the sending workstation until the Fiery X3 is ready, and are
processed as soon as a prior job is finished, before the next queued job is processed.
Jobs sent to the Direct connection are not stored on the Fiery X3 hard disk. The jobs
appear in the Fiery WebSpooler displays of current jobs, but they cannot be selected
for reprinting, moving, or deletion. Therefore, the Direct connection provides a
measure of security for sensitive jobs. If you plan to download fonts to the Fiery X3 via
the network, you must publish the Direct connection.
NOTE: You cannot use the Direct connection for lpd printing over TCP/IP. You can,
however, use the Direct connection for downloading fonts.
Queues
A queue is a storage area for print jobs. Queues are particularly useful when many print
jobs are being sent to the Fiery X3. When a job is printed to a Fiery X3 queue, it is
stored on the Fiery X3 hard disk rather than the user’s hard disk, quickly freeing up the
user’s workstation.
Users can print only to published connections. However, job storage areas for all
queues exist on the Fiery X3, so that administrators or other users of Fiery WebSpooler
can move or copy jobs to the Print or Hold queue, whether or not these queues are
published.