The Mac or PC must have stable access to the Internet via HTTPS or HTTP and be able to reach the printers to be managed via UDP. eXplorer DCA runs totally in the background and Mac / PC users for other applications are not affected in any way. The Mac or PC does not need to be dedicated, and can be used simultaneously for other uses. The recommended hardware requirements are: The minimum hardware requirements for the Mac/PC hosting the eXplorer DCA are as follows: No access can be made, in any case, from outside towards the internal network of the Customer. Consequently, the eXplorer DCA installation within the customer network does not involve any risk to the safety of the network. The data in the files are used to update the Database that manages the Customer’s printers.The data collected by the printers is stored in text files in WLK format, which are transferred to the MPS Monitor server in the Cloud via HTTP or HTTPS.It does not generate any noticeable impact on the network and on the devices, as the traffic generated is minimal, thanks to the use of UDP.Data collection generally lasts a few seconds or minutes, depending on the complexity of the network and the number of devices.Identifies all printer-type devices, while completely omitting all other network devices of any other nature.Based on the information provided by the Server, the eXplorer DCA software performs a UDP scan of the subnets or IP addresses where the printers may be present, at fixed and configurable times (generally three or more times a day) the times and subnets or IP addresses to be scanned are defined in a special administration function in the configuration pages of the MPS Monitor Portal.Connects regularly (usually with a ping every 5 minutes) to a server reachable through different URLs of the domains http(s)://*. and http(s)://*. to exchange data and receive information on the activities to be performed.It is installed on a system inside the Customer’s network, which has access to the Internet using the HTTPS protocol or HTTP (port 443 /TCP or port 80/TCP) and to printers using the SNMP protocol (port 161 / UDP).Printer data collection is performed using the software eXplorer DCA Mac / Linux, which has the following technical details and functionality: Technical characteristics of the eXplorer DCA Mac / Linux module It is a prerequisite for the service that the software eXplorer DCA has Internet access to the Server components via HTTP or HTTPS. All eXplorer DCA versions use the SNMP protocol for reading. The information is transmitted to the Server components using the HTTP / HTTPS protocol. eXplorer DCA Linux 1.0 installable on RaspberryPI3 Model B devices with official Raspbian GNU/Linux 9 (Stretch) distribution.eXplorer DCA Linux 1.0 installable on PC or Server with Linux distributions Debian 9 and Ubuntu 17/18.This version can be used on older MacOS systems that are not expected to be updated to the latest versions of MacOS eXplorer DCA Mac 2.0 can be installed on MacOS versions prior to version 10.13 High Sierra.This version is recommended for installation on the latest MAC systems eXplorer DCA Mac 3.0 can be installed on versions of MacOS starting from from version 10.10 Yosemite onwards.To allow all customers who do not have a Windows PC or Server to install the eXplorer Data Collection Agent (DCA) the following versions have been released: The eXplorer Data Collection Agent (DCA) is also available for non-Windows operating systems: this component must be installed on a system present in the Client’s LAN, to perform the operations of reading data from the printers. Data collection via eXplorer Data Collection Agent (DCA) in Apple Mac or Linux environment
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